Recent content by wakerider113

thanx to everyone. i did an almost complete water change and im leaving my lights off for a week or so. i hope that wil do it. thanx again.

do u guys think if i put a bunch of plants in the tank( as opposed to none) then the water might clear up faster?

thanx u guys. now i can stop worrying about the bio wheel as long as i leave it alone

thanx to eveyone with input.

ok. thnx for all the help everyone. im sort of on a tight budget so i cant afford all of the test kits but i do know it is a chemical inbalance. i am now running duel penguin 170 filters. i went to all about fish and purchased some algone http://www.algone.com/ for like 10 bux. i no some...

its not the filter media because when i remove the bio-wheel the water is relived because the b-w is backing up the water. what if i were to clean it with tap water and then soak it in treated water before putting it back in?

i tried just rinsing of the sides where it actually spins but it still doesnt turn. im sort of new to this so what is the bacteria actually doing?

do u think some extra carbon in my filter will help?

jeys guys, i was just wondering if i should clean my bio-wheel in my filter if it practically stops spinning. if so how should i clean it? if not what will happen if i do?

jave u ever heard of algone..... http://www.algone.com/ if so does it work. is it worth 15 bucks and will i find it at my lfs?

i did let my tank cycle for close to 2 weeks before fish. im yet to test my nitrate levels. im am sort of new to this so what should it be about. i vac the sand every time and change about 10 gal.

yes. on at 8:30 and off at 8:45. last water chang was 1.5 weeks ago. ive been doing them often but it doesnt help. its clear 4 a day then it green then next. 30 gl show- 2 peackock african cichlids, 1 scophi, 3 unidentified litlle white africans, 1 sae, 1 pleco, and 1 otis sinctus.

hey guys, im about 4 months in my african cichlid tank. lately (past month and 1/2) my water has been turning a real bad green and my tank walls get covered in algea. i try and wipe of as much algea as possible and that partly seems to do the trick for a day or two but then it just comes...