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The guy told me that the media 1 year also dont need to change. Lolz.. marketing strategy ? Similar like this design.Originally Posted by mUAr_cHEe
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It is half true. Filter Media are good homes for your bacteria to grow and live in. These bacteria-filled filter media will take care of the biological filtration of your tank and breakdown your fish waste to less harmful nutrients that your plants will need.
There are still some solid fish waste that will need your manual removal as these cannot reach your filter or are just too big for the biological filter to process. I am referring to excreted waste similar to that of a Goldfish.
I would think the advice of the people at Seaview with a pinch of salt. The uncle there frequently recommends a 6 month change of filter media. I am still thinking if that is necessary. 6 months would be a good time span needed for the bacteria to be established in the filter media, and then we have to change it to start all over again? It is very confusing to me. Maybe some seniors would like to weigh in on this opinion?
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The guy told me that the media 1 year also dont need to change. Lolz.. marketing strategy ? Similar like this design.
Fish waste doesn't convert into beneficial bacteria, at least not literally... i guess there were some details lost in translation by the sales person.
Filter media house naturally-occurring beneficial bacteria which convert the ammonia from decomposing fish waste to nitrite, then to nitrates. All filter media do that, just depends on how much total surface area they have to house beneficial bacteria and how efficiently the bacteria can convert the waste.
Its true that there is no need to clear the fish waste if you rely on it to generate nutrients for your plants (if you have enough plants to consume the nutrients)... but you'll still need to remove excess nitrates by water changes if required.
Yeah, most good quality filter media don't need to be changed at all until they crumbling and breaking apart... as long as the filter media is still intact and solid, its still providing surface area for beneficial bacteria to live in.The guy told me that the media 1 year also dont need to change. Lolz.. marketing strategy ? Similar like this design.
Case in point, i've used the same batch of Seachem Matrix media for almost 5+ years now, all still solid and working well.
Advice by LFS to change filter media every 6 months means the filter media they are selling will either crumble during that period of time, or its just to "encourage" people to keep buying more filter media.
Wa.. 5 year never change before.. What the..But seachem martix media confirm expensive.Yeah, most good quality filter media don't need to be changed at all until they crumbling and breaking apart... as long as the filter media is still intact and solid, its still providing surface area for beneficial bacteria to live in.
Case in point, i've used the same batch of Seachem Matrix media for almost 5+ years now, all still solid and working well.
Advice by LFS to change filter media every 6 months means the filter media they are selling will either crumble during that period of time, or its just to "encourage" people to keep buying more filter media.
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Well, while Matrix is definitely more expensive than those cheap ceramic rings that usually come packaged with most filters... its actually not too expensive considering they can last for many years (possibly decades) without needing to be replaced, and has very high internal and external surface area to house beneficial bacteria.
Some info for reference: http://www.seachem.com/Products/prod...es/Matrix.html
Locally, Matrix usually retails for around S$18 per 1L bottle (can be cheaper if bought in larger quantities), its similar in price to equivalent amounts of ADA Bio Rio or Eheim Substrate Pro... though they are all still considered way cheaper than other bio-media like Bio Home or Power House which can cost up to S$40-$70+ per 1kg pack.
Live plants are a must in a healthy aquarium. But if there's a lot of algae in your tank, then they are the live plants.
But if your algae are all eaten up by the algae eaters, you will need to change the water very often, since there's no live plants to assimilate the foul by-products produced. In that case, frequently cleaning the tank waste is very important. Also, you must change the water frequently so your pets will not have to suffer in foul and toxic water.
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Talking about b.b and fish waste. I recently decide to take a shortcut by adding a small pinch of b.b(at least what they claim to contain) to my goldfish tank.
Since i did that, not only the artificial added b.b did not help in breaking down , i suspect it added more problem to my tank.
My tank is getting from bad to worst. Daily w.c of 50% x 2 just to dilute the smell and stuff. I also notice one of my goldfish is losing colours or having white spots on its body.
I dont have the b.b to screenshot atm. Any experts can enlighten me?
A healthy well-balanced tank is crystal clear and smells good and fresh.
The way to achieve such a state is to ensure good balance.
When I kept goldfish previously, I changed 100% water daily. I needed to do that because that is the only way to keep the environment 'balanced'.
if there's too much fish poo, it is impossible to have balance.
The trick then is to have as little fish as possible, generally the less the better, since aquariums are usually small. But most people do the opposite, by have as many fish as possible. That is the most common problem faced by hobbyists.
Bacteria needs a long time to establish a healthy colony in a new environment. It wouldn't work by simply "adding bacteria".
Will the filter suddenly explode with bacteria and slime need u to clean the filter? When i do that approx 1 to 1.5wk once, it resets my cultivation of b.b.
Water changes should not be reseting the tank's beneficial bacteria population, very little of it reside in the water column, most of the bacteria live attached to tank surfaces and the majority in the filter bio-media.
You do still need to rinse out the trapped waste and debris from the filter during regular filter maintenance, as waste buildup will overwhelm even the best filter bacteria very quickly, especially in a goldfish tank.
Btw, do you de-chlorinate your tap water before doing water changes? If not, then the chlorine/chloramine in the tap water could be killing off the beneficial bacteria and damaging the cycle.
To be honest. I use tap water rinse filter. It has too much waste and smug. I m using boyu hang on filter. I intend to upgrade to gex slim L with 4 cart to enhance the filtration
Okay, that would be one of the reasons why your bacteria population and cycle keep resetting when you clean your filter, the chlorinated tap water is killing a portion of the beneficial bacteria each time you do filter cleaning... you have to use tank water or at least de-chlorinated water to rinse the filter.
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I personally think you need to separate the goldfish from the current tank into a tank of their own.
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Unfortunately my place is small. So i could think of getting L slim gex filter to buff up the cycling n filtrations
Just to share my experience with goldfish. I kept premium comp grade goldfish for last 6 year plus before switching to planted. I've found the best filtration is the sump system with under and overflow. Best to keep bare bottom and grow algae. Weekly 50% water change or 30% twice a week works with this filtration system and not over stocking. I don't use those fancy/expensive media....only cotton wool and coral chips.
One 4ft tank should only hold a pair of goldfish, nothing more. With algae covering the tank walls and bottom (except the front), it's the ideal home environment for the goldfish. Care must then be taken to feed exactly the same amount of food at the same time/s each day.
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