Poor water quality
- Thread starter Wulfonce
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Wulfonce;5026533; said:I ended up packing the baskets full of poly fiber. I've had the thing running for 15 hours now and I gotta say the water looks a lot better. Not to the quality you might see in POTM but its getting there.
One thing I have to mention is for the size of the motor I cant believe how quiet it is. I have to put my ear within a foot or two to even hear the thing running. Well done Fluval! I'll be buying again in the future.
STOP !
Unpack your fx5 and start again !
Fill all your media baskets with good bio media. Around 6kg of ceramic rings, matrix, bio max etc. On top of the bio media in the top basket you can then place a blue filter pad or some poly fiber. This finer filtration is essential to removing finer particles from the water and pre filter the bio media to prevent it from being clogged.
After a few weeks you can remove one the hobs. You will also notice the tank water will become clearer and water paramters will stabilize.
