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Old 19-11-2006, 06:22 AM   #91
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Under MH?Me too... day after day the "lip' are expanding when it OPEN!,remind me of ...
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mine under T5 high OP lightings...
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Old 22-11-2006, 11:15 PM   #92
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Today my tank water have a thin layer of something like oil with brown colour particals and air bubbles floating on the top water surface...

May i know what happened???
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Old 22-11-2006, 11:26 PM   #93
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If i'm not wrong, thats just a layer of organics. Bubbles and particles like brown particles(which should be wastes) could get trapped on it, nothing to worry about. I also have it on my 2ft tank.

You can either manually scoop out the top layer of water to remove it(or whenever it occurs) or you can incoporate a surface skimmer. The layer should either be removed or constantly broken up by movement on the water surface as this layer of oil inhibits gaseous exchange.
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Old 24-11-2006, 01:49 PM   #94
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phew...
a surface skimmer??? is it those using air stone type???
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Old 24-11-2006, 05:42 PM   #95
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Nope. A surface skimmer basically is like an overflow box, allowing water from the surface to flow into it. Some filters come with a surface skimmer attachment or it can be bought as an add-on.

Examples of surface skimmers.
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Old 24-11-2006, 11:20 PM   #96
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phew...
a surface skimmer??? is it those using air stone type???
Bro,wat i saw in your gallery,your tank have overflow compartment why you need surface skimmer?how abt invest a wavemaker?
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Old 27-11-2006, 11:35 PM   #97
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i got no idea...
maybe my overflow outlet is way too low from the water level...
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Old 27-11-2006, 11:50 PM   #98
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Since you already got an IOS, the overflow compartment would act as the surface skimmer.
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