Eheim 2260 Media

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Just saw this from that article you posted...

"I never clean the wood or rocks in my tanks, and I am sure quite a few people would find my tanks quite dirty with all the algae and moss growing over things, but I like it that way, and I like to think my fish do too. For bacteria there is no difference between living inside the tank or inside the filter! So even when I throw out all of my filter material, I make only a small dent in the bio filtration capacity of my tank."

I wouldnt like that haha i want super clear water.
 
Just a heads up on the Plecostomas- they will produce a lot of waste in the form of long stringy poo. The catfish will keep the excess food cleaned up on the bottom.

How long have you had this tank running? If it is new, it just might be an algae bloom, especially since it looks like the tank is getting a lot of light from the windows.

Also, the sand may still be causing a little bit of cloudiness.


Actually, I like my rocks and driftwood looking natural so I do not clean the bits of algae & stuff off of them either. It gives the fish something to pick at and looks very natural to me. But my water is clear and the fish look happy.
 
Its been up about a month. But I put the sand in about a week and a half ago and I havent even done a water change since changing the gravel to sand. I rinsed it out real well first but of course itll take a few changes to be real clear. Also my well water is really high in iron...If I leave it out in a bucket or something overnight a film forms over it and it looks really awful just poured out in a glass haha. I'm sure itll clear up after a couple changes I just knew I need one more type of fine filtration.
 
Since your tank has only been up about a month, you are probably experiencing a bacterial bloom. Do you know if your tank has cycled or not? If you did not do a fishless cycle or are doing a fish-in-tank cycle, I would not add any additional fish at this time.

If you do not already have a test kit, I would recommend getting one. I prefer the API Freshwater Master Test Kit as it contains 4 test tubes, instructions & tests for Ammonia, NitrIte, NitrAte, low & high pH. Since you also have well water, you might want to consider getting a gH & kH reagents also, unless your Local Fish store can perform those tests for you.

I also have well water (private) as my water supply & it is also very hard water. Sometimes it is preferable to choose the type of fish you keep depending on their water softness/hardness preference rather than having to adjust the water parameters to meet their needs.

I'm not sure of your experience with keeping fish, so these are just a few of the suggestions I have made.
 
Just saw this old post haha thanks for all the help back then. I know literally 1000 times more now about fishkeeping than I did then. I did manage to figure out that I had to cycle the tank with a couple fish first. That tank i was askin about was/is my first tank...ended up pretty decent. Kind of hard to screw up too bad with a 2260 tho haha.

Anyone reading this thread now...go to HERE Its a really good thread about the 2260/media
 
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