tank surface oily... best way to solve it?

**fotoudavid** · 15th Dec 2011, 15:06

my tank water surface bit oily, want to use skimmer but maybe ask around here first, the best way to solve this?

My outlet is quite few inches lower then water surface, an using reactor in it so cannot use it on surface.

**eviltrain** · 15th Dec 2011, 15:09

air pump with air stone will do the job.

**marimo** · 15th Dec 2011, 15:09

rainbar, air pump .. as long the surface is circulating , the protein will be push down and circulate into the filter..

**BFG** · 15th Dec 2011, 15:11

A surface skimmer attached to the inlet hose of a canister filter will solve the problem.

**fotoudavid** · 15th Dec 2011, 15:24

Originally Posted by eviltrain

air pump with air stone will do the job.

cannot, did think before but abandon it as running CO2. Thanks.

**fotoudavid** · 15th Dec 2011, 15:25

Originally Posted by marimo

rainbar, air pump .. as long the surface is circulating , the protein will be push down and circulate into the filter..

Cannot bro, my outlet connected to CO2 reactor.......

**fotoudavid** · 15th Dec 2011, 15:26

Originally Posted by BFG

A surface skimmer attached to the inlet hose of a canister filter will solve the problem.

Hope so, am thinking hard as have the stainless steel small round tube attached on my inlet to prevent shrimplets sucked in..... seems ken a stuck due to my set up....

**tawauboy** · 15th Dec 2011, 23:24

consider keeping some mollies or platies or guppies.
they will help to keep your water surface clean.

**Rod** · 16th Dec 2011, 05:59

In Australia there is a product produced by Aquasonic....called BioAid
was sold as ProBac
It is a probiotic bacterial additive......
It adds bacteria that will eat any surface oil
Perhaps there are similar products in Asia?

**stormhawk** · 16th Dec 2011, 13:08

Oily surface, if you don't mind David just run a piece of paper across the surface. It usually picks up the muck floating around.

**3inone** · 16th Dec 2011, 16:32

Originally Posted by stormhawk

Oily surface, if you don't mind David just run a piece of paper across the surface. It usually picks up the muck floating around.

I'll use those thick tissue paper from the kitchen, do a quick dip on the surface. It helps get some oil off.

**aquarius** · 17th Dec 2011, 00:57

Use a surface skimmer or get 1 or 2 guppies/endlers as they have more beautiful colours than platties or mollies. I got 2 endlers for my planted tank and it solved the problem.