The volume of water doesn't matter. It's the number of fish you put in. I also think filter manufacturers tend to exaggerate the ability of their filters. I generally like to go at least one size larger than is recommended for my tank, or run multiple filters
Anyone mind helping me with my first setup?
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What you're after is the flow rate of the filter. You want your tank's volume to AT LEAST be turning over six times per hour. Depending on the type of fish you keep, how large they are, and how heavily stocked your tank is, it's common to achieve a flow rate of ten times the tank's volume per hour. I have twelve times turnover on my pond, because I have big fish in there. Also, I have this thing about filtration. But, anyway, shoot for flow rate, not what's marked on the box or what size the filter claims to be for. To do this, you can combine multiple filters in order to achieve a desired rate of flow. For example, I have three canister filters on my 180, and these, combined, achieve a flow rate somewhere around 8 times the tank's volume per hour.
andyjs;3743866; said:
yep that's right and thats why i said, ''pure ammonia'' in my post.
see,
Deaths Sting;3743762; said:
Alright, I have an issue. I got everything set up today, added decorations, filter, heater etc.
Well the issue is that my uncle told me that he had cleaned the attachments for the filter. For good measure I rinsed out everything to just at the very least de-dust it. Well, the filters output has a cap on the output attachment (the part that goes above the water) to build up more pressure in the tube. The problem is that because of this cap I couldn't see in the tube so I couldn't see that there was a giant blockage of month old food and grime.
Needless to say when I ran the filter it shot an excess of 5 good pinches of food and dust into the tank. I managed to find the net and fish MOST of it out but some (a couple of pieces here and there) are sitting on the gravel.
The reason I'm coming here to ask for help is because of the grime that came out with the food. Right now it looks like a really thin cloud of dirt is in the tank. The mass of tiny particles is keeping more towards the mid-back of the tank and from the top 1-5ish inches down. Please help me out guys. I know I didn't provide the best description but its the best I could.
Well the issue is that my uncle told me that he had cleaned the attachments for the filter. For good measure I rinsed out everything to just at the very least de-dust it. Well, the filters output has a cap on the output attachment (the part that goes above the water) to build up more pressure in the tube. The problem is that because of this cap I couldn't see in the tube so I couldn't see that there was a giant blockage of month old food and grime.
Needless to say when I ran the filter it shot an excess of 5 good pinches of food and dust into the tank. I managed to find the net and fish MOST of it out but some (a couple of pieces here and there) are sitting on the gravel.
The reason I'm coming here to ask for help is because of the grime that came out with the food. Right now it looks like a really thin cloud of dirt is in the tank. The mass of tiny particles is keeping more towards the mid-back of the tank and from the top 1-5ish inches down. Please help me out guys. I know I didn't provide the best description but its the best I could.
Got the filter back up to power. I don't know, I think the filter is trashed because There bubbles on everything and they won't leave (plants rock etc) and in order to remove the cloud of dust I'd have to empty and rewash everything and at the worse case scenario the filter is putting too much oxygen into the tank then I can't do anything because I have zero cash for a new filter.
Yeah, looked around the web forever and finally found like 2 people with the same issue as me. Its not dust but its millions of micro bubbles being caused by the filter. I don't know what to do to stop this from happening.
Edit : For my water conditioner I'm using Tetra Aqua : AquaSafe with BioExtract for "Healthy, Clear Water." if that matters.
Oh and its alright that I added the water to my tank then added the conditioner to the water while it was in the tank right? I stirred it a bit then let it sit for about 40ish mins.
Edit : For my water conditioner I'm using Tetra Aqua : AquaSafe with BioExtract for "Healthy, Clear Water." if that matters.
Oh and its alright that I added the water to my tank then added the conditioner to the water while it was in the tank right? I stirred it a bit then let it sit for about 40ish mins.
