ivasawajin
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HERE ARE SOME PICS .... the tank is 190cm long so it was hard to keep it all in frame . sorry for the medicore quality.
My Tank is Always Cloudy !!!!
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if your wondering why the right side looks more blue than theleft side is because my left LED is not working the way it should . and some of my fish like some belenies and mandarin and gobies are some where in the rocks .
hawkfish203
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Doesn't really look cloudy from the pics.
ivasawajin
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it should be more crystal clear .... some days its alot worse
ivasawajin
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i use wool filter pads and i change them once a week .i use my carbon 7 days a month .
darthtang 2
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Does your water have a yellowish tinge to it if you scoop some out and place it in a white cup...compare your tank water to some bottled water or tap water in color....I see a yellowish tinge..but that couls just be the pic quality.
hawkfish203
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And if it has a yellowish tinge?
ivasawajin
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the color is ok . i can see the dust in the water . they are tiny particles . ok ill do an increase in carbon
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eric b 125
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nice looking tank, by the way.
darthtang 2
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has the tank been cloudy like this from the beginning...tiny particlew could be a result of a poorly rinsed sand bed from the beginning of start up...tank would get dloudier as the fish and inverts stir up the bed when daylight movement heightens.
ivasawajin
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Originally Posted by darthtang 2 http:///forum/thread/384012/my-tank-is-always-cloudy/20#post_3363004
has the tank been cloudy like this from the beginning...tiny particlew could be a result of a poorly rinsed sand bed from the beginning of start up...tank would get dloudier as the fish and inverts stir up the bed when daylight movement heightens.
yeah . it was lik this since day 1 . but its got better a litlle .
Originally Posted by darthtang 2 http:///forum/thread/384012/my-tank-is-always-cloudy/20#post_3363004
has the tank been cloudy like this from the beginning...tiny particlew could be a result of a poorly rinsed sand bed from the beginning of start up...tank would get dloudier as the fish and inverts stir up the bed when daylight movement heightens.
yeah . it was lik this since day 1 . but its got better a litlle .
ivasawajin
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Originally Posted by Eric B 125 http:///forum/thread/384012/my-tank-is-always-cloudy/20#post_3362982
nice looking tank, by the way.
thanks bro .
Originally Posted by Eric B 125 http:///forum/thread/384012/my-tank-is-always-cloudy/20#post_3362982
nice looking tank, by the way.
thanks bro .
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smartorl
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Just my .02, I think your mechanical filtration needs a boost. If in fact it is the sand or if the current filtration is unable to keep ahead of the bioload or is for some reason running innefficiently, this is what immediately springs to mind looking at this tank. If this were my tank, I would immediately add additional filtration. I really don't think a tank can be "overfiltered". Given the expense that you have put into this tank, this would be worth it, if even for the short term until your biological filtration matures.
I had a similar situation recently when I moved. It was amazing, within two days the tank was nearly pristine. I gave the biological filtration some time to recover, and was able to remove the supplemental filtration.
It is a beautiful tank and I would love to see it at 100 percent!
I had a similar situation recently when I moved. It was amazing, within two days the tank was nearly pristine. I gave the biological filtration some time to recover, and was able to remove the supplemental filtration.
It is a beautiful tank and I would love to see it at 100 percent!
darthtang 2
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Since it hqs been this way since day one...as stated you need to increase mechanical filtration...also do your water changes later in the evening when the tanks is stirred up the most.....this way your water changes will help the problem as well.....a couple cheap penguin style hob filters will take a lot out of the tank.
ivasawajin
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Originally Posted by smartorl http:///forum/thread/384012/my-tank-is-always-cloudy/20#post_3363022
Just my .02, I think your mechanical filtration needs a boost. If in fact it is the sand or if the current filtration is unable to keep ahead of the bioload or is for some reason running innefficiently, this is what immediately springs to mind looking at this tank. If this were my tank, I would immediately add additional filtration. I really don't think a tank can be "overfiltered". Given the expense that you have put into this tank, this would be worth it, if even for the short term until your biological filtration matures.
I had a similar situation recently when I moved. It was amazing, within two days the tank was nearly pristine. I gave the biological filtration some time to recover, and was able to remove the supplemental filtration.
It is a beautiful tank and I would love to see it at 100 percent!
what mechanical filteration do you actually mean , be more specific plz
Originally Posted by smartorl http:///forum/thread/384012/my-tank-is-always-cloudy/20#post_3363022
Just my .02, I think your mechanical filtration needs a boost. If in fact it is the sand or if the current filtration is unable to keep ahead of the bioload or is for some reason running innefficiently, this is what immediately springs to mind looking at this tank. If this were my tank, I would immediately add additional filtration. I really don't think a tank can be "overfiltered". Given the expense that you have put into this tank, this would be worth it, if even for the short term until your biological filtration matures.
I had a similar situation recently when I moved. It was amazing, within two days the tank was nearly pristine. I gave the biological filtration some time to recover, and was able to remove the supplemental filtration.
It is a beautiful tank and I would love to see it at 100 percent!
what mechanical filteration do you actually mean , be more specific plz