Hi guys, recently having a few issues with the tank and had some questions about my filtration. Over the last couple of week the tank has had a lot of small debris floating around the tank and I cant seem to get rid of it after doing water changes, using gravel vac etc. Yesterday I added bio balls into the filter and this morning the water is quite hazy so I presume those caused that, is it normal and how long does it take to remove that if at all?
Questions about the filter:
I was reading that the filter should do 5-10x litres per hour of turnover of the tank which is 150L and is planted with a mix of sand and aquasoil substrate. Is this true? The filter does 600L/h so is the filter not good enough for the tank or is it dependent on stock etc ?
According to the brand the bio filter shouldn't be changed for 140 and I haven't reached that amount of time yet so haven't touched it.
The chemical filtration I replaced a few days ago along with the guidelines of the brand which is Ciano and the chemical filtration is called water clear.
Sponge filters have been cleaned and readded to the filter using old tank water.
I have a pre filter sponge on to prevent fish going in it but also when I do remove that they seem to struggle a bit with the flow so I keep it on, could that be causing issues with the efficiency of the filter?
Sometimes when I restart the filter after cleaning it, it releases debris into the water.
I have noticed this morning that there is a bit of film that has started growing over one of the pieces of wood which I think is normal when the tank is new and cycling but I haven't seen that for quite a while so maybe that indicates something?
PH 6.8
Ammonia 0
Nitrates 5ppm
Stock - 9 Gold Barbs, 10 Rummy nose tetras, 2 Rams
Any help/ideas is appreciated, if I am missing any info needed let me know.
Thanks
Questions about the filter:
I was reading that the filter should do 5-10x litres per hour of turnover of the tank which is 150L and is planted with a mix of sand and aquasoil substrate. Is this true? The filter does 600L/h so is the filter not good enough for the tank or is it dependent on stock etc ?
According to the brand the bio filter shouldn't be changed for 140 and I haven't reached that amount of time yet so haven't touched it.
The chemical filtration I replaced a few days ago along with the guidelines of the brand which is Ciano and the chemical filtration is called water clear.
Sponge filters have been cleaned and readded to the filter using old tank water.
I have a pre filter sponge on to prevent fish going in it but also when I do remove that they seem to struggle a bit with the flow so I keep it on, could that be causing issues with the efficiency of the filter?
Sometimes when I restart the filter after cleaning it, it releases debris into the water.
I have noticed this morning that there is a bit of film that has started growing over one of the pieces of wood which I think is normal when the tank is new and cycling but I haven't seen that for quite a while so maybe that indicates something?
PH 6.8
Ammonia 0
Nitrates 5ppm
Stock - 9 Gold Barbs, 10 Rummy nose tetras, 2 Rams
Any help/ideas is appreciated, if I am missing any info needed let me know.
Thanks