Power head

[Kyel3840]

I've been having problems with fish poop settling in certain spots in my tank. I have an fx6 and AquaClear 110 on my tank but use them mainly for surface agitation. I have a 150 tall at this time but will have a 240 up and running within the next month. Should I get a power head for water movement in the tank so that the waste will actually make it to my intakes?

 

[KeepsWaterAndSomeFish]

What species are you keeping? If they would be happy with more water movement I would add a powerhead to disturb these dead spots. Another thing is that if its a lot building up reducing the feeding would help. Most people overfeed unintentionally. killing with kindness is more common than you would think

 

[ragin_cajun]

gravel vac.

 

[Kyel3840]

I have a young Barred Midas and a young Argentea

 

[ragin_cajun]

What food are you feeding? I've noticed some foods are better than others about solids on the bottom.

 

[ragin_cajun]

As in ..... and I HATE to say this for fear of starting a HUGE flame war ..... NLS is kinda bad. I used to feed NLS, great food, but it just seemed to leave a lot of red solids all over the tank....turds, red dust everywhere, etc. I never noticed it, figured it was just the way it is.

I got a suggestion to try Xtreme from some other users I respect, and I don't vacuum nearly as much anymore. So, try some different pellets for a month and see if you notice any difference.

It could depend on the type of fish, too. I keep Vieja and Amph's, they eat a lot, and this helped. I think SA's like Green Terrors metabolize NLS solids better maybe? I'm not sure, but different pellets helped me a lot with solids collecting on the bottom so much.

But, still, gravel vac.

 

[Kyel3840]

I feed NLS cichlid formula and krill. For a treat I give them bloodworms