willisrad
03-30-2007, 11:37 PM
Ok.
I have a weird scenario.
I bought my aquarium from a private seller who had upgraded.
He was a super nice guy, and gave me all kinds of advice when I told him that this was my first aquarium.
It included everything that I needed to get going except a heater (at least thats what he told me).
So me being the eager person I am, set up the tank, get things going, even add fish........just to learn that it would have been very wise to get an undergravel filter.
Well, I don't have anything under the gravel. I have a whisper filter that uses a sponge, and little carbon bags for filtration.
I have a lot of nasty stuff actually in my gravel. Anytime I move rock or do a water change, a lot of stuff floats around, and my water stays more or less kind of dirty looking.
Now that I am done telling my story, here is my question......
Will freshwater clams help with this? I've read that they are filter feeders, and will basically clean up all of the junk that is in my gravel.
I have live plants, and they are helping to keep my nitrates at awesome levels, so that's not a huge problem for me.
Any advice? I think that clams would be cool to begin with, but I can only find them online. I really don't want to pay $20.00 express shipping unless if they really might make a difference.
Thanks!
I have a weird scenario.
I bought my aquarium from a private seller who had upgraded.
He was a super nice guy, and gave me all kinds of advice when I told him that this was my first aquarium.
It included everything that I needed to get going except a heater (at least thats what he told me).
So me being the eager person I am, set up the tank, get things going, even add fish........just to learn that it would have been very wise to get an undergravel filter.
Well, I don't have anything under the gravel. I have a whisper filter that uses a sponge, and little carbon bags for filtration.
I have a lot of nasty stuff actually in my gravel. Anytime I move rock or do a water change, a lot of stuff floats around, and my water stays more or less kind of dirty looking.
Now that I am done telling my story, here is my question......
Will freshwater clams help with this? I've read that they are filter feeders, and will basically clean up all of the junk that is in my gravel.
I have live plants, and they are helping to keep my nitrates at awesome levels, so that's not a huge problem for me.
Any advice? I think that clams would be cool to begin with, but I can only find them online. I really don't want to pay $20.00 express shipping unless if they really might make a difference.
Thanks!