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My 29 gal community tank has been very dirty as of late, when it used to NEVER be cloudy except for the first week it was up. I don't really know why t's so dirty, or if it would help, but I want to get a new filter because the one I have now came with the kit from WalMart...so I want to get a better one regardless of how much it will help out my situation now. Problem is, I don't know which filters are good and which ones aren't. I would appreciate some suggestions on which kind of filters are good and which aren't and also what size I would need with a 29 gal tank? Also, I was thinking that maybe the reason my tank has been so dirty as of late is because of the bloodworms I feed my ropefish. I have the frozen cubed kind of bloodworms, and I drop a whole cube in every other night for the little fella. Is there another way I could feed it to him or a different food that's not as messy? Sorry this is so long, but any ehlp would be greatly appreciated as always!
 
i'm not an expert on filters, but i've heard whisper and emperor brand HOB (hang on back) filters are nice (I have an emperor and it's a beast). also fluval canister filters. i saw a post recently about feeding frozen worms to fish. they said that you should soak the cube in warm but not hot treated water (or reserve aquarium water) until it melts, then let the food settle to the bottom and dup off the dirty water from the top. repeat this cleaning procedure a few times and your worms should be good to go. you can dump them in the tank or feed them to the fish with a turkey baster (specifically for aquarium use, of course)
 
thankyou for the info! I will definitely have to try the bloodworm thing...do you (or anyone) know anything about penguin filters? I've heard them mentioned a good deal...
 
I use Aqua clear filters,and they do an awesome job keeping my 100g crystal clear.I would recomend going one step up other than the recomended filter for your specific tank.I use a whisper 60 on my 20g and that keeps that pretty clean but i only have one fish in there now.Good luck with whatever you choose.
 
I use Aqua clear filters They work the best. I also have a rena filstar 3 .Yes go with the next size bigger. better bigger then too small. I have had a 110 gal tank now for about 10 years I have never removed all the water. I also use a diotom to clean the water and the bottom. I push the gravel around and run the diotom only. I hope that you are cleaning the bottom of your tank?

You have to make sure that you do not over feed your fish! This is not good to do. It will make your tank look bad and it will in time kill your fish!!! Ammonia comes from overfeeding and it will burn your fish and they will die. A clean fish tank is a healthy fish tank !!!!
 
Thank you all for the information and help. I'm thinking about buying either a Emperor 400, Emperor 280, Penguin 200, or a Penguin 350. Can anybody tell me which one would be best for my tank?
 
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I wrote a large reply but I lost it, so here I go quickly:

1- Get a filter that won't leave gaps among the hood and the tank. HOBs are very likely to leave you with a lot of open space in the sides. Go for a canister. Ropefishes are great scapers. I'd choose a canister for you noly need two small holes to pass hoses through.

2- Get a filter rated for 60+ gallons. Overfiltering wont hurt your fish. Also, carnivourous fish requires a stronger filtration. Let us know what other fish you have there.

3- To feed the rope fish try chopped small shrimp tails. They seem to like it once they undestand it's food.
 
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