I have a Tank thats about 25 or so gallons full and an EX250 Deluxe by Odyssea thats supposed to be for a 40 gallon and up size tank. The water seems to be murky though, I do a partial water replacement and that helps but I was curious what anyone could tell me that would help.
Did you just set it up? It's probably cycling, what you're seeing is a bacterial bloom caused by an ammonia spike. Do a google search for "aquarium nitrogen cycle", you'll get some very helpful info.
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You have new tank syndrom which is your bacteria getting started and building up in your filter. Again think about gph in your filter. Is your filter pumping at least 5 times the water volumn in the tank? In a 25 gallon tank you can use a 300 to 350 gph and that will do fine. Your test kit will tell you the story.
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:00 am Murky Water