Springbank
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Jan 17, 2007
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I used to keep a pretty fair number of tanks 30 or so years ago, and got started again in the last three or four years. I made the mistake of buying one of those little baby plecostomus for my 40 gal community tank. Back in the day, I never had one live long enough to get big. I was have clouding problems in the 40, and six months ago moved it and the rest of the fish into a 75. Now, I'm back to having cloudy water. The pleco is about 18" long. There are 3 corys, a couple of white clouds, a half dozen live bearers, one red tail shark, and 3 clown loaches in the tank. Aside from the pleco, I don't think that's too many fish. I used to keep some pretty crowded tanks, but never had this kind of trouble. I'm using a HOT Magnum 350 with two biowheels and the micron filter, change about 25% weekly, and dosed the tank with one of the water clearing flocculants two days ago. A bit clearer, but still cloudy.
Aside from fileting or giving away the pleco, is there a better filter out there that might help? My problem is that I'm just not that familar with the newer filters. Any suggestions appreciated.
Aside from fileting or giving away the pleco, is there a better filter out there that might help? My problem is that I'm just not that familar with the newer filters. Any suggestions appreciated.