Vegababy
Aquarium Advice Newbie
This is the situation: I had a 10 gal that, after adding my molly (the 3rd fish) became cloudy. I couldn't get it to clear so I bought a 20 gal about 4 mos later. I waited about 3 weeks for the bacteria to stablize. The water hadn't cleared so I did a partial water change (maybe 25%).
Since then (3 mos) I have stopped using carbon alone and began using Ammo-Carb. I have done ammonia tests and it's coming back between ideal and safe. I have tried doing 10-15% water changes 2 times a week (using a PH balancer). I've cut back to 1 minimum feeding a day. I read to rinse out the filter once a week, so I started doing that. I'm also using two foam filters because I noticed a black film that continued to run from the carbon. So I have filter, ammo carb, filter.
Someone told me to a get a bigger filter, but the one I have is said to be good for up to 30 gal. There's only 3 fish and an algea eater in there!
What else can I possibly do?
Since then (3 mos) I have stopped using carbon alone and began using Ammo-Carb. I have done ammonia tests and it's coming back between ideal and safe. I have tried doing 10-15% water changes 2 times a week (using a PH balancer). I've cut back to 1 minimum feeding a day. I read to rinse out the filter once a week, so I started doing that. I'm also using two foam filters because I noticed a black film that continued to run from the carbon. So I have filter, ammo carb, filter.
Someone told me to a get a bigger filter, but the one I have is said to be good for up to 30 gal. There's only 3 fish and an algea eater in there!
What else can I possibly do?