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Check the seals on canister filters. There’s nothing more disappointing than finding your “new” canister filter leaks. Sometimes all you need to do is clean or replace the large O-ring seal. Sometimes there’s a bigger issue. Ask the seller how often they cleaned out their filter, and ...
Filtration:A sponge filter or a shrimp-friendly canister filter is ideal. Sponge filters are gentle enough to prevent baby shrimp from being drawn in and encourage the growth of biofilm, which serves as an important food source. Canister filters provide superior water quality management but necessit...
What are these tiny brown worms in my 10 gallon aquarium? 7/21/07 Hi my name is Donna, I've had my 10 gallon fish tanks for about 3 yrs I was changing the filter tonight and I noticed a couple of little brown looking worms that are located on some of my artificial plants that I...
Hang-on-the-back filters and internal canister filters cause specific problems because the inlet and outlet openings are close together, so even if you have lots of turnover, the end of the tank far from the filter can become relatively stagnant. So if you use hang-on-the-back filters or...
aquarium salt and a bit of Fungus Clear to the smaller tank and observed the black moor carefully. I also did daily water changes for three days and a change of carbon filter with the main tank as I noticed that the water is cloudy and has a smell to it. Perhaps it's not a ...