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Posted by Steve on May 7, 2005, 11:38 am
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Thanks everyone for all the help.
Steve!
> For almost 6 months I've had the same problem with 3 goldfish in a 10
gallon
> tank. The water would turn green within a few days of cleaning it.
> Recently on the advice of someone who maintains tanks in an office, I
> purchased an AquaClear three way filter. Rather than one carbon filter,
it
> holds a sponge, then a carbon bag then an ammonia absorption bag. My
filter
> works on tanks up to 30 gallons, and doesn't cost any more than the
standard
> filters found in chain stores like Walmart. I also bought "Cycle" and
> followed the directions for introducing that to the water.
>
> At first the water went green, but then I decided to empty the entire tank
> and start all over again. I don't know why, but within two days my fish
had
> ICK, which I treated them for, however, the water stayed clear. The fish
> recovered almost immediately and now I'm enjoying watching them through
> clear water. I also replaced the sponge only when I cleaned the tank.
You
> only replace one of the three components approximately once a month.
>
> I don't know how and why the tank is suddenly clear, but it is a pleasure
> not to have to change the water so often.
>
> You can find this kind of filter in a Pet Valu store or any good pet store
> that has a good inventory of filters.
>
> Tispe
> > Whats a good filter and pump to buy for a 10-20 gallon
> > fish tank to keep the water clean for 2 Goldfish. Very new
> > at this i just got 2 goldfish for my son about 6 months ago
> > and they are growing very fast. The plastic tank i have is only
> > 3 gallons and the people at the pet store said they would grow
> > into it and that would be fine. One thing i have noticed is the water
> > does not stay clean very long and i am changing a third of the water
> > every 10 days or so. I have not got the tank yet but the size i was
> > looking for is 10-20 gallons is this ok.
> > Thanks Everyone for any help.
> > Steve!
> >
> >
>
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