scubaferret Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 hi i'm new to this and have bought a 2 hand tank 2ft model in it i have 4 neons 3 small gold fish not sure what they r and 2 algie eaters . am having to clean my filter every 2 to 4 days as it becomes compleatly cloged up. Have treated the water for algalblooms etc . today in desperation i have striped the entire system scrubbed everthing except the fish and did a 50% dilution of the orignal water and fitted an under gravel lift in one coner the filter plate can have up to 4 such lifts fitted .does any one think that i have missed and thig or think that there is somthing else i can do ??? :-? very unhappy and wet ferret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucid Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 maybe try feeding a little less :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 It is not so good to mix tropical and cold water fish like that unless they are fancy goldfish and the temp is not too high. What sort of filter was always clogging up before you put in the under gravels? Generally speaking, under gravels and goldfish don't mix cos they rummage through the substrate and when biggre can expose the filter plates. Perhaps your fur is also clogging things a little unhappy and wet ferret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 what food are you feeding? cheep food will muck up a tank , also how much food are you feeding? they only need a few flakes of fish food each, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 Maybe scubaferret means platties or some other yellow/gold coloured fish rather than goldfish... 3 small gold fish not sure what they r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubaferret Posted July 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 the problem the old shark filter motor was workin but the impeller wasn't . bought a new eheim classic 2213 and the water is clearing after only two hours . :lol: thx every one 4 your input half dry ferret :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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