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I have a feeling that the bio load was too much for the
system- i.e. not enough surface area (sand)- I didn't seem to ever have any
problems with similar fish loads when I was using sand- I was curious as to what
other folks had experienced. The tank I had the problem in was a 20 gallon long
with a Hagen sponge filter (like the tetra bili-filter, but with two sponges)
for the filter system. The tank had 10 1.5 inch long young altispinosas in it
who had not be fed a full diet for about a month (I was away on and off for
work). The problems began when I stepped up their feeding to a more normal
rate.
Cory
----- Original Message -----
Sent: September 15, 1999 7:11 AM
Subject: Re: Peat and Substrate for
growout tanks
I agree with Helen, either your filter is not
mature or you
have too much bio load for the
filter system you are using. Personally, I
use
large sponge filters in small tanks. It works well
for
me.
Mike Wise
Cory and Susanne Williamson wrote:
> I
was asking about the bare vs tanks with
> substrate, because I seem to
have had trouble
> with ammonia buildup in bare tanks.
Cory
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