Filter media swap

[Jayva]

Ac20 on a fluval edge 6G

 

I removed the foam block sponge because it's a nitrate factory. Plus I don't have large particles floating around.

 

I removed carbon bag. Ran it about 5 days once mini cycle finished.

 

Now from bottom to top I have.

 

Felt floss. Purigen. Felt floss. Biomax rings (that I'm gonna remove later) and at the top a golf ball size chaeto. With a led light on it.

 

Is that okay? I don't wanna throw anything off whack.

 

Stats currently. Before swapping was ammonia and nitrites 0. Nitrates 5 or 10 couldn't tell on the color card.

 

I did my first water change on Friday 50%. Dropped nitrates after mini cycle from 20 to 5-10

And plan on doing 10% every Friday. About a gallon.

 

No skimmer. Can't find one small enough to fit.

 

Stock. 3 blue micro hermits. 1 trochus snail. 1 nar snail. 2 cerinth that won't move or day or night. Their not dead cus the nar and hermits would've swarmed them. I think I'm gonna swap them out for a turbo or another trochus. That trochus non stop cleans day and night. Love him. Lol

 

2 clowns less then an inch each.

 

Feeding. Every other day. Fed yesterday flakes. Tomorrow frozen brine.

[Clown79]

I'm not sure about the chaeto sitting on top of the filter media.

 

Most will mod a hob to have a refugium. I would look into that process.

 

I'm not sure what felt floss is?

 

In filters, general use is filter floss, carbon(usually matrix carbon or chemipure blue or elite) and phos removers(when/if needed)

 

There is no need for a skimmer. They are great additions for larger systems but not necessary on smaller tanks.