try once a day,try to stop any food from being wasted. try some bacter plus in your filter.its in the yellow plastic flip top thing
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couple of canisters, a wet dry and a uv.. i put a lot of filter floss on my canister to trap floating particles.. i then clean it up alternatively once a week. Replace it once a month. But i think my secret is water changes every 3rd day.
Ive been using omnipure wholehouse cartrige filters on my 240. The cartriges are the pleated type (30 micron). Once a week I change out the dirty one with one thats been soaking in bleach. 6 months and I'm still using the recycled cartriges.
i use fluval poerheads stuffed with charchold.
i havent been lately because i just setup like 5 turtle tubs (rubbermaid tubs )
and i need them for that
i havent been lately because i just setup like 5 turtle tubs (rubbermaid tubs )
and i need them for that
I use a H.O.T. Magnum with the micron cartridge. That seems to do the trick and is a lot of less work than the Vortex. Another method is the use of filter sponges. (Aquarium Technologies, Hagen, Azoo, etc.) Now I know that they're not a welcome addition to a otherwise beautiful aquascaping scheme, but they work. Especially when they're used with a powerhead (Aquarium Technolgies models)and the sponges are cultured. You'd be suprised in how well they clean up. I hope this helped.
Diatomagic Diatom filter or D~1 Vortex. You shouldn't really need to use the diatom filters that much though. I add the normal "charge" of diatom powder and after it gets settled on the bag I will add a tsp of powdered activated carbon. This works wonders on aquarium water! you probably should find the cause of the water problem though.
