Filter size won’t do anything in that case - they best way to deal with bioload is increasing your water changes.
That possibly may have something to do with the midas not eating.Update:
So it seems like my filtration, along with the plants, are not able to cope up with the boiload
I am planning on upgrading my filter size
i am doing 70 percent water change per week on my 500 gallon. The problem is i am feeding them more than usual to keep aggresion at bay which means they are pooping more. The reason i am upgrading my filter size(meaning media quantity) is due to these large water changes. I am trying to cut them down to 40 percent per week. these large changes are helping me keep the nitrates down but they are stressfull for the fishFilter size won’t do anything in that case - they best way to deal with bioload is increasing your water changes.
i don't think so. The readings are within suitable ranges. Both the snakehead and pacu are eating like pigs with no fish showing any signs of stress or ammonia burns. They are also breathing normalyThat possibly may have something to do with the midas not eating.
That's deceptive because some fish have a much higher tolerance to nitrates and pollutants. Don't get lulled to sleep by that. without numbers and actual testing there's no way to tell anything.i don't think so. The readings are within suitable ranges. Both the snakehead and pacu are eating like pigs with no fish showing any signs of stress or ammonia burns. They are also breathing normaly
Nitrites:0without numbers and actual testing there's no way to tell anything.
Not sure but that ph seems low for a devil? I know my parrots don't like low ph and won't eat if theirs drops too low. That may be tied to your bioload being too high with the current w/c schedule.Nitrites:0
Nitrates: 25 ppm
Ph: 6.7
Alkanity:0
The nitrates are a bit on the high side
But my oscar does fine in this Ph. The oscar is in my aquarium, not the pond, but the ph is same.Not sure but that ph seems low for a devil? I know my parrots don't like low ph and won't eat if theirs drops too low. That may be tied to your bioload being too high with the current w/c schedule.
So how come i see numerous community tanks with RD and oscar coexistingOscars are soft water, low pH fish from Amazonia, as is the Pacu (best at pH 7 or lower).
Amphillophines (red devils) are from the great lakes of Nicaragua, where the waters are hard, and have high pH (minimally pH 7.8 reaching up to almost 9).
So let me get this straight. Normal filtration only converts nitrites into nitrates and does nothing about the nitrates(am i correct) and in order to remove the nitates, water changes have to be done or plants should be planted (like in your setup) to take the nitrates.Normal filtration does nothing to reduce nitrate.
So your telling me that jungle of yours only makes a dent in your setup? Because then i must plant an entire amazon rainforest to filter my 500 gallon predator pondIf you want to make a dent in nitrate and not need to do massive water changes, the ratio of plant mass, to fish mass will need to be much higher.