I have a 20g long & have 2 filters on it; a Whisper 3 & AC 50...yeah, overkill! But I moved/gave away the fish, hiders & fry grown too big. It was just plants so when the AC clogged & I didn't have time to clean it, I unplugged it. Then a quite while later we had a brief power outage & the Whisper quit & wouldn't restart after a quick cleaning. Meanwhile the AC was growing algae &/or mold, yuck! OK, it doesn't really need a filter...
Jen sent me cool crypts, they seemed ok, as did some other plants. I changed water once in a while, removed java moss & unhappy or too happy stems. A holding pattern.
Back to filters, I just knew the AC would work again & it did! Encouraged, I cleaned the Whisper again...& it's working too!
This morning I noticed the water level was down. Eeek! The Whisper was leaking! Now I'm tearing down the tank so I can move it & the stand to dry out the carpet. Maybe I can get rid of the duckweed & moss, thinking positive!
I may try replacing the o-ring to see if that fixes it. These filters are more than 20 years old & I've never done that.
Jen sent me cool crypts, they seemed ok, as did some other plants. I changed water once in a while, removed java moss & unhappy or too happy stems. A holding pattern.
Back to filters, I just knew the AC would work again & it did! Encouraged, I cleaned the Whisper again...& it's working too!
This morning I noticed the water level was down. Eeek! The Whisper was leaking! Now I'm tearing down the tank so I can move it & the stand to dry out the carpet. Maybe I can get rid of the duckweed & moss, thinking positive!
I may try replacing the o-ring to see if that fixes it. These filters are more than 20 years old & I've never done that.