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    Need advice, tank over loaded with waste..

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    Hi guys, need some advice. I have a small planted tank that looks like this.

    Attachment 43669

    I'm housing panda guppy and 1 otto. But a closer look at my tank shows these.. Nightmare!

    Attachment 43670Attachment 43671Attachment 43672

    By the way for the last plant, can anyone help identify please? Right back to main topic it's full of waste and because I'm using a white sand base, it looks dirty. What should I do? There are even patches or don't know what one the last plant picture.

    Also I've encountered over feeding issue so I feed limited amount to my guppy but they often have left over so I'm thinking of getting someone to clean it up, can anyone recommend? I used to have a Yamato but I think it's waste is like sky high......

    Please help! Thank you all in advance!


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    Re: Need advice, tank over loaded with waste..

    Get a gravel vacuum, cheap and easy to remove those poo. On an unrelated note, your guppy dont look very well, sitting on the bottom of the tank.

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    Re: Need advice, tank over loaded with waste..

    Get a small hose and siphon all the waste. Try replacing some of that sand. Remember to do your weekly water changes. What filter are you using?

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    Re: Need advice, tank over loaded with waste..

    The plant look like ludwigia repens.

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    Re: Need advice, tank over loaded with waste..

    nothing special, you just need to shphon it every week during water change.
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    Re: Need advice, tank over loaded with waste..

    Quote Originally Posted by zhaoronglim View Post
    Get a small hose and siphon all the waste. Try replacing some of that sand. Remember to do your weekly water changes. What filter are you using?
    Using Ocean Free hangon filter. Does it help if I turn the filter bigger?

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    Re: Need advice, tank over loaded with waste..

    you mean the flow can be adjusted?

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    Re: Need advice, tank over loaded with waste..

    Quote Originally Posted by eugenecj View Post
    Using Ocean Free hangon filter. Does it help if I turn the filter bigger?
    Yeah, I notice it does help Alot in terms of cleaning.

    Try a few yamato, oto, cory catfish..probably helps as it did for Mine.

    I do have a brand new ehiem 3531 gravel cleaner for sale as Mine is planted, not that suitable.

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    Re: Need advice, tank over loaded with waste..

    Won't help much, the waste just get trap in another dead spot, that why white sand base tank is always hard to maintain

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    Re: Need advice, tank over loaded with waste..

    Buy some black sand and mix in. Then wont look so obvious

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