what can cause ammonia spikes???

[Guro]

maybe time to change some biomedia

 

[WyldFya]

maybe time to change some biomedia

I strongly recommend that you do not do this.

 

[WyldFya]

How badly was the female con decomposed? Is all the food you are feeding getting eaten???

 

[Guro]

i bow to you wisdom wyld fya my biggest tank 6x2x2 at the moment with fluval fx5 on the box of the bio balls it says one year replace that was my thinking plz enligthen me

 

[Tychevelle]

Yeah never change the biomedia it will throw ur tank into a cycle or at a minimum a mini cycle if its dirty just rinse it in TANK water , the female con wasn't decomposed at all looks like she just died a few hours b4 i found her ... al see'm to be back to normal but im still curious what caused this , could have been the con but .... dunno

 

[aidenb]

Too many or too big of fish in the tank

 

[Wolf3101]

The reason manufacturers recomend periodic bio-media replacement is to.....
<drum roll please>
SELL you more media.

YES bio-media can become clogged over time but a simple vigerious rince in used tank water (no more than 1/4 of the media at a time) will cure that problem.

 

[WyldFya]

i bow to you wisdom wyld fya my biggest tank 6x2x2 at the moment with fluval fx5 on the box of the bio balls it says one year replace that was my thinking plz enligthen me

They do that to make more money. Bio-media doesn't need to be replaced, just periodically rinsed in tank water.

 

[Tychevelle]

Too many or too big of fish in the tank

so u think 2 oscars and a JD is overstocked for a 135g with a constant water change system?

 

[Guro]

thanks for that ill have a vodka for you