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| Author: | daveg [ Aug 4th, '12, 00:18 ] |
| Post subject: | What fish to clean FT? |
What are some good fish to help clean up the debris on the bottome of my FT. I had two catfish that were aqaurium type. They didnt last. I think the water got too cold at night. I live in S. California and the temps go as low as 68(ish) and colder in the winter. |
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| Author: | daveg [ Aug 4th, '12, 04:08 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What fish to clean FT? |
To clarify, I am looking for something to clean the plant debris from the bottom. |
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| Author: | keith [ Aug 4th, '12, 04:34 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What fish to clean FT? |
have you tried a slo drain? (solids lifting overflow)... what kind of plant debris? falling leaves? cover the ft! |
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| Author: | daveg [ Aug 4th, '12, 06:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What fish to clean FT? |
keith wrote: have you tried a slo drain? (solids lifting overflow)... what kind of plant debris? falling leaves? cover the ft! I have not tried that but I will look into it. I have duckweed and water lettuce that has remnants fall off. I fashioned a vacumm using a utility pump which is "OK" at best. Just thinking some sorta junk-eating fish might keep it under control. |
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| Author: | Charlie [ Aug 4th, '12, 08:31 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What fish to clean FT? |
Can you put a 'T' off your pump line to swirl the water in the FT, then locate your pump in the middle. It helps to pick up the solids. I think goldfish, Koi, carp and catfish are bottom feeders. |
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| Author: | Amph [ Aug 4th, '12, 10:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What fish to clean FT? |
You could try to get hold of someone's suckermouth catfish that got too big for their aquarium.. another name for them is common pleco (plecostomus).. I think they're the ones they call janitor fish that they throw one into the tilapia tanks in thailand etc.. |
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| Author: | PLJ [ Aug 4th, '12, 13:15 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What fish to clean FT? |
Daveg, if you add fish to clean up the vegetative detritus then you will have the issue of fish faecal matter on the bottom of your FT. As far as I see it, either way you will need to continue with your vacuuming, or perhaps do as Charlie or Keith have suggested. I have a similar issue with the sunken and decomposing remnants of Azolla pinnata but am much less concerned with that than I am with Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) solid waste. I have installed a solids drain pipe across the bottom but only wish I had made it more elaborate in order to directly drain a larger area since it is proving problematic to get a decent swirl action going. I wish you luck. |
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