Fish keep dying

[Fractalis]

Zebra danios are nearly bulletproof

(im serious)

 

[H2Ogal]

Hey thanks guys/gals. Here is the updated pic. Looks a little different now. I went down to Target and picked up a huge blue sponge to put in my filter, but when I got it home I noticed the package clearly stated not for aquarium use and it had some sort of odor with a slight hint of bleach so I said no way and through it under the sink. I might just get a second filter cartridge and run it between the original cartridge and the bio wheel and change it out once a month, I don't know yet. The filter does have two cartridge slots.

Love the temple!

A safe sponge for aquarium use is the big yellow oblong "grouting sponge" that Home Depot sells for a couple of bucks. People use them for diy sponge filters, over the intakes of HOBs, etc. I use pieces of one for cleaning algae on an acrylic tank. (The sponge is too soft to be really tough on algae, lol, but at least I don't scratch up the acrylic.) If you just want something over the intake, pantyhose works well and doesn't take up any room in the tank. Even comes in a variety of colors — but I bet you already knew that.