On Mar 29, 1:41*pm, (L u) wrote:
Yeah.....that small tank and that stupid undergravel filter. Do you
recommend the Aqua Clear hang on the back filter? I keep adding AmmoLock
to the water every other night, cause the ammo levels are scary. Gosh,
changing 90% of water, you think would at least help a BIT. Yeah, I do
see some buried crap under that stupid filter. Should I maybe not use
ANY gravel?

Why is the water finally so clear, if the ammonia is so high?

No relationship between the two. Water can have ammonia, nitrite and
nitrates off the scale and still be clear.

My personal preference in hob filters is the Aqua Clear simply because
its been around so long and its a tired and true design that works and
is so simple and quick and cheap to maintain...........There are lots
of good hob filters out there but they will nickle and dime you to
death on keeping them supplied with filter media as well as cleaning
them. You should just not have to add that amount of ammo lock. I
personally have never used one drop of the stuff in my life. Its plain
to see with high ammonia you simply do not have any conversion to
nitrite to nitrate going on which is the sign of a healthy system. Its
like you have a perpetually cycling aquarium. Get a AC40 or better
yet a 70 and a 10 gal tank at a minimum