90L Tank

fidjet2 · Feb 4, 2012

hey all,
My 90 L tank is starting to really annoy me, i LOVE my flame dwarf gourami, but am considering taking him back to the lfs along with the 15 neons and 2 panda's (lost one today, was going to give them back anyway as not enough money to get the shoal they need) the algae is just out of controll, i can't clean everything because the fish and things get in the way, the sand needs changing as well, along with nicer plants.....

SO if i was to take them all back, what could i do with stocking?
I could ask them to keep gourami ( i love his personality :wub:

but i want him to be happy.
Another question is about the filter- how would i keep the bacteria alive when i clean the whole thing out? keep it in bucket of tank water while i do it quickely?

If i was to do this, it wouldn't be until i order my plants online - LFS's are terrible with the plants-

help please

garyspence84 · Feb 4, 2012

Maybe your filter isnt big/powerfull enough for your tank? When I'm cleaning out my filter, i always do it in a big bucket of water I'v siphoned (excuse my spelling :blink:

)out my tank, and this keeps the bacteria good.

As for the fish.... i would just keep them and give the tank a good 'going over'. If they are getting in the way, stick them into a bucket (water taken from the tank again), that way you can get stuck in :lol:

Good luck

G

soybean · Feb 4, 2012

Stick the fish and the filter in a bucket or small storage container of tank water, take all the decor out, give it a good scrub down, fill it up again. You don't need to return the fish just to clean out the tank!

fidjet2 · Feb 4, 2012

thank you both, i will take the cory's back in the morning and get out the 80 L tub i have, the filter is a hood filter thing, so just take the media out and put it in with them? i do have a little 50lph thing that i could shove some of the filter in if they need some sort of filter ??