I'm thinking of getting rid of my undergravel filter (well, removing the tubes and not using it anyway...it would be WAY too big of a project to actually remove the filter plates)
Anyway, reason is I am having terrible algae growth on the gravel and I suspect it the ugf causing it.
I JUST cleaned the tank yesterday, 35% water change and lots of gravel cleaning, but there is new algae all over the gravel already. I think the ugf encouranges algae growth by sucking the fish waste into the gravel.
So.....I need a new form of biological filtration. Obvious choice would be a biowheel, but the tank is 2 inches from the wall. I have a canister filter, so we butted it as close to the wall as we could.
Can't move the tank because I'm 8 months pregnant.
Any ideas? Think I'm on track with the ugf being the cause?
Anyway, reason is I am having terrible algae growth on the gravel and I suspect it the ugf causing it.
I JUST cleaned the tank yesterday, 35% water change and lots of gravel cleaning, but there is new algae all over the gravel already. I think the ugf encouranges algae growth by sucking the fish waste into the gravel.
So.....I need a new form of biological filtration. Obvious choice would be a biowheel, but the tank is 2 inches from the wall. I have a canister filter, so we butted it as close to the wall as we could.
Can't move the tank because I'm 8 months pregnant.
Any ideas? Think I'm on track with the ugf being the cause?