Phyber
Active Member
Of recent months past, the amount of detritus in my tank has become outrageous. It covers my barebottom as well as all of my live rock.
I make a point to at least weekly use a powerhead to blow off the rock and in/behind rocks' nooks and crannys. I do a 30% water change bi weekly, the entire time being spent with a siphon tube spot sucking detritus.
I feed fish every other day, once pinch of flake food, and one mix of frozen shrimp on saturdays.
What could be causing this outrageous amount, and how can I reduce it?
(all the usual applies, my skimmer is working/clean, I use a filter sock on the tank-to-sump pipe as well as a prefilter on my return pump. Water chemistry is spot on if not above ideal levels. I have a sizable clean up crew of snails/crabs and starfish)
I make a point to at least weekly use a powerhead to blow off the rock and in/behind rocks' nooks and crannys. I do a 30% water change bi weekly, the entire time being spent with a siphon tube spot sucking detritus.
I feed fish every other day, once pinch of flake food, and one mix of frozen shrimp on saturdays.
What could be causing this outrageous amount, and how can I reduce it?
(all the usual applies, my skimmer is working/clean, I use a filter sock on the tank-to-sump pipe as well as a prefilter on my return pump. Water chemistry is spot on if not above ideal levels. I have a sizable clean up crew of snails/crabs and starfish)
