Putting prefilters on your filter intakes goes a long way in keeping the filters from getting too filthy.
Actually, I like that the filters are getting filled up with nastiness, it means that crud is not in the water or the substrate. I have attempted to address the issue of why I have so much crud, and to me, it seems there is just too much decaying plant matter, since my plants are stuggling so much with algae. Solution? I just tossed most of the plants. Looks like I am going to keep the few algae resistant plants I have, and work on building a rock scape for now. Then I will try a few plants and see what works and what doesnt. I was making no progress with the way I had been going. Pictures coming up from the most recent tear down.Putting prefilters on your filter intakes goes a long way in keeping the filters from getting too filthy.
I think myswtsins has some great advise here... don't give up!!Your tank has constantly been changed or adjusted and never had a chance to balance out. I've found that rereading my threads really shows me how much I have gone through or how my thought process has changed. I bet if you went through this thread you'd be shocked at how many times you've adjusted this tank, and those are just the adjustments you've documented.
I know you haven't taken my advice in the past but I'll try again. : Lower your light intensity, focus on stable CO2, good maintenance & keep on top of your fert/WC schedule and things will work themselves out.
Yeah, that pic did look good. Im afraid it didnt last long, as alage took over quick. Im trying to get a FTS from today up here, but my d70 is so old an fickle now, it hardly works. Time for a d90?Ahhh! What happened to all the crypts? The last FTS was looking nice!
I think myswtsins has some great advise here... don't give up!!