Floating crap in tank....

[tattoo]

I am wondering what is the best way to get stuff from top of tank... The stuff i am having trouble with floats so no matter with all the flow i have it just skirts along the top of water... What can i do to get rid of it? Some type of skimmer?want to try to keep it clean looking and look ok on tank....

[eklikewhoa]

Surface skimmer attachment which hooks up to a powerhead.
There's a HOB filter on DrsF&S that has the same attachment on the intake.
Wet/Dry, seeing as all of them are surface skimming design.
Increase circulation with majority of the current pointed up to break water surface.

It sounds like a protein build up and if you increase it high enough you can limit the amount it builds up but not completely. Other options are to lay paper towels on the surface to remove it but you will be doing this every other day or you can just cut back on the feeding.

[tattoo]

The stuff floating on top of water almost lookes like brine shrimp... However the only thing i have in tank is some new rock that i cleaned and pfs....55gallon tank with eheim 2028 and rena xp2.. I am using spray bars at top of tank so flow is ok....i just cant get the stuff that is floating at top of tank to get to suction of filters...really what i think i need is something that will skim clean the water line at top of tank... What do you suggest that would work best since the stuff is floating....

[eklikewhoa]

Anything with a surface skimmer.

[cichlid1409]

get a bucket and just barely submerge it so it will suck water from the surface.

[tattoo]

Do you have any idea what brand or model that has worked for you...i am going to buy one just never bought one before... And were would be the best place to get it? I just want one that would work great on a 55 gallon

[tattoo]

Mike i am looking for something that does it all the time....

[eklikewhoa]

get a bucket and just barely submerge it so it will suck water from the surface.

You would do this every other day?

[eklikewhoa]

I honestly would just put a small wet/dry on there and it would solve that problem.

There is the cheapie brand surface skimmer attachment you can get from ebay which mounts to a powerhead or HOB or you can fork out the money for the Eheim sludge extractor attachment.

[tattoo]

Eheim surface extractor it is... Never seen before... Thanks i see it in the dr fosters book... Quoc you are the man....

[eklikewhoa]

I would see if anyone has one used first... it's a bit costly for what it is.

[tattoo]

Has anyone seen these for sale anywere? I would like to go get one tommorow

[cichlid1409]

sorry i thought you have stuff floating from adding rock and PFS .....+1 on the wet dry but if you wanna get a hob aqua clear makes a surface skimmer attachment or this http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...9&pcatid=16729 but i don't know if that last ones a hunk of junk or not

[tattoo]

Yea they are 30 bucks on drs so maybe 40 to 50 at store....

[tattoo]

Thanks mike i think i will by the eheim surface extrator....