Cleaning Question

[mugzy213]

Hey again!:)

I change my water 30% every day and use a siphon to clean the bottom of the BB tank. But I always seem to have like little dust particle's at the bottom. I use a spounge and still have them! any ideas?


thanks

[Eddie]

Hey again!:)

I change my water 30% every day and use a siphon to clean the bottom of the BB tank. But I always seem to have like little dust particle's at the bottom. I use a spounge and still have them! any ideas?


thanks

It's normal if you are just using a sponge filter. There is not enough current to keep things from settling. I have this at the bottom of all my tanks that run sponge filters alone.

Eddie

[mugzy213]

Im using 2 penguin 350 and 2 spounge filters in a 55 gal. do you think that is to much?

[Eddie]

Im using 2 penguin 350 and 2 spounge filters in a 55 gal. do you think that is to much?

You use 2 P350s and 2 sponge filters and you still get particles settling?

Eddie

[mugzy213]

You use 2 P350s and 2 sponge filters and you still get particles settling?

Eddie

yeah the intake's are near the top tho...

[Eddie]

yeah the intake's are near the top tho...

Yeah but the outflow should pick up particles from the bottom. My 55 had 2 P350s on it and there was never too much settling. When was the last time you broke down the filters and cleaned them out?

Eddie

[mugzy213]

yeah I'll try that and see what happens...

Its not alot, just sorta bugs me...

I was just worried that the fish might eat it and get sick.


thanks though:)

[Eddie]

yeah I'll try that and see what happens...

Its not alot, just sorta bugs me...

I was just worried that the fish might eat it and get sick.


thanks though:)

I dont think the fish will eat the stuff and get sick. If you had a gravel/sand bottom, you could imagine how that would collect and over time.....that would make your fish sick. ;)

Eddie