All the more reason noobs should be encouraged to never buy kits!! That filter came with the 2.5gal as an appropriate size for the 2.5gal. :mad2:
They do make one size smaller filter... and the lfs has another very small plastic filter that you have to put your own media in that should be good for this size (I'm hoping.. its smaller than this current filter thats for sure)... but neither one of those will accept the filter cartridge out of the current filter, which I still have unplugged - the neon seems even more active now.
So what do I do? I can't remove the current filter cartridge without taking out the bacteria.. there is no adjustment on it to minimize the flow... If we are correct and its the filter.. this neon will prolly die overnite if I leave the filter running! And I can't go buy the new filter until after work... See, I work on a barrier island... it will take me a good 45 minutes to get to a petstore from here that has either of the smaller sized filters that I am aware of.
Anyone have a recommendation?
PS.. I am fairly certain this is the problem now.. :mad2: As I was posting this, the neon got near to the airstone and almost had a hard time getting away from it (now the airstone is enclosed and this is not a problem)... so if the airstone is kinda strong for them then that filter definitely had to have been producing enough suction to weaken them/kill them. Maybe I'm wrong but that is what common sense tells me.
They do make one size smaller filter... and the lfs has another very small plastic filter that you have to put your own media in that should be good for this size (I'm hoping.. its smaller than this current filter thats for sure)... but neither one of those will accept the filter cartridge out of the current filter, which I still have unplugged - the neon seems even more active now.
So what do I do? I can't remove the current filter cartridge without taking out the bacteria.. there is no adjustment on it to minimize the flow... If we are correct and its the filter.. this neon will prolly die overnite if I leave the filter running! And I can't go buy the new filter until after work... See, I work on a barrier island... it will take me a good 45 minutes to get to a petstore from here that has either of the smaller sized filters that I am aware of.
Anyone have a recommendation?
PS.. I am fairly certain this is the problem now.. :mad2: As I was posting this, the neon got near to the airstone and almost had a hard time getting away from it (now the airstone is enclosed and this is not a problem)... so if the airstone is kinda strong for them then that filter definitely had to have been producing enough suction to weaken them/kill them. Maybe I'm wrong but that is what common sense tells me.
