Recent content by Sasquatch

Maybe there's something about our water that reacts with the poly. Maybe we got a "bad" batch of poly. Or maybe the poly has oxidized while sitting around unused. I don't know what happened. But the tank looks perfect this morning. If it had been a bacteria bloom it would not have disappeared...

Now hang on. I never bashed the company or it's product. I'm sure it works just fine for its intended purpose. I have no dispute with the company whatsoever. All I wanted to do was pass along some information that I thought might be helpful to others. And this forum is full of threads where...

I can't get a decent picture of it.

I did not say it was an algae bloom. I said it looked like an algae bloom. But that was wrong because I meant to say a bacteria bloom. The water is milky. Milky white water that appears shortly after putting a white material in the filter can't be coincidence.

The problem appeared the first time shortly after I first put in the fiberfill. Then it went away after a day of running. Then it reappeared shortly after I replaced the clogged fiberfill. The problem is definitely the poly. Rinsing didn't produce any visible issues. But maybe it takes more than...

Do not use the "poly-fil" brand made by Fairfield and sold at Hobby Lobby. It leaches something. Our tank looks like it has an algae bloom. And every surface in the tank looks like it's been frosted.

My wife and I had a small sponge filter in our ten gallon betta tank. The filter did a great job. But all the crud just wound up back in the tank whenever I removed the filter to rinse it. We tried other filters that were easier to clean. But anything small enough for the tank would clog too...