sortius :Fire_Bisexual:Ugh, the filter in the big tank isn't keeping up, I knew this day would come. it was a cheap one just to get them through juvenile stage.
So now I'm staring at the filter I need, wondering what the fuck I've done wrong with my life. $469, on sale
Joel Michael@sortius@infosec.exchange Eheim canister filter?
sortius :Fire_Bisexual:@jpm@aus.social close, Fluval FX2 cannister. I've got a 207, and with a ~250L it's ok with juvies, but they're a lot bigger now, need that extra punch of a big cannister.
It's a touch overstocked, but I'm cool with that 😆
Joel Michael@sortius@infosec.exchange Fluval : Eheim :: Coke : Pepsi
But yeah, if the nitrite and ammonia levels aren’t going down with frequent big water changes then it’s upgrade time. That’s the other reason I miss my big marine tank, it needed surprisingly little filtration for the amount of livestock in it because the bio-cycle was just so well balanced.
sortius :Fire_Bisexual:@jpm@aus.social nah, the water chemistry is ok (I test every few days with strips), it's just not keeping on top of particulate matter, which is always a problem with river fish. They produce a lot of shit, and it's very very fine.
Marine has other expenses that we won't get into, so it all balances out 😂
Protein skimmers, dosing setups, and just those damn lights!
At least you don't have to worry as much about "ammonia spikes" with marine
Joel Michael@sortius@infosec.exchange oof yeah mechanical filtration and filthy tropical.
And lol yeah metal-halide lights back in the day, looked beautiful but were so damn power-hungry.
sortius :Fire_Bisexual:@jpm@aus.social Yeh, I swear, the more I clean it, the more they try to filth it up. They want it to look like the Amazon; brown