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Originally Posted by Silock
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Ah, makes TOTAL sense now. It's not a "packaged" product. They're seeding the filters themselves in established tanks. The sponge filter is a packaged product (I've seen these square ones a few times) but Angels Plus is adding "after market" bacteria it appears.
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Originally Posted by Silock
Is there a way to tell if I've got the lift tube set up correctly or incorrectly? I followed the instructions exactly, and there are bubbles coming out of the top of the lift tube, but I want to make sure that water is actually filtering in through the sponge.
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This is difficult to do. You could try just stirring up debris around it - the debris should be sucked up against the filter if the current is flowing well. You could also try a SMALL amount of methylene blue, but any chemical agent you put in there could harm the bacteria so it's not a great idea.
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Seachem has a new Black Sand fluorite substrate. That's what I was planning on using.
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Did not know that. Might have to get me some!
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I thought I went over the plants with a fine-toothed comb to prevent them from getting in. I apparently missed one. None hatched yet. The whole reason I got the Mystery snail was because it wouldn't reproduce like crazy. There goes that plan. Do you recommend a loach? I want a clown loach, anyway, and this seems like a good enough excuse to go ahead and get one.
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Several loach species are known snail eaters. The problem is that, much like most algae-eating fish, they will eventually opt for fish food instead of snails because they get conditioned and lazy, just like other pets. My daughter's yoyo loach ate snails for about 3 weeks before giving up. It now lives in a tank with hundreds of snails available for snacking and it won't touch them. They lay eggs right next to it's head in the little cave it made for itself!