Hi Everyone! I'm new here so hello to all!
I have a 29 gallon freshwater aquarium. Right now there is no one in it because we had an ice storm a few weeks back and lost our fish. I am running a Penguin Biowheel 150 and also a UGF with a power head and a wad of filter medium in its uptake tube.
Here's my problem. I am NEVER happy with my aquarium's appearance! The fish seem fine w/it but it just never looks clean. There is always hard algae on the glass & a lot of junk all down in that gravel. I have had the aquarium empty for 2 weeks and am still changing the filter medium every day, just trying to catch up on gunk before I think of adding some new guys (maybe angels?). Vacuuming just does not get enough of that gunk out of the gravel.
Do you have any suggestions for other types of filtration I might try? I do have to watch my money but was wondering if I should try something else. I usually have some sort of cichlids and I have read in several cichlid books statements like, "No one uses undergravel filters any more so we won't even talk about them." This has all made me wonder if I am a bit behind the times and should try something new! What is your advice? I really appreciate you!
Thank you
Cathy
I have a 29 gallon freshwater aquarium. Right now there is no one in it because we had an ice storm a few weeks back and lost our fish. I am running a Penguin Biowheel 150 and also a UGF with a power head and a wad of filter medium in its uptake tube.
Here's my problem. I am NEVER happy with my aquarium's appearance! The fish seem fine w/it but it just never looks clean. There is always hard algae on the glass & a lot of junk all down in that gravel. I have had the aquarium empty for 2 weeks and am still changing the filter medium every day, just trying to catch up on gunk before I think of adding some new guys (maybe angels?). Vacuuming just does not get enough of that gunk out of the gravel.
Do you have any suggestions for other types of filtration I might try? I do have to watch my money but was wondering if I should try something else. I usually have some sort of cichlids and I have read in several cichlid books statements like, "No one uses undergravel filters any more so we won't even talk about them." This has all made me wonder if I am a bit behind the times and should try something new! What is your advice? I really appreciate you!
Thank you
Cathy