pthoma79

Yeah, I'll do a 50% or so water change today, and see how much that helps. I was hoping for a suggestion from you guys about a new skimmer too. What's a good one? I have heard the BAKPAK is garbage. I don't have any experience with any other skimmers. The most the BAKPAK has skimmed out in a day is about 1/4" in the cup. Is that normal? Or should it be collecting more than that?

Great, I'll give it a shot! Thanks!

Actually, that makes me think of another question. Do you think putting a HOB filter on the tank for a few days might help get some of the particles out?

Had the goby about a week now. He's an awesome little fish...guess I'll just have to keep doing water changes and hope the cloudiness goes away eventually.

I have a 30 gal tank with 40 lbs LR/LS, about 6 blue leg hermits, 4-5 turbos, 3 cerith and 7 nass snails. I also have 2 false percs and a diamond goby. I have been having problems keeping my nitrates where I want them, and I have heard the skimmer might be the problem. I have a CPR BAKPAK 2 that I got from my brother in law. My nitrates have been steady at 10-20 since I set up the tank at the start of 2008. Would a new (better) skimmer help this? Also, since I've gotten the goby and he's been stirring the sand, my water has been cloudy. I've been doing 10% water changes weekly, but that doesn't seem to be helping, and I'm starting to get buildup on my rocks and powerheads. Any suggestions?!? Sorry for the long post. Thanks for reading.

OK, just want to see if I'm along the right lines here. I have a 30 gal tank, with 7-8 small nassarius snails, 7 blue leg hermits and 4-5 turbos. I also have 2 clowns. Any ideas on if this is a good enough cleaner crew? I was thinking a conch or something. Also, was thinking about getting a few more crabs and maybe a few cerith snails. Let me know what you think! Thanks- Phil

Thanks guys (and gals). I think you are all right. The nass. snails I have are the small ones, so I doubt they had a part in killing the other ones, but I'm sure they helped clean up (and now the're accomplices). I finally took everyones advice, and put some eggcrate on top of the tank. On Tuesday (its now Friday), I bought another small clown, and they seem to be doing good. Any ideas on 2 more fish for the future? Its a 30 gallon tank, and I was thinking about a six line wrasse and maybe a yellow watchman goby. Think I'll have a problem with a goby jumping through the small holes (about 3/4-1") in the eggcrate? Thanks again for your help- Phil

OK, I'm getting about tired of this. Last week, I got 2 clowns. 2 days later, I woke up one morning, and the smaller clown was gone. Never did find him, so I just assumed he jumped out and fell down a vent next to the tank. Next day I went and got another one. This morning (about a week later) I woke up and found the second clown to be gone. Again, can't find him anywhere. Both of them were fine, and looked like they were happy and healthy. It is a 30 gallon open top tank. I have 8 turbos, 8 nass snails and 7-8 blue leg hermits. It couldn't be possible the snails and crabs are eating them during the night could it? Like I said before, the didn't look diseased or sick at all. Also, could the eat the whole fish, leaving no trace in 7 hours? I'll take any theories at this point...