Instructions to Start a Siphon on the HOB models BH-100F and 300F
Locate the John Guest speed fitting on the top of the overflow pipe going into the skimmer.
Insert the blue tubing into this fitting and on the other end slide the air tube going to the skimmer
pump into it. If there is a valve on top of the model that you have then go ahead and open the
valve now. If you do not have the valve then proceed with the next step. Fill the skimmer with
enough water to cover the pump by 2 or 3 inches. Make sure the water in the aquarium is above
the intake pipe. Now turn the skimmer pump on, when you see water flowing through the blue
pipe and through the clear air hose going into the pump remove the clear air hose from the blue
tubing. If your model has the valve then you should close the valve first then separate the blue
tubing from the air hose. Once the air hose is free to suck air the skimmer will start making
micro bubbles. When the skimmer is new it will create an excessive amount of micro bubbles
that will form and stick to the acrylic walls of the skimmer. It maybe necessary to perform the
siphon start up a few times during this break in period. This is a normal function of any protein
skimmer and does not mean you have a defective unit. Please be patient during this break in
period which can take up to 3 to 4 weeks.
I recently had a fish with whitespot, and I'm almost convinced that if the cleaner shrimp didn't clean the fish every day, I would have lost it. It was also very exciting to watch the butterfly "stand still" for the shrimp to work on him....
I guess I must have been lucky!! Both my copperband and mandarin started eating frozen mysis I stuck in a rock, then two days later they knew the taste of it, and bingo, they feed just like all my other fish. :bounce:
I just bought a Salifert product to be used in reef tanks for white spot, called "Stop Parasites" (no copper) from Hollywoods to treat my tank. PM me if you want more information.
Does anyone have any advice for a seahorse with what I think has internal gas bubble disease? He has these white spots on his tail, and his tummy is VERY bloated (not his pouch though). He is currently not eating and just sitting at the bottom of the tank.
Thank you
Alf
Does anyone have any advice for a seahorse with what I think has internal gas bubble disease? He has these white spots on his tail, and his tummy is VERY bloated (not his pouch though). He is currently not eating and just sitting at the bottom of the tank.
Thank you
Alf