Rob P
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I have recently noticed small debris particles blowing around inside the tank.
I don't think i'm under filtered - Aquamanta EFX200 external (800lph) on a 125L tank + Koralia 900, and can't be accused of slack maintenance (currently at 3 x 40-50% water changes per week with substrate vac each time).
I clean the filter fortnightly and regularly replace the wool pad (monthly). I've also added 100ml bagged purigen recently (this week). In the 3 trays at the minute i'm running: tray 1 - coarse sponge only, tray 2 - ceramic noodles, tray 3 - finer sponge, wool pad & purigen.
It would seem this has been noticable since putting co2 diffuser onto filter intake. Could it be that the flow of co2 bubbles through the filter is dislodging cack caught in the various media and recirculating it??
I see on a daily basis fine particles resting on the leaves of some plants which is causing confusion when i'm trying to assess if I have recurring diatom issues or if i'm actually getting somewhere (my TMC's have been on 20% for a few weeks now). Most days I get a planting prong in the tank and shake the debris off but it's there the next day.
Any ideas?
Rob
I don't think i'm under filtered - Aquamanta EFX200 external (800lph) on a 125L tank + Koralia 900, and can't be accused of slack maintenance (currently at 3 x 40-50% water changes per week with substrate vac each time).
I clean the filter fortnightly and regularly replace the wool pad (monthly). I've also added 100ml bagged purigen recently (this week). In the 3 trays at the minute i'm running: tray 1 - coarse sponge only, tray 2 - ceramic noodles, tray 3 - finer sponge, wool pad & purigen.
It would seem this has been noticable since putting co2 diffuser onto filter intake. Could it be that the flow of co2 bubbles through the filter is dislodging cack caught in the various media and recirculating it??
I see on a daily basis fine particles resting on the leaves of some plants which is causing confusion when i'm trying to assess if I have recurring diatom issues or if i'm actually getting somewhere (my TMC's have been on 20% for a few weeks now). Most days I get a planting prong in the tank and shake the debris off but it's there the next day.
Any ideas?
Rob