Bioload

[angry]

I have two giant lions in my 3.5ft tank. Been feeding them well and resulted in them shitting too much. Was shocked to see the end product coming from them. I have some (not much) corals in the tank and can't help but worry about my biolad. The sad thing is, cleaner shrimp is a no no as my lions will think thats supper:)

Any reefers out there has a suggestion for me to help clear the waste product from my lions besides partial water changes? Can hermit or seacucumber or any inverts help with the by products from the lions?

[angry]

Can a good skimmer do the job by reducing the amout of nitrates generated?

[angry]

No one has any experience with the lions i suppose:)

[ah^siao]

there are a few ppl keeping lion fish around...wait for them to come and i'm sure they will help u

[chrislwp]

Your so call giant lionfish is how big? It can be a feet long like those in underworld leh.. so far saw from ML the biggest is 8-9". Maybe you are refering to that size.

Last time I reserved 1 big and 2 small from ML. Later decided not to take the big one as I know it eat and shit a lot. NO3 will be a problem then.

So you have 2 here, bao zhong!

[angry]

Thanks chriswlp for your compliment:) Btw, my lions are around 4-5' big:) I reckon i have to do with the nitrate problem, just wondering if there are better options thats all.

[angry]

So wat d u guys keep ur lions with? Or is it a specimen tank?

[FuEl]

You could try a sea cuke.

[SharkBait]

You could try a sea cuke.

Since when did sea cuke started eating lion poop?

[FuEl]

Is'nt lion poop considered debri?

[SharkBait]

I really don't know that. Do they actually eat the poop?

[ah wa!]

For a predator tank like yours, especially if heavily stocked, you can consider using bio ball in a wet/dry configuration, lots of macroalgae in the sump to help in no3 export, a large powerful skimmer and even an ozonizer to break down the waste materials. How, too lazy to hand feed your anglers?

[]v[edia]

sorry to cut in topic.. surface of my marine tank got abit of foam.. is it ok to have it ?? or water is dirty?

[blacknails]

That 'foam'... is it brown and looks oily and smells funny? I think it's cynobac or some sort of algae... Best is get a surface skimmer or worse come to worse use newspaper to soak it out. It'll block out some light into your tank and I think dissolved air as well...

Erm.. And as for lions I think the best is to do water changes to counter the nitrate but why don't you measure the amount of nitrate first cause honestly I think that 2 lions for a 3.5 ft tank should be no problem. Or just cut down on your feeding? I only feed my lion once in awhile... No problem...

[]v[edia]

it is not brown n not smelly.. juz white foam only wander is it coz of my water current

[terryansimon]

how new is your tank?

I doubt currents can create foam, can it? hmm...

[Dazza]

Hihi I do hv such surface "dirt" from time to time. especially when I do a big water chg and some of the rocks higher up got exposed to air. Sometimes its when the san gets stirred up too much . Ntg much to wori abt except that it doesnt look gd. In my case usually just use a small rubber hose (those that u use for airstones) and suck up the top layer.

[]v[edia]

ytd fish was so fine .. then today before i wake up i have a nightmare of my marine fish die... BUT WHEN i wake up n see my TANK!!! All FIsh Died ...... haizzz............all my 6mth Effort gone to the drain...... SOBX

[terryansimon]

died? urh. okay my condolences to you.

[Volitan]

Any reefers out there has a suggestion for me to help clear the waste product from my lions besides partial water changes? Can hermit or seacucumber or any inverts help with the by products from the lions?

I dont think ur bioload is an issue. U only have 2 lions in ur 3 ft tank. But I suggest u add a skimmer (venturi type at least) to your setup. It will really help in controlling ur water condition.

[SharkBait]

I dont think ur bioload is an issue. U only have 2 lions in ur 3 ft tank. But I suggest u add a skimmer (venturi type at least) to your setup. It will really help in controlling ur water condition.

Does it?....

[Volitan]

Does it?....

U dun agree?

[angry]

Interesting topic haaahaaa haaaa but anyways, thanks for all the imput fellow reefers:) I think i will go for a weipro skimmer:) Hopefully it helps.