S SeverumKid AC Members Oct 21, 2011 43 0 0 39 Nov 4, 2011 #1 I was just wondering, what really cleans our aquariums. Is it the filter media that we use? Or is it the bacteria that grows on our media? Just figured I ask.
I was just wondering, what really cleans our aquariums. Is it the filter media that we use? Or is it the bacteria that grows on our media? Just figured I ask.
haddaj04 AC Members Sep 24, 2008 27 0 0 Orlando, FL Real Name Joe Nov 4, 2011 #2 Combination of both. The filters trap the particles and the bacteria dissolve most of them, it's why you get the sludgy slime film on the filter.
Combination of both. The filters trap the particles and the bacteria dissolve most of them, it's why you get the sludgy slime film on the filter.
BettaFishMommy finkids make me happy :-) Mar 17, 2008 5,354 2 62 Deadmonton, lol, Canada Real Name Sherry N. Nov 4, 2011 #3 we, the fishkeepers, clean the aquariums. lol. i know that's not the answer you were looking for. hadda is correct, the media stops the waste particles and the bacteria takes it from there.
we, the fishkeepers, clean the aquariums. lol. i know that's not the answer you were looking for. hadda is correct, the media stops the waste particles and the bacteria takes it from there.
Linda S AC Members Sep 6, 2009 1,377 0 0 Killeen, TX Real Name Linda Sholly Nov 4, 2011 #4 In planted tanks, the plants use some of the waste as food as well.