Do Water Clarifiers Really Work?

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Subject Author Date Do Water Clarifiers Really Work? L u 03-03-2008  Re: Do Water Clarifiers Really Work? ExPat 03-03-2008  Re: Do Water Clarifiers Really Work? dr-solo 03-03-2008  Re: Do Water Clarifiers Really Work? L u 03-03-2008  Re: Do Water Clarifiers Really Work? ExPat 03-04-2008  Re: Do Water Clarifiers Really Work? L u 03-04-2008
Posted by L u on March 3, 2008, 11:29 am Please log in for more thread options Do they instantly rid the water of cloudiness? Or is it more of a "bandaid" thing? Posted by ExPat on March 3, 2008, 2:49 pm Please log in for more thread options On Mar 3, 10:29=A0am, Romanta...@webtv.net (L u) wrote: > Do they instantly rid the water of cloudiness? Or is it more of a > "bandaid" thing? There is a reason your water is clouidy.address that situation and resolve the problem. Too much feed, too many fish for system, light, algae / bacterial blooms, type of feed are all areas that have potential to cause cloudy water, with perhaps feed type and over feeding ansd fish load being among the most typical. What kind of filtration do you have., Activated carbon / charcoal will clear water up as will the various clarifiers, but its only a bandaid and will resurface if cause is not corrected. Posted by on March 3, 2008, 7:59 pm Please log in for more thread options in addition I have found increasing the amount of biofilter or home for the biobugs helps a lot. and every time I left the heater turned off I would get the white cloudies in the tank.. my biobugs insisted on 75o water. Ingrid >On Mar 3, 10:29 am, Romanta...@webtv.net (L u) wrote: >> Do they instantly rid the water of cloudiness? Or is it more of a >> "bandaid" thing? > >There is a reason your water is clouidy.address that situation and >resolve the problem. Too much feed, too many fish for system, light, >algae / bacterial blooms, type of feed are all areas that have >potential to cause cloudy water, with perhaps feed type and over >feeding ansd fish load being among the most typical. What kind of >filtration do you have., Activated carbon / charcoal will clear water >up as will the various clarifiers, but its only a bandaid and will >resurface if cause is not corrected. Posted by L u on March 3, 2008, 11:30 pm Please log in for more thread options I have an undergravel filter and the bubble wand. Posted by ExPat on March 4, 2008, 1:17 pm Please log in for more thread options On Mar 3, 10:30=A0pm, Romanta...@webtv.net (L u) wrote: > I have an undergravel filter and the bubble wand. I would seriously think about tossing the undergravel filter and use a simple yet very e4ffective hang on tank type filter. I suggest the proven and tried and work horse Hagen Aqua Clear hang on back tyupe power filter. EAsyt to setup and it does not rely on propreitary filter media..so overall it is much cheaper to operate and cleaning is a snap. There is no cleaning with undergravel filters, and while they do work they are more prone to all kinds of problems that do not dpo the fish much good. With thre Aqua clear you could pitch that bubble wand also as thr AC will disturb the surface ewater if you set it to angle back slightly with th4ebottom adjustment and it fdoes a great job of aerating and filtering the water. If your on a 5 gal; tank, go ahead and get the mini 20 or even the AC40 filter, they are not that big and the bigger the better when it comes to filters anyhow......... Similar Threads Posted Jack Dempsey (Fresh water or Salt water fish) September 24, 2007, 3:26 pm cloudy water !!! ??? October 15, 2007, 5:38 pm Changing The Water February 22, 2008, 11:03 pm Re: Changing The Water February 24, 2008, 1:35 pm Just Can't Keep The Water Clear March 6, 2008, 8:48 am Re: Just Can't Keep The Water Clear March 6, 2008, 11:04 am Re: Just Can't Keep The Water Clear March 6, 2008, 11:14 am When Removing Water March 23, 2008, 7:47 pm Cloudy Water April 19, 2008, 11:42 am How many goldfish can be kept in 1.5 gallons of water? February 14, 2008, 7:02 am