My water always has little peices of stuff floating around. I have heard really bad things about runing mechanical filters(i.e. a sponge in my aquaclear) but I don't know what else to do to get my water clear. Any help is appriciated
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My water always has little peices of stuff floating around. I have heard really bad things about runing mechanical filters(i.e. a sponge in my aquaclear) but I don't know what else to do to get my water clear. Any help is appriciated
Does water always taste like salt and poo????
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what kind of stuff do yo have floating around in there??? does it look like bubbles or food or sand???? a little more input to properly answer your question.
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I'm not sure. It's so small that I only see it when the lights are on. I wish I could describe it better. It just looks like little specks of dust like you might see when sun shines thru a window.
Does water always taste like salt and poo????
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JoJo, I AM IN THE SAME SITUATION DUDE! I can't tell if it's micro-bubbles or if it's just sand...it's tiny, and they won't hold still so I can get a better look.
When the lights are off, the tank looks crystal clear, but when the lights come on, looks terrible.
...I think my fish just farted.
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get a glass out and collect some water, if you have bubbles they will rise to the top of the glass and dissapate. if its a particulate matter it should settle on the bottom. an easy way to tell.
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I'll do that later this evening. I think it's matter because I watch some of it settel on the rock.
Does water always taste like salt and poo????
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EXACTLYOriginally Posted by Dirt4dinner
JoJo, I AM IN THE SAME SITUATION DUDE! I can't tell if it's micro-bubbles or if it's just sand...it's tiny, and they won't hold still so I can get a better look.
When the lights are off, the tank looks crystal clear, but when the lights come on, looks terrible.
Does water always taste like salt and poo????
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how old is the tank. when its a fairly new tank the substrate has no biologicals attached to it. over time nitrobacter and nitrosomas and even diatoms will attach to the substrate and give it a little weight so its not as hard to flow around. you may just have a slight sand storm in the tank
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tank is about 6 months old??
Does water always taste like salt and poo????
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there is nothing wrong with using filter media in your aquaclear filter as for hang on tank filters they have very efficiant media.my eel tank is filtered with one and the water is very clear.. best 3 cartrages they have used together sponge of course,carbon , and ceramic bios. ps aquaclear also make a surface skimmer attachment that are inexpencive easy to use and work very well(much better than below surface intake tube) and they attach right to your filter intake.
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