cginflorida
Aquarium Advice FINatic
My 75 gal water parameters are fine: ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate about 15. The water has been cloudy for a couple weeks and I can't get it to clear up. I've been doing about 15% water changes every few days except for 5 days I was out of town recently.
I think it might be an algae bloom because I noticed a couple weeks ago that the sun seemed to be getting to it in the afternoon, not a lot but probably enough to cause it, filtering in right through the backing. I've been keeping the blinds closed since then until I can get a heavier backing on the tank.
I have 2 HOB filters on it that pump 800 gph total (Cascade 300 and AquaClear 110). The media isn't gunked up, I've rinsed it in used aquarium water frequently.
My question is, would I be better off getting a Fluval 404? It seems like a lot of people really like them, and would that be enough for a 75 gal tank? Or would the cloudy water problem not have anything to do with the filter.
Sorry for rambling.
TIA
I think it might be an algae bloom because I noticed a couple weeks ago that the sun seemed to be getting to it in the afternoon, not a lot but probably enough to cause it, filtering in right through the backing. I've been keeping the blinds closed since then until I can get a heavier backing on the tank.
I have 2 HOB filters on it that pump 800 gph total (Cascade 300 and AquaClear 110). The media isn't gunked up, I've rinsed it in used aquarium water frequently.
My question is, would I be better off getting a Fluval 404? It seems like a lot of people really like them, and would that be enough for a 75 gal tank? Or would the cloudy water problem not have anything to do with the filter.
Sorry for rambling.
TIA