CLEANING DISASTER

[patti_n_jojo]

hey guys, i just cleaned my tank and decided it had been a while since i did my filters so i cleaned em n they were disssssgusting (when is it time to change them?) so i cleaned em n the syphoned water from the tank n put em in, well as soon as i started up my filter again...... a huuuuuuuuuuge green cloud just engulfed my entire clean tank . n i just did a big water change in the clean. what should i do?

when is it time 2 change a filter?
is there any real way 2 get a tank at its cleanest with out seein poop movin at the bottom a few seconds later? i already use a python, pleasssse help

 

[WILDER]

Is it a sponge filter as you are only meant to slightly rinse one sponge in old tank water.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

With my filters(all sponge filters) i clean them out once a fortnight in water from water changes.

 

[bigfish]

That should be good enough did you clean out the filter housing too? as you said you had a green cloud???

What make of filter do you have?

I had the same trouble with my bio life filter in my hagen tank there was sludge in the filter casing...boy did it stink . I decided to invest in an external filter as the bio life really is getting on my nerves!!!

 

[patti_n_jojo]

its a sponge, the brand is penguin. it has a bio wheel n 2 sponges, the slime mite have come from the housing, would it harm the fish?

 

[WILDER]

Sorry can't help no nothing about that type of filter or bio wheel.

 

[navigator]

I have had that same problem 3 times and each time I have just let the filters soak it all back up again, it doesnt take long and in my cases i have had no probs with my fish.

 

[patti_n_jojo]

whats a top of the line filter for a 29 gal, i aint 2 impressed with what i have rite now, alot of stuff floats the water