Re: [Killietalk] Newbie

["Markus&Heather Brown" <TheBiologist at charter_net>]

Hello there Mark:

Some water parameters would be helpful. P.H, Alkalinity, General Hardness,
Nitrite, Nitrate and Ammonia are all part of the mystery you seek to solve.
Even without that data, I would suggest trimming the duration of your
lighting system. Perhaps reducing the # of bulbs, and the duration of time
you have them on to see for a change, but that would be only a start.
Markus

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark & Peta" <mbethke at socal_rr.com>
To: <Killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 8:45 AM
Subject: [Killietalk] Newbie


Greetings , My name is Mark, I have the following , 50 gl FW set-up, twin
330's biowheel filters, two powerheads , lighting is by 6 48" 40 watt full
spectrum bulbs staged at 2 on @ morning , four by midday, six by 2pm (1400)
, then of in order starting @ sundown. Many live plants, community tank W/
everything from golden Killies to Violet Gobies. Everyone gets along.
Feeding once daily with Frozen Brine shrimp/bloodworms, one a day with
flake.
Only problem is occasional algae blooms , Water changes @ 20% weekly, 80%
monthly. Use Declor/stresscoat/leafzone

My substrate is a mixture @ 4-6 in. deep of the following , 0,00,000 coral
sand from florida(calcium carbonate), this makes up about 50% , the rest is
jade/jasper/agate from gemstone beach in central California and hard carbon
, the last material is changed out every 6 months ...
Any suggestions ??
Mark J. Bethke

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