I made a post a before about tons of very small particles in my 125 that make it look pretty gloomy.
People gave me great suggestions on that thread, but I still have not gotten rid of the particles.
The stocklist is in my signature. I have 2 XP3s and an Emperor 400. I do a 50% water change once a week, and I clean the filters (not the bio of course) every other week, and I vacuum the gravel every other week. Every time I test the parameters, they are fine.
I still kinda lean towards the idea that these particles are air bubbles, but they are so small it is hard to tell. But I am not sure if they are bubbles because when I turn the filters off, the particles do not rise to the surface, they just stay suspended in the same spot. Could this be air, even though it does not go to the surface?
I do not think the problem is algae, because the room remains pretty dark and I have the lights on a timer. Furthermore, these particles are present right after I do a 50% water change
I followed other's suggestions about eliminating the possibility that my XP3s are causing small air bubbles, and that did not work. I am almost to the point of taking my XP3s out of the equation and running on all power filters. I never hear people complain about XP3s though, so I don't know that that will be the solution.
One more thing- although the surface is agitated pretty well, there is kind of a white film on the surface. The film could be caused by these dang particles.
Does anyone have suggestions for me? Please help me! I put so much time into this tank, and all I want is pristine water
People gave me great suggestions on that thread, but I still have not gotten rid of the particles.
The stocklist is in my signature. I have 2 XP3s and an Emperor 400. I do a 50% water change once a week, and I clean the filters (not the bio of course) every other week, and I vacuum the gravel every other week. Every time I test the parameters, they are fine.
I still kinda lean towards the idea that these particles are air bubbles, but they are so small it is hard to tell. But I am not sure if they are bubbles because when I turn the filters off, the particles do not rise to the surface, they just stay suspended in the same spot. Could this be air, even though it does not go to the surface?
I do not think the problem is algae, because the room remains pretty dark and I have the lights on a timer. Furthermore, these particles are present right after I do a 50% water change
I followed other's suggestions about eliminating the possibility that my XP3s are causing small air bubbles, and that did not work. I am almost to the point of taking my XP3s out of the equation and running on all power filters. I never hear people complain about XP3s though, so I don't know that that will be the solution.
One more thing- although the surface is agitated pretty well, there is kind of a white film on the surface. The film could be caused by these dang particles.
Does anyone have suggestions for me? Please help me! I put so much time into this tank, and all I want is pristine water
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