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ooops just realized I put this question in the wrong place
For weeks now my tank has been cloudy, but's not like milky, more like it's full of very very very small suspended matter,I can see the stuff moving with the flow of the water. I have done many water changes and though it seems less cloudy? after the water change, it's soon back to the way it was before the water change. I have 4 axies though up until a few days ago I had only three, the original 3 are always floating. But it's not like the are forced to more like they choose to. And they like to hang around the out flow of the filter where the water flow is fastest and tend to gulp air more than i would think normal It makes me think that the floating stuff is like reducing the oxygen levels... Because I do have a air stone. The new guy isn't floating as much. but he's rather timid as I save him from a too small over crowded tank, he's lost most of his tail, so he was the one who got picked on.
I tried adding a secondary filter, ( one of those corner air driven types) just incase the stuff was excess matter in the tank, but it makes no difference. I was thinking of trying a product call Magic Clear, it binds suspended matter together which in turn helps the filter work more efficiently. It worked a treat in my tropical tank, but not sure if I can use it with axies. Can any one help?
Just a comment on the over crowded axie tank, the shop had them in a small tank to make keeping them cool easier, they were trying to do the right thing, but didn't realise that by trying to reduce one stress causing problem they were creating others... so I forgive them a little because they were trying... funny they thanked me for saving the poor guy.
For weeks now my tank has been cloudy, but's not like milky, more like it's full of very very very small suspended matter,I can see the stuff moving with the flow of the water. I have done many water changes and though it seems less cloudy? after the water change, it's soon back to the way it was before the water change. I have 4 axies though up until a few days ago I had only three, the original 3 are always floating. But it's not like the are forced to more like they choose to. And they like to hang around the out flow of the filter where the water flow is fastest and tend to gulp air more than i would think normal It makes me think that the floating stuff is like reducing the oxygen levels... Because I do have a air stone. The new guy isn't floating as much. but he's rather timid as I save him from a too small over crowded tank, he's lost most of his tail, so he was the one who got picked on.
I tried adding a secondary filter, ( one of those corner air driven types) just incase the stuff was excess matter in the tank, but it makes no difference. I was thinking of trying a product call Magic Clear, it binds suspended matter together which in turn helps the filter work more efficiently. It worked a treat in my tropical tank, but not sure if I can use it with axies. Can any one help?
Just a comment on the over crowded axie tank, the shop had them in a small tank to make keeping them cool easier, they were trying to do the right thing, but didn't realise that by trying to reduce one stress causing problem they were creating others... so I forgive them a little because they were trying... funny they thanked me for saving the poor guy.