How much do you feed your ray?
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I have 3 laticeps. Fed twice daily. 6 to 8 large chopped raw prawn. 20 to 30 large earthworms. Some nls wafers. Thats a average day. I also add whatever is left from my aros diet.
Wow! Didnt except to this so much info. Learned a lot about algae too which i did feel could be causing the cloudiness.
The filtration turn over for my tank is about 5 times but as per a suggestion here i might need more mechanical, which sounds like a good idea.
The filtration turn over for my tank is about 5 times but as per a suggestion here i might need more mechanical, which sounds like a good idea.
Whynot91. Hi there, your turnover sounds fine, I suspect it is volume of mechanical that you need. You could filter a tank a million times an hour but if the filter is the size of a teacup it would do no good.
You need a big filter volume and lots of mechanical filtration in there. If you have a sump or can fit one then look at filter socks and /or jap mat, I am sure you will be pleased.
25% regular weekly water changes, without fail, Will do wonders for the tank and should almost be a law with rays.
You need a big filter volume and lots of mechanical filtration in there. If you have a sump or can fit one then look at filter socks and /or jap mat, I am sure you will be pleased.
25% regular weekly water changes, without fail, Will do wonders for the tank and should almost be a law with rays.
I wish there was a way to fit a sock into canisters lol i hear it really helps with clarity. I am doing weekly regular water changes.
Someone recommended using Seachem Purigen. It is specifically desgined for clarity and can be reused. Little expensive but apparently it does the trick. Any feedback on the product?
Someone recommended using Seachem Purigen. It is specifically desgined for clarity and can be reused. Little expensive but apparently it does the trick. Any feedback on the product?
I wouldn't bother with Purigen.
When you say your filters are turning over the tank vol 5x an hour.. What exactly are we talking? i.e. what is the size of the tank and what filters are you running? Canister filters tend not to have the highest flow rates, those flow rates tend to drop over time, and GPH tends to be quoted based on zero head pressure so if your canister is below your tank and the tank is 2' tall on a 2' stand you have 4' of head pressure, which significantly reduces the flow rate.
When you say your filters are turning over the tank vol 5x an hour.. What exactly are we talking? i.e. what is the size of the tank and what filters are you running? Canister filters tend not to have the highest flow rates, those flow rates tend to drop over time, and GPH tends to be quoted based on zero head pressure so if your canister is below your tank and the tank is 2' tall on a 2' stand you have 4' of head pressure, which significantly reduces the flow rate.
The weight of the water going down the intake tube offsets the weight of the water going up the output. The pump in a canister essentially experiences no head pressure losses because of this...The only time a canister will experience head is if the output is above the water's surface in the tank, which isn't normally the case. Even if it was above the surface, it would only experience a few inches of head pressure loss. Just sayin.
Even still, if you had a 2' tank with a 2' stand, the head height would only be from the top of the canister to the tank water surface...only about 3'.
Did a little discovery here one day, since the metabolism is discussed. I feed my rays really good the other day, when i feed them the day after, they showed little intrest for food, just some of them ate littlebit, but i had to take most of it out again, they seemed to be still full.The day after there again, they ate like piggs. So to me it seems that every 2 days is ok. And no, there were no problems with the water the day after feeding.
I wonder what the long-term effect on their system is if they're eating one extra-large meal one day and then nothing for 47.5 hours. We know rays forage for food almost constantly and they don't even "sleep" in the sense that many fish do. I would still think less food and more frequently would be better for them.
Think of a human eating a large Christmas or Thanksgiving meal then nothing for a day or two. Eventually I think it would be very detrimental.
Think of a human eating a large Christmas or Thanksgiving meal then nothing for a day or two. Eventually I think it would be very detrimental.
