Suicidal plecos????
- Thread starter camber1981
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whoa if fish go missing FIND THEM
u should gravel vac at least once a week to clear detritus
sand WONT clear this problem unless u vac it regularry
u should gravel vac at least once a week to clear detritus
sand WONT clear this problem unless u vac it regularry
The weird thing is, when I had my 29 gallon tank a few years ago, i threw my gravel vac out because it was useless, and that tank was WAY overstocked, I just had a good cleanup crew i guess. I had 2 10" oscars, a 12" pleco, a 6" rock bass, and 4 blue paradise gouramis. My "cleanup crew" consisted of a 6" goldfish(a feeder that survived long enough to get big), a 3" corydora, and a dozen kuhli loaches. I kinda figured a hundred or so MTS would do as good a job.... guess not.
I even had a 12" muskie in there for about 3 months, until it broke the lid and beached itself on my floor...
yeah it sounds like the fish dies and the substrate went anaerobic and it released toxic gases into the water and it killed off your fish and made the water incredibly toxic
this could really become a problem with the sand you plan as it could compact and the same thing could happen
this could really become a problem with the sand you plan as it could compact and the same thing could happen
so what would you suggest, an undergravel filter? would one of those work with sand? also, is there a gravel vac that would work with sand?
UGF + sand = bad idea
If you are worried about your sand compacting you can try MTS (malaysian trumpet snails) or just stir the sand with chopsticks every once and a while.
If you are worried about your sand compacting you can try MTS (malaysian trumpet snails) or just stir the sand with chopsticks every once and a while.
I just stick my hand in there and stir the sand up, run my fingers through it, and imagine I'm somewhere on a beach instead of Nashville. Then I do the gravel vac.
I just worry because after the move I'm planning on getting a Black Ghost Knife, and I would hate to see it die or get sick. I finally got my shipment from Drs. Foster and Smith today, including my API test kit. My TAP water tested at 8.4 PH!!!! 
Good thing I got some Neutral Regulator. My 10 gal shrimp tank now tests at a nice 7.0 Ph. I'll be over at my dad's working on the 55 tomorrow.... (wish me luck!!!)
Good thing I got some Neutral Regulator. My 10 gal shrimp tank now tests at a nice 7.0 Ph. I'll be over at my dad's working on the 55 tomorrow.... (wish me luck!!!)
Your pH is fine. Don't mess with it...it will only cause more pain to you and the future inhabitants of the tank.
