Hi.
When trying to breed shrimps, i know it's recommended to use a foam filter. However, i'm wondering what do people use for larger tanks?
I'm using a Tetratec EX700 on a 10g tank, modified to have foam over the end. It's only been running a couple of weeks, but i'm not too satisfied with it.
To start with, there's a lot of bits floating around in the tank. the external filter used to take care of this, but now they dont get through the foam.
my next problem is the foam is getting blocked up too fast. i was hoping that i could at least leave it for more than a couple of weeks. But, after cleaning the tank today, i noticed the lack of water flow. it was next to nothing, and i hadnt realised :/ the foam was totally blocked, yet with the foam being dark i couldnt tell.
as i havent had any baby shrimp yet, im not sure how small they'll be and what you can get away with.
could anyone advise / give suggestions on the best ways to filter, whilst stopping the floating bits, and if possible, without the foam blocking so fast !!
thanks
When trying to breed shrimps, i know it's recommended to use a foam filter. However, i'm wondering what do people use for larger tanks?
I'm using a Tetratec EX700 on a 10g tank, modified to have foam over the end. It's only been running a couple of weeks, but i'm not too satisfied with it.
To start with, there's a lot of bits floating around in the tank. the external filter used to take care of this, but now they dont get through the foam.
my next problem is the foam is getting blocked up too fast. i was hoping that i could at least leave it for more than a couple of weeks. But, after cleaning the tank today, i noticed the lack of water flow. it was next to nothing, and i hadnt realised :/ the foam was totally blocked, yet with the foam being dark i couldnt tell.
as i havent had any baby shrimp yet, im not sure how small they'll be and what you can get away with.
could anyone advise / give suggestions on the best ways to filter, whilst stopping the floating bits, and if possible, without the foam blocking so fast !!
thanks