Does my tank look foggy?

[fishkiller]

Leave it. Last time, it took my 110 4-5 days to completely clear up.

 

[asbury030]

oh ok thank u i think i will wait a few more days.

 

[asbury030]

bump

 

[asbury030]

ok my tank is still foggy what should i do any suggestions?Could it be the water im using because i get it from my bath tub and i use amquel to get the chlorine and the other stuff out what should I do?:help:

 

[dbgt]

you have carbon right? rinse it out and see if anything happens.:notsure:

 

[asbury030]

yea rinse it out with regular tap water or what?:notsure:

 

[bradttu]

Rinse it with RO.
My 20 was cloudy for a few days and then I took my algae scrubber and srubbed the inside of my tank. There was a slight film on the glass that came off.
This might be a dumb suggestion, but it worked for me.
Here it is on the 1st night.

 

[bradttu]

At the end of that week.

 

[yae4volcom]

It looks good Asbury. I also have an Eclipse 12 and I love it. The lighting is a bit of a pain to upgrade but owell. It doesn't look too cloudy at all. How much LR do you plan on adding?

 

[asbury030]

prob like 15-20 how much do u have in yours?

 

[rapt0r32]

I was lucky with my 55... it cleared over night.. my old 125 on the other hand took 5-6 days... Alot of cleaning the glass and cleaning the filters....

 

[asbury030]

how did u clean ur filter with tap water or what?

 

[yae4volcom]

I have 17 lb of lr in mine. It came in 4 big pieces which was nice. Right now I am not even running the carbon. I ditched the whole filter. When i get the hang on aquafuge I might get a small HOB carbon for that. As for cleaning the cartridge I just rinsed it with tap. It really doesnt do much because the stuff is ussually stuck. I would just buy a new carttridge after a while anyway.

 

[asbury030]

oh ok get some pics of ur tank so i can see it.

 

[yae4volcom]

There is a pretty recent pic in the teenage tank thread. When I added the sand and rock I ran the carbon pad just to pull out all the free floating stuff.

 

[asbury030]

oh i'll have to check it out.

 

[rapt0r32]

Originally posted by Asbury030
how did u clean ur filter with tap water or what?
Yes... I have never had a problem with the water in my town. I only run a FO tank. I just take them out and go to the sink and wash them out.... Depending on water conditions in your town would be if you could do that or not.

 

[asbury030]

oh ok thank u for ur info raptor:happy:

 

[toddpolish]

how bout your temperature? looked like 74 in the 2nd pic.
shoot for 78-80

 

[asbury030]

but that would have anything to do with it bein foggy though.