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Posted 9 Months, 1 Week ago #1
I bought one of those cheap small filters with the padding and active carbon in it but now Its covering everything in my tank with blackness. any suggestions?
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Posted 9 Months, 1 Week ago #2
if you go for the biological filter you get all these actions that you described..moreovewr the cheapest filter is undergravel filter...
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Posted 9 Months, 1 Week ago #3
well who's idea was it to make a filter that just makes your tank look worse?!? gosh.
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Posted 9 Months, 1 Week ago #4
You probably should have rinsed the carbon off before you put it in. The black stuff is likely just carbon dust. Most filters will instruct you to rinse the carbon media before adding it for this reason.
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Posted 9 Months, 1 Week ago #5
I still like under gravel filters.
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Posted 9 Months, 1 Week ago #6
Okay, thanks a lot... so I completely took all the filter media and active carbon out of the filter should I try it again just rinse it out this time? also, would an undergravel filter work with the sand I have?
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Posted 9 Months, 1 Week ago #7
From what I heard, sand compacts easily and will need frequent disturbing to prevent it from being stuck in the underground filter.
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Posted 9 Months ago #8
the undergroun filters are great for tanks with more gravel, because with the sand it gets sucked in frequently and it ruins the filter
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Posted 9 Months ago #9
thanks for the help!
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