Dust Particles *Please Help!*

[WingedGrace]

Hi, I have a tank which has been running for a few weeks and i have small dust particles that float around the surface and move around with the filter flow. It doesnt seem to be affecting my fish much but its still there and i would like to be rid of it.
I have tried:
-Taking filter and biowheel out for an hour
-Rinsing filter and biowheel in cold water
-stopping filter and scooping it out
-using a bacteria supplement
-I would try the fine filter media but i cannot seem to find that anywhere

My Tank is a 20 gallon with LED lights, a heater and a penguin 150 biowheel filter. It contains 4 guppies and 4 platies so far.
**Everything in my tank has been rinsed thoroughly before putting it in

 

[Alexwm125]

Are they a particular color? Or white?


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[Alexwm125]

And is it flowing in the water column or on the surface?


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[WingedGrace]

They are white and they look as if they are coming out of the filter stream and then they kinda rest on the surface of the water until either sucked up by filter or taken down back into the water by the water stream from the filter.

 

[sealife]

Was your tank cycled?
There is always a cloudy look when first starting a tank due to nitrogen cycle taking place. Can last between 4 to 8 weeks.

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[44Paps44]

Was your tank cycled?
There is always a cloudy look when first starting a tank due to nitrogen cycle taking place. Can last between 4 to 8 weeks.

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+1 and you say you're rinsing off your filter and biowheel in cold water.

Not to sound degrading at all, but do you understand the previous question about cycling a tank?

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[Alexwm125]

There is generally cloudiness when first starting a tank, but they shouldn't be visible particles. My best idea would be micro bubbles because they are so visible.


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[Alexwm125]

Could be biofilm but I doubt it that early on.


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[WingedGrace]

Petsmart told me that I should rinse them under cold water and that it would not affect my beneficial bacteria since it was cold water

 

[WingedGrace]

It looks like dust though and when it gets to the top they dont pop after awhile so no.. i dont think they could be bubbles

 

[WingedGrace]

It does not look cloudy at all. it's just the particles.

 

[WingedGrace]

Was your tank cycled?
There is always a cloudy look when first starting a tank due to nitrogen cycle taking place. Can last between 4 to 8 weeks.

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It is not cloudy at all.. its just the particles