I have a 5 gallon Hex tank that uses the biowheel method of filtering for my single betta fish....I have had it for about 2 days and yesterday I noticed it not "silent" anymore like it was the first day that I had it.
You can now hear the water going through it..almost like a mini splashing noise and get this....it looks like a mini bubble making machine! Not huge bubbles but small ones that cover almost a 1/4 of the tank overnight...if I take the wheel out I can see the bubbles right in the pleats...is this a common issue with the biowheel? I've read some other threads where some folks have taken the biowheel right out.....seems to run quieter without it...
Ever since my betta has gone into the tank he swims around like zipping and darting up and down etc...if I turn off the filter he seems to chill a bit...he is eating......it's is almost like he enjoys swimmng against the current which seems to be pretty stout at the surface....I think the whole new tank may be strassing him a bit though as the color under his gills has faded a bit
Would he better off going to a 5.5 gallon square tank with a aqua 20 or something like that?
Anyhoo....any suggestions on the bubbles from the biowheel?
You can now hear the water going through it..almost like a mini splashing noise and get this....it looks like a mini bubble making machine! Not huge bubbles but small ones that cover almost a 1/4 of the tank overnight...if I take the wheel out I can see the bubbles right in the pleats...is this a common issue with the biowheel? I've read some other threads where some folks have taken the biowheel right out.....seems to run quieter without it...
Ever since my betta has gone into the tank he swims around like zipping and darting up and down etc...if I turn off the filter he seems to chill a bit...he is eating......it's is almost like he enjoys swimmng against the current which seems to be pretty stout at the surface....I think the whole new tank may be strassing him a bit though as the color under his gills has faded a bit
Would he better off going to a 5.5 gallon square tank with a aqua 20 or something like that?
Anyhoo....any suggestions on the bubbles from the biowheel?