AdamK1
Community Member
Literally as the title says. There's so much stuff flying around in my water, and it's driving me mad!
I've a 300l system, running uv, carbon, oversized roller mat, big skimmer. My water is gin clear. White bucket test is a pass! The fish would look like floating in air if it wasn't for all the little bits of whatever floating around. I'll watch a fish take a dump, then soon enough it hits a powerhead and gets sprayed all over the place. Then there's other suspended particles. Uneaten food, etc. I've dropped down on feeding, but it still happens. Its driving me mad.
It's not sand. I do have sand but its quite course, and any of that that gets picked up drops right back down again.
Why isn't my mechanical filtration doing the job? I'm running a 4k lph return pump at 80%, it's like my sump isn't turning water over fast enough, but by the numbers it's very much enough. I feel like hooking up a big canister filter full of nothing but floss and running that, but I know it'd be a nutrients factory within hours!
What am I missing? Any tips?
I've a 300l system, running uv, carbon, oversized roller mat, big skimmer. My water is gin clear. White bucket test is a pass! The fish would look like floating in air if it wasn't for all the little bits of whatever floating around. I'll watch a fish take a dump, then soon enough it hits a powerhead and gets sprayed all over the place. Then there's other suspended particles. Uneaten food, etc. I've dropped down on feeding, but it still happens. Its driving me mad.
It's not sand. I do have sand but its quite course, and any of that that gets picked up drops right back down again.
Why isn't my mechanical filtration doing the job? I'm running a 4k lph return pump at 80%, it's like my sump isn't turning water over fast enough, but by the numbers it's very much enough. I feel like hooking up a big canister filter full of nothing but floss and running that, but I know it'd be a nutrients factory within hours!
What am I missing? Any tips?
