DeFeKt
Aquarium Advice Addict
Just wondering what everyone uses in their cichlid tank for filtration, and how much?
Reason I ask is I pulled my custom side drop air driven filters out recently, as I was having trouble with one peeling away from the side, and replaced it with a 2000 LPH internal.
As I work away, I came home for my fortnightly water change to find the tank filthy and the filter almost totally blocked up.
Went down bought another 2000 LPH internal, put it in and withing 3 hours that one was blocked to, but the water was clearer.
Interestingly enough, 0 ammonia 0 nitrites and nitrates at 40ppm 8O
A water changed, the filters cleaned and it's back to normal, but I think i'll leave both filters in running 4000 LPH, turnover.
in a 100gallon tank thats over 10x turnover per hour.
What tank and filter capacity are you all running and, more importantly, how heavy is your bio-load?
Reason I ask is I pulled my custom side drop air driven filters out recently, as I was having trouble with one peeling away from the side, and replaced it with a 2000 LPH internal.
As I work away, I came home for my fortnightly water change to find the tank filthy and the filter almost totally blocked up.
Went down bought another 2000 LPH internal, put it in and withing 3 hours that one was blocked to, but the water was clearer.
Interestingly enough, 0 ammonia 0 nitrites and nitrates at 40ppm 8O
A water changed, the filters cleaned and it's back to normal, but I think i'll leave both filters in running 4000 LPH, turnover.
in a 100gallon tank thats over 10x turnover per hour.
What tank and filter capacity are you all running and, more importantly, how heavy is your bio-load?