I am looking for some advise on keeping the tank cleen and clear. Generaly it is preety good, but After about a week and a half the water starts to get a little cloudy.
Currently I have a 55gal, with 2 plecos, and a 10" Oscar. The pleco are pretty large to, 7" and 9". I am running a HOB filter with a Furval 404. The last time I canged the filtration material I rearanged it a little for better performance, I have the pre filter, carbon, Bio material and filter floss in the baskets from bottom to top. So far what I have read this should work better than I had it before. So far it is working OK, so far I am on a two week schedule for maitance, I do a 30 - 50% water change every two weeks and I rinse out the canister at the water change and I do a material replacement once a month of half the carbon, and I replace the floss, I also rinse out the sponge material and the pre- filter in old water. The Bio material I leave alone, or just rince in the old water to remove and waste that made it through the first two stages.
I am also in the prosess of gathering some info on building a larger tank, I am looking to setup a 120 or 175 gal chiclid tank for breeding, I wanted to put in two Oscars, at least one pleco and I wanted to have something else in there like a Red Devil or such. What else can I put in there with them, I also wanted to get a fresh water eel, but that may be to much. What would you advise as a filtration set up?
Thanks for your advise.
Currently I have a 55gal, with 2 plecos, and a 10" Oscar. The pleco are pretty large to, 7" and 9". I am running a HOB filter with a Furval 404. The last time I canged the filtration material I rearanged it a little for better performance, I have the pre filter, carbon, Bio material and filter floss in the baskets from bottom to top. So far what I have read this should work better than I had it before. So far it is working OK, so far I am on a two week schedule for maitance, I do a 30 - 50% water change every two weeks and I rinse out the canister at the water change and I do a material replacement once a month of half the carbon, and I replace the floss, I also rinse out the sponge material and the pre- filter in old water. The Bio material I leave alone, or just rince in the old water to remove and waste that made it through the first two stages.
I am also in the prosess of gathering some info on building a larger tank, I am looking to setup a 120 or 175 gal chiclid tank for breeding, I wanted to put in two Oscars, at least one pleco and I wanted to have something else in there like a Red Devil or such. What else can I put in there with them, I also wanted to get a fresh water eel, but that may be to much. What would you advise as a filtration set up?
Thanks for your advise.
