By in front of I meant closest to the outtake on the filter, after re-reading my post I thought it may sound confusing.
Amber
Amber Berglund wrote: > > On a side note I thought I would let people know that the 10 gallon kits > that walmart sells now have a little “bio” insert in […]
On a side note I thought I would let people know that the 10 gallon kits that walmart sells now have a little “bio” insert in front of the normal cartridge so that you can just remove the carbon and not hurt your beneficial bacteria residing on the 2nd cartridge (looks like […]
Your biological media should be placed after the mechanical media that removes debris from the water. Placing it before the mechanical media means that it will be also doing part of the job of that media, as well as the biological filtration, and thus need to be cleaned often. If you are using chemical filtration […]
Yes, the microscopic nitrifying bacteria live on all surface areas where there is a supply of oxygenated water. However, since all of the tank’s water flows through the filter system several times an hour, the overwhelming majority of the nitrifying bacteria will reside there since that’s where all the food is passing by on […]
Yes, PetsMart will do a water test for you but they typically use the dip sticks which would be less reliable than your kit but nothing wrong with having it done for comparative purposes. Either have them write down the results in numbers or you do it yourself. DO NOT accept “It’s OK” […]
Thanks, I had to wash the things, because I bought everything from a guy at a garage sale. It was dusty, had old seaweed, and all that white crusty stuff. No soap was used.
The old filter is “second nature Whisper power filter” C. The new filter is Aqua clear 70 with the […]
Hi Matt, As I stated earlier in response to your answer, to the question of whether you added anything new to your tank that would raise the pH, Jave Moss (or any plant) is not a concern for raising pH, so this was not your problem.
If, on the otherhand, you feel […]
I can’t tell you what the fountain pump was my husband suprised me with it a few years ago( a beckett maybe).. we had it on a elevated stand in the pond about 2 feet underwater and 3 feet above the bottom. It had ran constanly for 2 years even through the winter, I […]