72 Gallon Bow Front Tank Journal/Build!!!
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Try using a flocculant, it binds smaller particles into larger particles. This one is very cheap and effective:
You should try to figure out why it's happening. Are you overfeeding maybe? Is there a lot of debris on the gravel or sand? Do you not have enough filtration? The drops are a temporary fix, and they are harmless, but you should figure out the root of the problem also.
You should try to figure out why it's happening. Are you overfeeding maybe? Is there a lot of debris on the gravel or sand? Do you not have enough filtration? The drops are a temporary fix, and they are harmless, but you should figure out the root of the problem also.
aqueon makes the same thing with a GBR as the pic on the bottle. i have some but havent used it ever.
Are they microbubbles (white and shiny) or real dust/dirt (brown)?
For brown, WC's + less feeding should do the trick, though a high stocking level can lead to dirty water as well.
Microbubbles you will need to find the cause and cut it there.
For brown, WC's + less feeding should do the trick, though a high stocking level can lead to dirty water as well.
Microbubbles you will need to find the cause and cut it there.
they are sort of micro bubbles, i can only see them when i am super close to the tank, they are like clear/off white in color, my filter is rated for 160 gallons, so double, I am also getting another marineland penguin 350 for extra flow.
definitely not over feeding, even when i dig into the substrate all the way down(3"-4"), there is no dirt coming up, so not dirt, maybe something else, IDK what it is, but I have never seen it before. I feed once to twice a day and skip a day each week of feeding.
I will get pics soon, but it really looks weird.
definitely not over feeding, even when i dig into the substrate all the way down(3"-4"), there is no dirt coming up, so not dirt, maybe something else, IDK what it is, but I have never seen it before. I feed once to twice a day and skip a day each week of feeding.
I will get pics soon, but it really looks weird.
nope, dust particles are way smaller, these are like this..................
they are big as these dots BELOW
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and some are bigger like this
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that is the approximate size. I am going to do a major filter clean once my new media arrives.
they are big as these dots BELOW
. . . . . . . . .
and some are bigger like this
^~```````**
that is the approximate size. I am going to do a major filter clean once my new media arrives.
overfeeding is more of a problem than people think. one thing about fish is that they can survive for months without being fed. my tanks overstocked right now, so i only feed every 2-3 days, but i could be waiting even longer. really cutting it on feeding will solve your problems.
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