Normal amount of particles in water?

[stlredbird]

We have a small 15 gallon tank. We are new to this, just 2 months in, and everyone seems healthy, i clean sock twice a week, cycle water once a week, vacuum sand once a month, but to me there seems to be a lot of particles suspended in the water. Is that normal? If not what can i do to help? It isn’t food i don’t think.


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[Dan_P]

We have a small 15 gallon tank. We are new to this, just 2 months in, and everyone seems healthy, i clean sock twice a week, cycle water once a week, vacuum sand once a month, but to me there seems to be a lot of particles suspended in the water. Is that normal? If not what can i do to help? It isn’t food i don’t think.


See video here

Yes, there can be a surprising amount of suspended particles in a saltwater aquarium. Since you don’t report cloudy water, i assume you are keeping up with it