leakyfaucet
New Member
Hello guys and gals. It's been a few weeks since my tank has been up (3 weeks with the sand, a week with the LR). I seem to have quite an amount of fine, silty particles that have settled on my LR. I recently repositioned my powerheads and they became resuspended in the water column. Is it advisable to get a HOB filter, or would this just be a waste of money. I've read somewhere that eventually the particles will become heavier as they become coated with beneficial microbes, but... I don't know if that's truly possible. Please correct me if I'm wron, but I think the weight of the microbial mas would be negligible, especially on these particles. Also, I don't seem to have started any cycle as my NH3 indicator is still reading in the safe level. Maybe it's too early and the levels haven't reached the detectable peak yet?
