Re: bioload

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

Daniel,

Unless they are in a tank of 200 gallons or more you are inviting problems,
especially from rotting vegetation - and the leaves will rot. Unless you gravel
clean with every water change, bottom stagnation might cause a slight build up of
hydrogen sulfide gas. There won't be enough to kill you fish probably, but it
sure won't do them any good. A small pump and sponge filter is cheap insurance.
It gets rid of the nitrogen waste & circulates the water, too.

Mike Wise

dharnden@mindspring.com wrote:

> >But you  better get a
> > filter going in there or you will lose it all once you have all that extra
> > bioload from the fry.  I recommend a simple sponge filter for your
> particular
> > setup.
> >
> > Bob Dixon
>
> What kind of bioload? Ammonia that the fish excrete? I was thinking that
> bacteria in the tank would break that stuff down to less toxic forms.  I
> don't have any plants in there now but I was going to add some duckweed. The
> only food has been insect larva. I do a 25% water change about every 3 days.
> Anything bad about the rotting leaves?
>
> Daniel Harnden
>
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