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  1. Barry Tetra

    How to tell if there is bacteria in my filter

    How do you know bacteria is in my filter, where does it live in/how do i get them?
  2. C

    Filtration Pads

    I have an easy crystal filter box 600 from tetra that came with my tank. The care instructions aay the pad should he taken out and changed every four weeks and that bacteria grows on something else inside the filter called a biological grid I know that a lot of people say not to change roads...
  3. B

    Algae explosion from filter

    Hi all, I'm a first-time poster here. I had a small 20 gallon tank with a handful of fish several years ago, but am just now getting into the hobby with both feet. This weekend, I purchased a used 75 gallon system locally. Everything is in excellent condition, except the previous owner had...
  4. T

    Advise on new filter

    Looking for some advise, going to be re setting up my 180 Liter tank in the next few months and am looking for some suggestions on external canisters. Tanks going to be planted and stocked with tetras, apistogramma's and corys. Was lookng at a Fluvel FX4 but am thinking the flow rate will be a...
  5. K

    How to move 60 gallon tank?

    Hey everyone! Iā€™m new here and Iā€™m not sure if this is the right location for this topic, but I am moving soon and need some pointers on how to go about moving my 60 gallon goldfish tank. It is a 60 gallon marineland heartland tank& stand with 3 goldfish, and I am running a fluval FX4 filter...
  6. D

    Help with my Top Fin Silentstream 10

    Iā€™ve had this filter on my new tank for about a month and itā€™s clogged twice. I have been told not to replace the filter yet because I havenā€™t gotten my tank established. So, Iā€™ve been ā€œswishingā€ it in water I removed from the tank at a cleaning. This last time the filter didnā€™t unclog and the...
  7. MyFishKaren

    Improving Topfin 20 Filter

    I was recently linked a video on how to improve a Topfin 10 filter and am going to make improvements on my Topfin 20 filter after I eliminate the ammonia and nitrite from my tank. Does anyone have any personal experience with improving the Topfin 20 filter? What products did you use? I am...
  8. Ian.ryan

    Water

    Hi I have my first fish in my new tank, fish and plants doing well ammonia is 0 nitrite is 0 nitrate is 40 ppm. over the last couple of day, I have noticed that the water has become cloudy, the fish have been in 4 days so tonight I have cleaned the glass and cleaned the gravel and the top filter...
  9. M

    What's the best filter pads and media to buy

    I have a fluval 2 u series and wondering what' the best filter and media to use. My water is a little bit green looking through the side of the tank. And filter not collecting all debris as there is small particals floating and fish waste at the bottom of the tank. Wondering if I need to change...
  10. crunch7

    Plans For New Top Filter And Filter Media

    So i figured out that although "HOS" (Hang on Side) filters do an good job, nevertheless today or tomorrow their pump gets burned. I lost two expnesive filters where my pump got burned and all my bacteria dead.Ā Now that is firstly due to poor maintenance.Ā Further there is an option that you can...

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