Comments on: New Site… http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/general/new-site/ Information And Resources For Anyone Interested In Aquarium Fish, Saltwater Aquariums, Tropical Fish, Home Aquariums. Aquarium Care, Aquarium Equipment And Much More. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:21:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/general/new-site/comment-page-1/#comment-13153 John Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:07:29 +0000 http://aquaristsonline.com/news/new-site/#comment-13153 Hello Tom. Algae is an important part of the diet of this fish and it is good that it is eating it. The fish probably spends its day wandering around thge tank looking at various surfaces in the hope of obtaining food. Members of the Centropyge group usually show interest in frozen and flake, and probably yours will in the course of time, particularly if there are other fish in the aquarium that take these types of food. Have a look at the forum where quesrions of any type can be put, as long as they are marine aquarium based. The forum can be found in the "Aquarists Online Social" section. Hello Tom.
Algae is an important part of the diet of this fish and it is good that it is eating it. The fish probably spends its day wandering around thge tank looking at various surfaces in the hope of obtaining food. Members of the Centropyge group usually show interest in frozen and flake, and probably yours will in the course of time, particularly if there are other fish in the aquarium that take these types of food.
Have a look at the forum where quesrions of any type can be put, as long as they are marine aquarium based.
The forum can be found in the “Aquarists Online Social” section.

]]> By: Tom Kennedy http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/general/new-site/comment-page-1/#comment-13109 Tom Kennedy Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:19:32 +0000 http://aquaristsonline.com/news/new-site/#comment-13109 I have a new Coral Beauty fish and it doesn't seem to want any frozen or flake foods at this point in time it just wants to eat algae. Any ideas if that is enough for it to survive on? I have a new Coral Beauty fish and it doesn’t seem to want any frozen or flake foods at this point in time it just wants to eat algae. Any ideas if that is enough for it to survive on?

]]> By: John http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/general/new-site/comment-page-1/#comment-10832 John Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:31:15 +0000 http://aquaristsonline.com/news/new-site/#comment-10832 Hi Juanita. Green water is not unknown though it is a little unusual there isn't any algae on the sides of the tank. Cleaning the tank is a reasonable idea but may not be getting to the route of the problem. Algae needs food like everything else alive. This means that if you check the water conditions with test kits these nutrients will probably be found. The major contributors to algae problems are nitrate and phosphate. So test the water for these, ensuring the test kits are marine suitable. The best reading for phosphate is undetectable, and for nitrate 10 parts per million (ppm) or less. If these nutrients are found then they are getting in somehow (using some of the old water may have 'seeded' the algae). Often, overfeeding is the major culprit, and should be avoided. In addition routine water changes will assist in minimising nutrient levels, the guideline is 10% of the net gallonage per week. It might be a good idea to test your tapwater (unless you are using reverse osmosis water of course!) as tap water sometimes contains nitrate and/or phosphate. There is a forum on this site where questions on anything 'marine aquarium'can be put, I've put the link below. I hope the algae goes away! http://www.aquaristsonline.com/forum Hi Juanita.
Green water is not unknown though it is a little unusual there isn’t any algae on the sides of the tank. Cleaning the tank is a reasonable idea but may not be getting to the route of the problem.
Algae needs food like everything else alive. This means that if you check the water conditions with test kits these nutrients will probably be found. The major contributors to algae problems are nitrate and phosphate. So test the water for these, ensuring the test kits are marine suitable. The best reading for phosphate is undetectable, and for nitrate 10 parts per million (ppm) or less. If these nutrients are found then they are getting in somehow (using some of the old water may have ‘seeded’ the algae). Often, overfeeding is the major culprit, and should be avoided. In addition routine water changes will assist in minimising nutrient levels, the guideline is 10% of the net gallonage per week. It might be a good idea to test your tapwater (unless you are using reverse osmosis water of course!) as tap water sometimes contains nitrate and/or phosphate.

There is a forum on this site where questions on anything ‘marine aquarium’can be put, I’ve put the link below. I hope the algae goes away!

http://www.aquaristsonline.com/forum

]]> By: Juanita Wolford http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/general/new-site/comment-page-1/#comment-10699 Juanita Wolford Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:55:03 +0000 http://aquaristsonline.com/news/new-site/#comment-10699 I have a aquarim-um that has green water. There no algae on sides or filter. I cleaned the tank real good and started it up fresh some water from tank saved for startup. In a week the water turns green. I want input as to why Thank you I have a aquarim-um that has green water. There no algae on sides or filter. I cleaned the tank real good and started it up fresh some water from tank saved for startup. In a week the water turns green. I want input as to why Thank you

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