Let's beat a dead horse!!
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I'm not trying to give seachem free advertising but this stuff is impressive. Here is a cloudy tank that got cleared up with the help of purigen in 48 hours.
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If you want to read the article these photos came from go to http://www.cloudytanks.com/reviews/aquariums/purigen.htm
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If you want to read the article these photos came from go to http://www.cloudytanks.com/reviews/aquariums/purigen.htm
Hey everyone,
Last night the tank was even cloudier. I put in a bunch of carbon to see if that helps. After 16 hours, the tank still looks the same if not worse. I'll let you know what it looks like when I get home from work tonight.
I held up a glass of water to some paper and it is definitely not green. Also, when I put the carbon into the fluval canister, the floss I was using is just brown colored and not green. So, it's most likely biological.
Thanks again,
Jimmy
Last night the tank was even cloudier. I put in a bunch of carbon to see if that helps. After 16 hours, the tank still looks the same if not worse. I'll let you know what it looks like when I get home from work tonight.
I held up a glass of water to some paper and it is definitely not green. Also, when I put the carbon into the fluval canister, the floss I was using is just brown colored and not green. So, it's most likely biological.
Thanks again,
Jimmy
That's pretty impressive, rrkss. I've never tried it and wondered if it lived up to the hype. Apparently so.
Mark
Mark
I had a 40 gallon tank that went white cloudy about a month after I set it up. I tried accu clear, and many often massive water changes all to no avail. In the end I bit the bullet and left it for two weeks only carrying out a small routine water change. ammonia and nitrite were at zero so i was not worried for the health of my fish. At the end of the two weeks i was starting to despair it just seemed to get cloudier and cloudier day by day, then suddenly I noticed that perhaps it wasnt quite as cloudy, thought I was imagining it. Next day it was definetly less cloudy. wuthin 4 days it was crystal clear and has been ever since. I have 6 tanks and this strange mystery cloudiness has only occurred the once on the one tank. As long as your water quality is ok i would leave it. Its hard to, but it worked for me. Good Luck.
Well,
After a 50% water change...it's even worse. It looked better for all of 2 hours. I must admit, I broke down and added chemicals to the tank. I tried some accu-clear. Nothing happened. The tank still looks the same. I can't see any fish unless they are right up next to the glass.
Ammonia and nitrite still zero!!
I'm getting mixed signals from everyone about water changes. Even the LFS gave me different recommendations. Should I let it sit or be doing some changes?
It has been super cloudy now for 2 whole weeks. It's getting really frustrating. Any suggestions???????
After a 50% water change...it's even worse. It looked better for all of 2 hours. I must admit, I broke down and added chemicals to the tank. I tried some accu-clear. Nothing happened. The tank still looks the same. I can't see any fish unless they are right up next to the glass.
Ammonia and nitrite still zero!!
I'm getting mixed signals from everyone about water changes. Even the LFS gave me different recommendations. Should I let it sit or be doing some changes?
It has been super cloudy now for 2 whole weeks. It's getting really frustrating. Any suggestions???????
Have you tested for phosphates? A high level of those from the tap added a degree of cloudiness to my former 20g tank until I threw in some anacharis.
But test first; if you don't wish to invest in a kit, ask your LFS or a friend to test for you.
But test first; if you don't wish to invest in a kit, ask your LFS or a friend to test for you.
<Ammonia and nitrite still zero!!>
Heterotrophic water blooms are mostly about DOC, and less about nitrogen. And crystal clear tap water may contain a significant source of highly useable DOC depending on the water source and time of year.
<It has been super cloudy now for 2 whole weeks>
I’ve had an interest in protozoan succession including bacteria/protozoan water blooms and have viewed blooms lasting from just hours up to 2 weeks. The length of a bloom will depend on the 'mix' of the protozoan composition and the abundance of labile DOC, and to some extent the filteration of a tank. Bacteria and the smaller flagellates (nanoflagellates) make up the highest density of all the blooms I’ve viewed through a scope.
<I'm getting mixed signals from everyone about water changes. Even the LFS gave me different recommendations. Should I let it sit or be doing some changes?>
It depends, but in your case I’d try letting it settle for awhile before doing another water change. Let the little fellows do their job and the source for the bacteria growth will exhaust itself
You can google ‘bacteria regrowth + tap water (or water supply, etc…) to get an insight on blooms; especially the ones in new tank startups.
‘Heterotrophic nanoflagellate (or HNF) + bloom’ is also worth googling. They’re a major constituent in water blooms based on bacteria.
Tom
Heterotrophic water blooms are mostly about DOC, and less about nitrogen. And crystal clear tap water may contain a significant source of highly useable DOC depending on the water source and time of year.
<It has been super cloudy now for 2 whole weeks>
I’ve had an interest in protozoan succession including bacteria/protozoan water blooms and have viewed blooms lasting from just hours up to 2 weeks. The length of a bloom will depend on the 'mix' of the protozoan composition and the abundance of labile DOC, and to some extent the filteration of a tank. Bacteria and the smaller flagellates (nanoflagellates) make up the highest density of all the blooms I’ve viewed through a scope.
<I'm getting mixed signals from everyone about water changes. Even the LFS gave me different recommendations. Should I let it sit or be doing some changes?>
It depends, but in your case I’d try letting it settle for awhile before doing another water change. Let the little fellows do their job and the source for the bacteria growth will exhaust itself
You can google ‘bacteria regrowth + tap water (or water supply, etc…) to get an insight on blooms; especially the ones in new tank startups.
‘Heterotrophic nanoflagellate (or HNF) + bloom’ is also worth googling. They’re a major constituent in water blooms based on bacteria.
Tom
