Hi
I am a relative newbie when it comes to aquascaping so please forgive me if my question sounds really stupid.
My 24L tank is heavily planted with lot's of wood & some pebbles - 6 mnths old. Running on Eheim canister filter and a sponge filter internally. It's a temporary home for a betta, 1 amano and 2 nerite snails at the moment.
I have a lot of mulm build up & snail poo under the wood and at the back of it. Recently I have seen quite a few planaria in the tank - some of which I have trapped. I think the Betta is also on the hunt as numbers are diminishing, but still - does it mean I have a filthy tank....?😱
I'm a tad confused, as some say planaria is due to detritus in dirty badly maintained tanks. From what I understand on the other hand Walstead says mulm is good stuff for the tanks biology.
I have been vacumning the front of the tank and what little I can access at the back, but don't know whether to lift all the wood regularly & vac it up or not?
Do you manage your mulm or do you leave it be?😛
I am a relative newbie when it comes to aquascaping so please forgive me if my question sounds really stupid.
My 24L tank is heavily planted with lot's of wood & some pebbles - 6 mnths old. Running on Eheim canister filter and a sponge filter internally. It's a temporary home for a betta, 1 amano and 2 nerite snails at the moment.
I have a lot of mulm build up & snail poo under the wood and at the back of it. Recently I have seen quite a few planaria in the tank - some of which I have trapped. I think the Betta is also on the hunt as numbers are diminishing, but still - does it mean I have a filthy tank....?😱
I'm a tad confused, as some say planaria is due to detritus in dirty badly maintained tanks. From what I understand on the other hand Walstead says mulm is good stuff for the tanks biology.
I have been vacumning the front of the tank and what little I can access at the back, but don't know whether to lift all the wood regularly & vac it up or not?
Do you manage your mulm or do you leave it be?😛