I just got my axie home and saw she was having trouble getting around on river bed rocks so i took some out and it made the water murky and has been like that for a few hours now. ive done amonia/nitrite tests and they are fine. i was just wondering if you could suggest what could be happening? ive had some feeder fish in there for a week or so. the filter is a gravel one (waiting on bio filter in the mail).
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Hi Ryan,
The problem with under gravel filters is that the muck is stockpiled under the substrate and doesn't leave the water, this causes the water to cloud up.
Having river bed rocks in the tank as substrate makes it even more difficult as the only way to clean under these is to shift the rocks, muck also accumulates under the stones and clouds up the water.
Also, when you originally put the river rocks in the tank - did you rinse them well to remove the silt before putting them in the tank? If not, then moving them now may be stirring up the silt that was left to settle from the rocks when first introduced to the tank.
Are you using pellets at all to feed the axololts? Un-eaten pellets can cause cloudiness as well.
The problem with under gravel filters is that the muck is stockpiled under the substrate and doesn't leave the water, this causes the water to cloud up.
Having river bed rocks in the tank as substrate makes it even more difficult as the only way to clean under these is to shift the rocks, muck also accumulates under the stones and clouds up the water.
Also, when you originally put the river rocks in the tank - did you rinse them well to remove the silt before putting them in the tank? If not, then moving them now may be stirring up the silt that was left to settle from the rocks when first introduced to the tank.
Are you using pellets at all to feed the axololts? Un-eaten pellets can cause cloudiness as well.
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I bought children's play sand for my aquariums from Bunnings - this is the cheap option. If you buy fresh water aquarium sand from the pet store or aquarium, it will cost more. Pool filter sand is another option, but I'm sorry I don't know the cost of the stuff.
Do not use beach sand or marine sand.
The sand will need to be rinsed thoroughly before adding to the tank. I used the bucket method. Put sand in a bucket of water, mix the sand around and pour the water out. Keep this up until water runoff from the sand is clear. Add clean sand to tank.
Do not use beach sand or marine sand.
The sand will need to be rinsed thoroughly before adding to the tank. I used the bucket method. Put sand in a bucket of water, mix the sand around and pour the water out. Keep this up until water runoff from the sand is clear. Add clean sand to tank.
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You will need to keep axie out of the tank while doing this change over of sustrate as the sand needs to sit for 24 hours in the tank before putting axie back in.
Just put axie in a bucket of fresh dechlorinated water, keep somewhere cool and quiet and above all SAFE - ie. if you have a cat, put the bucket where the cat can not get to it.
No, sand does not cause any problems for filters. It can be a nuinsance with undergravel filters though, how long until your new filter arrives?
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