Completely new setup has been running for about a month now. 29G, 8 fish - (for now) 2 platty's, 2 cory cats, 2 powder blue dwarf gaurami's and 2 reg. dwarf gourami's. I just started to notice the inside the the tubing is starting to become slightly "slimely" looking. Im sure it's fine at this point but certainly, another time down the road, im assuming they are going to need to be cleaned out. Would just water pressure from an outside hose be sufficient for this or do i need some sort of special pipe cleaners to get it out. How long would you let it go?
Im also using 2 pieces of driftwood in the new tank, both of which have soaked for at least 24 hours before putting them in the tank (1 medium sized, the other larger). I have a brown/gold haze in the water now..which im assuming is from the wood needing to soak longer than what i did. Will this eventually sort itself out after a number of water changes? Should I clean the canister out bi-weekly to clear the water up faster?
Im also using 2 pieces of driftwood in the new tank, both of which have soaked for at least 24 hours before putting them in the tank (1 medium sized, the other larger). I have a brown/gold haze in the water now..which im assuming is from the wood needing to soak longer than what i did. Will this eventually sort itself out after a number of water changes? Should I clean the canister out bi-weekly to clear the water up faster?