Riley
Aquarium Advice Freak
Sorry what i was getting at is if you have one rated for a 100 gl but got it in a 55 or whatever you have its gunna keep that sum***** sparkling clean.. Maybe some carbon in there too
jamesd28 said:gotcha! i will try changing the filter cartridge first and see if that helps. my tank has just recently had a particle problem, so i'm thinking a new cartridge/rinsing the sponge in chamber 3 might help...and if not, then i'll go from there! ha.
I had a quick question about snails. I got a couple over the weekend (don't remember what kind, but i know that they can flip themselves over if they get knocked on their back) and I was wondering if they were to die, would they just fall off of whatever they were on? They all of a sudden stopped gliding along the glass, rocks, etc. and are just staying totally still. However, when i try to pick them up they are still very firmly planted. I am a total newb, so forgive me for the lame questions
They're sleeping. Most snails work at night mostly.
If you put in chaeto algae into one of the filter baskets, it will help with any ammonia that may happen since you removed the bioballs. Chambers 1 and 3 stay the same. The chaeto algae will help keep any nuisance algae from growing since it is removing all of the phosphates and nitrates from the water.
jamesd28 said:Is it the initial removal of the bioballs that could cause ammonia or are the bioballs constantly preventing ammonia, thus removing them would cause it to appear? I have an ammonia detox product by Kent. I'd rather stay away from having the algae in my media basket...dont wanna deal with the underwater light and what not. Would having the floss, purigen, chemi-pure elite combo as seen in the display on mediabaskets.com not be sufficient to fight off ammonia?
Typically how long do those things each last before needed to be changed?