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I've had my 50g show tank up and running for a couple of months. It has been fully cycled for over a month and the water parameters are perfect. Ph-8.2, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, nitrates NEVER go above 10ppm. I do weekly 20% changes, sometimes even more often than that. I feed the fish once a day no more than they can eat in about 30 seconds. The tank appears relatively clear from the front but from the side there is a bit haze. I also have particles flowing around the water.
The tank is filtered by a C-360 and a Penguin 350. I also have a Maxi-jet 1200 with sponge pre-filter in the tank.
I've searched the forums and found many other threads about similar problems so I tried the suggested solutions. I filled up almost a whole tray in the 360 with quilt batting (its laying on top of the ceramic rings in the top tray) then placed the "buffing pad" on top of the quilt batting. I stuffed as much quilt batting as I could into the penguin 350 behind the carbon media.
Then I thought maybe it is caused by free floating algae. Before opting for a UV sterilizer I figured I'd try no light for a while. So I didn't turn on the lights to the tank for 4 days in hopes that the filters would remove any free floating algae and no more would be produced. No luck, I turned the lights on only to find the haze and particles are still there. I don't know what to do.
Any suggestions?
I alternate feeding New Life Spectrum cichlid formula, and spirulina flakes. Temp is a steady 78F. The substrate is play sand which I think may be the particles as I've recently learned it is very light in weight. And yes it was rinsed throughly before use. The rocks are lace rock, again, thoroughly washed before use.
Thanks in advance,
Khris
The tank is filtered by a C-360 and a Penguin 350. I also have a Maxi-jet 1200 with sponge pre-filter in the tank.
I've searched the forums and found many other threads about similar problems so I tried the suggested solutions. I filled up almost a whole tray in the 360 with quilt batting (its laying on top of the ceramic rings in the top tray) then placed the "buffing pad" on top of the quilt batting. I stuffed as much quilt batting as I could into the penguin 350 behind the carbon media.
Then I thought maybe it is caused by free floating algae. Before opting for a UV sterilizer I figured I'd try no light for a while. So I didn't turn on the lights to the tank for 4 days in hopes that the filters would remove any free floating algae and no more would be produced. No luck, I turned the lights on only to find the haze and particles are still there. I don't know what to do.
Any suggestions?
I alternate feeding New Life Spectrum cichlid formula, and spirulina flakes. Temp is a steady 78F. The substrate is play sand which I think may be the particles as I've recently learned it is very light in weight. And yes it was rinsed throughly before use. The rocks are lace rock, again, thoroughly washed before use.
Thanks in advance,
Khris