Dirt in the aquarium

Darlene4238

Help solve the problem: dirt (brown fluff and white powder) accumulates on the stones and in some places on the sand. The aquarium has a pump: 3000L, 1500L, and two standard ones of 500L each. Theoretically, all this dirt shouldn't settle on the bottom and the stones. After I clean the stones and blow off the fluff, in three days there is the same layer again... Why is this happening???

Stephanie3084

Install a Wavebox; it partially prevents dirt from settling on the rocks. After blowing out the rocks, try installing a pump with a sponge to quickly collect the dust, but overall, the problem is probably with the protein skimmer; it should be removing that.

Andrea8397

Where would he even put a vibox? There’s an aquarium of 80-100 liters at most. I think the reasons are the small volume, poor foam separation, incorrectly adjusted flow, and overfeeding. As a result, detritus and filamentous algae accumulate in the aquarium.

Mark7376

Based on the number of pumps, I thought there were about 200 liters. For 100 liters, there are plenty of pumps.

Johnny

Take a 10mm diameter hose and go ahead, remove all the dirt accumulations, and work with a brush. After 6-8 hours, the murk will settle, you can return the water, and pour the dirt at the bottom into the toilet. If there is sand in the dirt, carefully rinse it in seawater and return it to the aquarium. You need to monitor the cleanliness of the stones yourself if the aquarium is not managing.

Heather

Exactly, it doesn't raise much detritus, but there is no mechanical cleaning. The auxiliary sleeve is not coping with the mechanical cleaning.

Sheila1322

Maybe I'm overfeeding the fish, but they are devouring everything. I only feed them with bloodworms. I'll try to give smaller portions, just so the fish aren't hungry. Tomorrow I'll buy a hose - I'll try to siphon the substrate. As for the foam filter - there's not much else you can fit into the back compartment...

Kevin3579

detritus on the stones is one of the signs that the live rocks are not functioning well. In principle, if the live rocks are normal, they should process the detritus that settles on them.

Lisa

Well, if there are a lot of them, the stones might not be able to handle it...

James5032

reduce feeding, try siphoning the sand and the stones, the detritus should go away, the stones will start to work, and they are "suffocating" for you

Christopher8654

Another option: Take a small rubber bulb (syringe) and, filling it with aquarium water, go around all the problematic areas, blowing the detritus away with a stream of water. But before that, you should already have a mechanical pump working in the aquarium to filter the water, which will have a lot of suspended detritus. You need to carry out this operation until you visually confirm that there is no more detritus on the live rocks. You are correct in noting that they are not functioning well.

Cheryl9296

I have this thing, I feed it to the tube.

Kellie

So give it a try, and then let me know if it works...

Ricardo7341

Why not consider the following questions: - How to direct such a bunch of powerful pumps differently to avoid stirring up sand and breaking corals? - Are there any brittle stars? - Are there any hermit crabs? - Are there any conchs?

Cheryl9296

I already tried to rearrange the pumps, there are many brittle stars, 3 hermit crabs + 2 large snails (I got them from A), a globe sea urchin, but there are no stomatopods.

Joseph9057

The penfish in this aquarium hardly wants to spawn... the bottom of the cup is covered with a layer of secretion the color of normal tea, and that's it. There is also a sponge that I clean every 4 days...

John3432

Did you try to move the pumps now or earlier?

Anne4851

To get the pennywort to start working in your aquarium, you need to tie your hands behind your back for at least a couple of days so you don't reach into the aquarium.

Michael

I just moved it.