Well, I added the drift wood ad I have noticed a bit of a change in the Ph over the last week. It has dropped from about 8.0 - 8.2 to about 7.6 - 7.8.
As for the ammonia levels they are beginning to drop but I guess that was to be expected as my tank is beginning to cycle. I'm keeping up with a 25% water change every 2 days and have cut down on the food a bit too.
I'm currently using bio-max in my filter but there really isn't much room for lots of it. I can only squeeze about 10 or 15 of those rings into the basket that comes with the filter. Should I ditch the basket and add more bio-max? The only thing below the bio-max at the moment is a polishing pad so I would have more room if I got ride of it. Oh and when I'm cleaning my filter does it hurt the bio-max when I pull it out of the water? I don't rinse it off or anything but I was concerned with taking it out of the water.
I looked every where for Bio-spira but I don't think I can get it here. Are there any other products available?
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