Green film algae

[EricR]

It's a big thick tubing that does the gravel vac I got it from Petco 2 years ago for my freshwater tanks but yea the piece I do water change with it's like easily a 2-3 inch diameter opening it's big

I hate to promote a specific brand but the tubing on the Python is so much nicer than the cheapie Petco vac I used for a bit on a previous tank -- way easier to crimp and release with one hand. (This may or may not apply to the one you're using)

*aside -- not sure this is the case but a 2-3" diameter tube might be bigger than you'd want for the exposed sand areas I'm guessing you have to work with (...but just speculating based on the one pic you posted)

 

[James5214]

Yes I can post a pic of the python it's so hard to get into small places I can only use it in a few places on my tank as it's only a 20L it's really inconvenient... Taking a picture now if it and posting

 

[James5214]

Here's the glorious point of sale

 

[SlugSnorter]

So I'm having a green film problem on my rocks and sandbed. I already have a bunch of blue legged hermit crabs and 2 trochus snails and a few assassin snails. Any thing else I could add to help with this? Here is a picture of it under white light. You can't even notice it under blue lights.

normal uglies, harmless, FAR better than getting cyano or dinos. time fixes it

 

[James5214]

normal uglies, harmless, FAR better than getting cyano or dinos. time fixes it

I just beat cyano omg that was terrible.. it was so bad even my fish were having oxygen deprivation problems..my corals took a hard hit but are all still alive and doing good. But yea that's all I have in the tank it's just ugly to my eye

 

[LiverockRocks Verified Sponsor]

I try to siphon my sandbed as well but I end up sucking all the dang sand out of the tank smh

We like the vacuum tube siphons, as it tumbles the sand as you siphon.