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Hellen4
03-02-2007, 4:14 PM
My daughter put the filter with the carbon in it into the filter without rinsing it first. The water looked fine until the next morning. I t was so gray you could hardly see the fist. I did a partial water change but it didn't help to much. will it harm the fish? What should we do?:help:
Mgamer20o0
03-02-2007, 7:26 PM
just do a couple big water changes. just the dirt from the carbon.
Rbishop
03-02-2007, 8:24 PM
What kind of filter are you using?
Hellen4
03-03-2007, 2:47 PM
HOB carbon filter
Marinemom
03-03-2007, 4:03 PM
It will not hurt the fish. They will be oblivious to it. It is however unsightly to us so a few water changes will help along with a carbon insert that has been properly rinsed. It will clear in a matter of hours and certainly by tomorrow at this time.
Marinemom
jm1212
03-03-2007, 5:36 PM
what brand of filter do you have?
liv2padl
03-03-2007, 5:42 PM
not to be an alarmist but actually, it 'can' be detrimental to the fishes respiration by clogging the fine gill filaments. i'd do successive water changes to try and reduce this as much as possible.