film floating on the water (1 Viewer)

[Carlos]

There is some sort of film on my water, any one had this before? how could I get rid of it? thanks

 

[dave00gt]

surface filter skimmer or surface filter

 

[Tempset]

Meet the overflow box.

 

[Carlos]

sorry tempest, but I am new at this and don't quite understand what you are saying.. thanks

 

[Tempset]

sorry tempest, but I am new at this and don't quite understand what you are saying.. thanks

This might help a little.

http://www.melevsreef.com/what_sump.html

 

[decimal]

carlos, can you post some pics of your setup? if we can see how you are running your system, maybe we can point out some areas that could be causing you problems and / or might cause problems in the future.

 

[decimal]

and update your profile with a location... lol welcome to marsh

 

[Carlos]

I have a sponge pad in the overflow, and a Pura filter pad in the overflow.

 

[Carlos]

Duhhhh, I guess I was thinking everyone knew my tank as well as I did.. heheh.. I have a Solana, It has the equipment on the back, it also has a skimmer, so overflow, skimmer, live rock, and back to the tank.. I will get some pics tonight..

 

[decimal]

what size tank?
what kind of powerheads?
what kind of return pump?
what kind of skimmer?

a film on the water would suggest not enough surface agitation. angle your pumps upwards or upgrade your powerheads. the surface of your tank should be rippling.

 

[Carlos]

34 g, the pump is original, the power head is a bit bigger than I need, the skimmer is an original also, sorry if this isn't much help. one of my return lines is pointed up, and is agitating the surface, and in that area, the film is blown away....

 

[Carlos]

you can see the setup here... http://current-usa.com/files/SolanaBrochure.pdf
says filters the water over 11 times per hour. high capacity protein skimmer, I removed the things from the middle, and just have live rock in there.
I also just remembered I put some purple up yesterday, not sure if that would cause the film.

 

[decimal]

vortech MP10 in action on a solana tank

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRf6RriKfe4&NR=1

 

[jdeveaux]

Probably just need to adjust the water skimmer level... Number 6 in the diagram.

 

[Carlos]

I have not figured out the level yet, what does adjusting the level do?

 

[Carlos]

I can see it doesn't work as well when the water level in the back changes, so I keep that level constant, and my skimmer, to my understanding seems to be working ok...