hey all
got a used ehiem 2213 of a mate about 2 months ago and after cleaning the canister and putting new media in it thought it would be grand for my 120lt tank. couldnt understand why the tank still seemed dirty and the flow was crap compared to the £10 filter i used before even though i do constant water changes . out of my 4 honey dew gouramies 2 have what i think are dropsy. its a community tank with lots of other fish that all seem fine and happy.
then i read a topic about how the ehiem pipes can get bunged with crap so i decided to take the whole lot down and give it a proper nuts and bold clean. i couldn't believe the amount of gunk that came from the pipes.
after that the flow was much better and the tank seemed a whoe lot cleaner.
is there any thing i can do for these 2 fish.theyseem to have basicaly went from fine to bloat in less than a week i have another small tank to isolate them but i dont have a heater.
got a used ehiem 2213 of a mate about 2 months ago and after cleaning the canister and putting new media in it thought it would be grand for my 120lt tank. couldnt understand why the tank still seemed dirty and the flow was crap compared to the £10 filter i used before even though i do constant water changes . out of my 4 honey dew gouramies 2 have what i think are dropsy. its a community tank with lots of other fish that all seem fine and happy.
then i read a topic about how the ehiem pipes can get bunged with crap so i decided to take the whole lot down and give it a proper nuts and bold clean. i couldn't believe the amount of gunk that came from the pipes.
after that the flow was much better and the tank seemed a whoe lot cleaner.
is there any thing i can do for these 2 fish.theyseem to have basicaly went from fine to bloat in less than a week i have another small tank to isolate them but i dont have a heater.
