I haven't looked into it in a while (haven't had extra $$$ for fancy food) but certain foods can be significantly more wasteful either from leftovers breaking down, or inefficient digestion. (Can't stand the blub-blub of bigger bubbles, or the splashing/mess.)įeeding is also a consideration- not only amount, but ingredients too.
I didn't consider it, but I do run an airstone inside all of my sponge filters. Try weekly at the least (just for the sponge itself, not even changing water) and see if that fixes the issue as well. Maybe it's just me and what my tanks look like and how I feed but I stick to weekly/biweekly cleanouts these days. I've never had "the luck of" letting a sponge run for a long time. Lastly, depending what is clogging, you might be over feeding? You can try keeping track of what the fish eat when feeding and what is left over after 10-15 minutes and adjust accordingly. That should help as well to let the sponge clear out the chunks if the tank is just filled with mulm or something that is clogging the sponge. (you can run a sponge on one size, add an air stone on the other to keep circulation, but lessen the load on the sponge itself.Ī secondary option, go out and grab a cheap HoB and run that for a day or two and then remove it. If you're still having issues you might be running too much flow and just clogging it that way. After a few times it should equalize the bit and the tank/filter work a bit better together. The way I usually handle that issue is to go ahead and clean the filter constantly, every 2-3 days. I’m finally happy with the way the tank looks. Have a 20 gallon tall, the only reason I didn’t want another one is because I don’t know where I would put it.
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