Firstly Welcome to the forum!
IMO the number of wafers you are feeding is fine, but plecs are very messy beasts especialy the bigger ones!
I have a couple of ideas for you based on my own experiences.
1. Use a gravel vac and do a 30% water change twice a week.
2. Invest in extra filtration.
If you could supply a few details such as the tank size, and water stats (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate) then that would also be useful.