Aquarium Restart

[Robert247]

oh dear

what should i do?
when i first put the rock in quite a lot of slime came off it. this is the biggest but there are a few smaller ones.

and i suppose the hair algae wasn't all bad the clowns loved it and would defend it gallantly if i tried to pull it out

 

[lewiss]

Blooming clowns!! Mine are a right pain at the moment!!

 

[seffieuk]

Right. well the first thing to do is feed, feed and feed - give them as much as they will take? Prawns or the small frozen fish you can buy in lfs Start with small pieces, use chopsticks an dlower on to the nem, if he wants it, it will stick to him and he will move it to his mouth.

What is your lighting like?

 

[Robert247]

T5HO marine and power glo. also have T8 marine glo and sun glo. How long should the light be on for?

 

[seffieuk]

T5HO marine and power glo. also have T8 marine glo and sun glo. How long should the light be on for?

Have you got reflectors on them, if not get some asap

 

[Robert247]

T5HO marine and power glo. also have T8 marine glo and sun glo. How long should the light be on for?

Have you got reflectors on them, if not get some asap

I will try and get some tomorrow. do i need the T8 on? I'm not currently using them and getting reflectors for all of them might be a problem as there isn't much space in the hood. I'm definitely getting them for the t5s, its just wasted light otherwise

I tried feeding some chopped cockle and small shrimp but nothing seemed to stick