Yes the filters run during the whole process unless I’m doing the filter cleaning for the week. This time I propped the hose up so the water poured into the tank with a lot of surface agitation, I would let buckets sit out but my cats would play in them . […]
Also the green water seems worse since I did the water change earlier this afternoon…. Should I do less water changes? I’m so confused, LOL.
Amber
Amber Berglund wrote: > > > Yes bubbles form on the sides of the tank and some of the ornaments. I > did another water change today and the algae […]
Yes bubbles form on the sides of the tank and some of the ornaments. I did another water change today and the algae got worse so I will definitely let it outgas more when I refill again. Should I do another PWC tonight? I did one earlier today.
Amber
Lenny V. aka GoldLenny […]
Well I usually leave it inside the tank, but when I just did a water change I had it splashing onto the back wall of the tank or in one corner of the tank, so most of the time it was above the water. I can start letting it splash more to […]
Well, unless the water you are adding has suspended algae, then doing PWC’s should remove water with suspended algae and add back water without it… which should lessen the amount of suspended algae… unless something in your tap water is adding a lot of nutrients like nitrogenous compounds (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates) or phosphates… which would […]
I have 2 XP 4’s and I love them. As long as you separate the hoses right after unplugging the filter, it won’t back syphon back into the filter, and the hoses will still be full of water for when you plug it back in, so it will start right up again. […]
thinking of upgrading to a canister filter in my 55 gallon, do conister filters work with over flows or do you hang the lines over the top?
is it possible to drill into a tank yourself? or if i’m going to run air tubing should i just go ahead and run the filter lines over the […]
Jeannie,
I second Don’s advice on wearing the latex gloves which I neglected to mention. You will have sticky black all over your hands for days if you don’t.
Edgar
On Apr 20, 2009, at 2:59 PM, keepkoi wrote:
> > > Jeannie, > From the pictures you sent showing the outlet pipe, it […]
Jeannie, From the pictures you sent showing the outlet pipe, it didn’t look like there was an awful lot of outflow from the pond. Do you know about how much water flows through the pond (GPH) this early in the spring? If it’s not in excess of 1200 - 2000 GPH, you should […]
It has more to do with bioload than tank size or water volume.
The filter media mass and/or surface area is, in most cases, suitable for the tank size(s) listed on the filter. The problem comes with how/when so many fish keepers over stock their tanks. It wouldn’t be hard to test though. […]