Dusty water?

[TipStylez]

My 10gal been running for 2months now, and all of a sudden the water started having lil particals flying around, looks kinda like dust. I do 20% water changes evey sundays with gravel cleaning , then pour tap water in then take a shrimp net (has smaller holes so it can catch shrimps even bubbles!) and sweep it around catching all the other stuff left behind floating around from the gravel vac, and w/c added after. :thud:

So if anyone know what problem i have or knows how to treat it please help.

Specs.
Aqua Clear 20gal filter
Top Fin 20gal filter
Top Fin Heater set to 84*
2 Large Amazon swords
8 Small Amazon swords
3 Glowlight tetras
3 Neon tetras
4 Small Clown loaches (soon to be added in the 29gal im cycleing)

Thanks
-Q

 

[OrionGirl]

How often and how do you clean the media in the AC? What media is in there?

 

[TipStylez]

Every 2 weeks i clean boath of the filter cartages with the fishtank water that i just vac out with the gravel vac, and one of my filters has a 2nd cartages called a bio fiber, its for the "good" bacterica to grow on.

Its gone now i just did a water change and it reduced...still wonder what the cause was.

Thanks
-Q

 

[OrionGirl]

Sounds like biofilm that's breaking up and floating in the water column. More frequent water changes should reduce it.