I have a 10-gallon cube tank with the filtration chambers in the back. The pump is all the way to the left-hand side of the tank, the intake is on the right, and there are two chambers in the middle. One is for mechanical filtration media, the other is for chemical media.
The tank came with two plastic boxes with slots in the top and bottom that fit in the middle chambers for holding filter media. I replaced the box for mechanical filter media with a big sponge filter that fit perfectly in the box's place.
The tank also came with two small cotton bags with ceramic rings for biological filtration. The bags are supposed to go in the plastic boxes mentioned above.
Anyway, I'm concerned that my tank might not have enough biological filtration media. It's been up and running for about a month and a half, but ammonia levels keep creeping up. The ammonia is not at a terrible level (less than .25), but it's still there.
I'm using Zeo-carb for chemical filtration and I don't have a heavy load. I currently have three zebra danios, two leopard danios and two kuhli loaches. I would like to add two more kuhli loaches and I'm going to need to get an algae eater soon, but the rising amonia levels make me nervous about adding more fish.
So, what can I put in there to enhance the biological filtration? I read about bioballs and nanoballs earlier. Are those any good? How do they work? Do I just drop them in the back of the tank and forget about them?
Thanks
The tank came with two plastic boxes with slots in the top and bottom that fit in the middle chambers for holding filter media. I replaced the box for mechanical filter media with a big sponge filter that fit perfectly in the box's place.
The tank also came with two small cotton bags with ceramic rings for biological filtration. The bags are supposed to go in the plastic boxes mentioned above.
Anyway, I'm concerned that my tank might not have enough biological filtration media. It's been up and running for about a month and a half, but ammonia levels keep creeping up. The ammonia is not at a terrible level (less than .25), but it's still there.
I'm using Zeo-carb for chemical filtration and I don't have a heavy load. I currently have three zebra danios, two leopard danios and two kuhli loaches. I would like to add two more kuhli loaches and I'm going to need to get an algae eater soon, but the rising amonia levels make me nervous about adding more fish.
So, what can I put in there to enhance the biological filtration? I read about bioballs and nanoballs earlier. Are those any good? How do they work? Do I just drop them in the back of the tank and forget about them?
Thanks
