This might be a weird topic?

by **littlej2455** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:45 am

Alright I know that this is kind of weird but it just seems like I am picking up poop a lot in my tank. I only have 4 fish in a 125 right now and it just seems like I am picking up poop twice a day. And my question is, how often does an average fish poop? I know that it has to do with how much you feed them but, I was just wondering if maybe I feed my fish too much.

by **saltwaterpimp** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:05 am

you need more water flow,better filtration. your water flow should keep the poop suspended long enough for the filters to take out of the water

by **schigara** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:40 am

Agree with pimp.

More flow and circulation is needed. My sand is always clean with just 40x turnover rate. Every other month or so, I take one of the powerheads and blow the detritus out of the rock but thats it as far as poop maintenance goes.

by **littlej2455** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:36 am

oh ok, yeah i will have to see what i have.

by **littlej2455** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:38 pm

alright i just got back from my LFS and he said that my power heads were the right ones for the tank. It is just weird, it like when ever a fish poops it is always pushed down into the sand from the output from the sump. What is a good way to prevent it from being pushed down?

by **gumbii** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:37 pm

change the direction of the outlet... get an eductor...!!!

by **littlej2455** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:31 am

well it just seems like the outlets are crossing right in from of the inlet to the sump.

by **littlej2455** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:32 am

what is an eductor?

by **gumbii** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:23 am

i think you guys should take the time and google all of the things i type on here... you'll learn yourself some stuff...

http://storefront.addictiveaquatics.com ... 160-1.html

anyways... these things do wonders... they make you're return into a koralia style water generator...

by **schigara** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:15 pm

Most LFS people are full of shit or don't know shit or just don't care about your tank.

From your pic, I don't see any powerheads. All I see are 2 return nozzles. What pump is being used for the return?

Do you have any powerheads in the display tank? If so, what are they?

This might be a weird topic?

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