I have a 30 gallon freshwater community tank and I have it set up like this:
I have a fountain type filter with a cartridge that I have added extra carbon.
One powerhead filter with a tube that goes into the gravel (sucks up a lot of the gravel debris) and the fish love swimming in the bubbles.
a Pothos plant
A moss ball
pond gravel
I have 4 mystery snails
2 assassin snails
3 ghost shrimp
2 dwarf plecos
2 small cory fish
4 mollies
3 Platys
6 neon tetras
3 zebra Danios
2 Endler guppies
8 common guppy fry
5 platy fry
a bunch of pond snails...
The issue or non issue is that the water is clear, the glass is clear, the fish are healthy and swimming fine, I have not done a PWC in over a week, I have also not rinsed out the filter cartridge in over a week as well, there is a slight odor (not much though) and I checked the cartridge and its almost completely clean. I added some bio cleaner and I added water I always add water conditioner. Is this ok? do I need to do a PWC anyway? or should I wait until it really stinks or the cartridge is gross? The tank seems super healthy other than the faint smell...
I have a fountain type filter with a cartridge that I have added extra carbon.
One powerhead filter with a tube that goes into the gravel (sucks up a lot of the gravel debris) and the fish love swimming in the bubbles.
a Pothos plant
A moss ball
pond gravel
I have 4 mystery snails
2 assassin snails
3 ghost shrimp
2 dwarf plecos
2 small cory fish
4 mollies
3 Platys
6 neon tetras
3 zebra Danios
2 Endler guppies
8 common guppy fry
5 platy fry
a bunch of pond snails...
The issue or non issue is that the water is clear, the glass is clear, the fish are healthy and swimming fine, I have not done a PWC in over a week, I have also not rinsed out the filter cartridge in over a week as well, there is a slight odor (not much though) and I checked the cartridge and its almost completely clean. I added some bio cleaner and I added water I always add water conditioner. Is this ok? do I need to do a PWC anyway? or should I wait until it really stinks or the cartridge is gross? The tank seems super healthy other than the faint smell...