mapleleafkiwi
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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I have an AquaOne 980 (215L). Freshwater community tank, set up for approximately 1.5 years.
Fish:
4 yoyo loaches
5 congo tetras
5 black tetras
5 neon tetras
4 cories
2 plecos
About a month ago, my tank started building up fine particulate. I couldn't pinpoint any changes that happened around that time. I have tried many things to fix the problem and none have worked:
1) water changes
2) deep clean of the entire filter system
3) changing the contents and order of materials in my filter baskets (they currently have filter floss on top, then either a sponge or carbon filter, then ceramic noodles, and finally Aqua one micro filter pad). I have wondered about the ceramic noodles disintegrating so put the micro filter pad on the bottom (the last thing the water goes through), and nothing changed
4) Seachem clarity meant to remove pariculate
5) Stopped using flakes during feeding
The tank is heated, has the AquaOne filter and also has a UV light due to a previous algae growth problem. In the last 6 months I introduced my first live floating plants (I don't remember what they're called). It really looks like the particulate is coming out of the filtered water, but this doesn't make sense to me. The filter is running well and plenty of water is moving through it.
Water chemistry is fine, fish are very happy and healthy. I'm just annoyed because it reduces the visibility in the tank.
Help!
Fish:
4 yoyo loaches
5 congo tetras
5 black tetras
5 neon tetras
4 cories
2 plecos
About a month ago, my tank started building up fine particulate. I couldn't pinpoint any changes that happened around that time. I have tried many things to fix the problem and none have worked:
1) water changes
2) deep clean of the entire filter system
3) changing the contents and order of materials in my filter baskets (they currently have filter floss on top, then either a sponge or carbon filter, then ceramic noodles, and finally Aqua one micro filter pad). I have wondered about the ceramic noodles disintegrating so put the micro filter pad on the bottom (the last thing the water goes through), and nothing changed
4) Seachem clarity meant to remove pariculate
5) Stopped using flakes during feeding
The tank is heated, has the AquaOne filter and also has a UV light due to a previous algae growth problem. In the last 6 months I introduced my first live floating plants (I don't remember what they're called). It really looks like the particulate is coming out of the filtered water, but this doesn't make sense to me. The filter is running well and plenty of water is moving through it.
Water chemistry is fine, fish are very happy and healthy. I'm just annoyed because it reduces the visibility in the tank.
Help!