Please respond only if you have a tank with crystal clear water........sometimes refered to as gin clear water.
do you use activated carbon or charcoal ???
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do you use activated carbon or charcoal ???
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poll for those who have crystal clear water
- Thread starter johnptc
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hey the secret isnt in carbon or not. If you want crystal clear water hook up a diatom filter. Don't leave it on. Just for an hour or two, it will be like looking out a window. Just go onto google images and type in diatom filter results and find out.
rallysman;1686824; said:I don't have carbon in any of my filters. Here is a couple of examples:
very nice water
no really thanks for the post.
with the nitrate filter running i have cut way back on water changing.........so i figured i should add carbon to remove DOCs..........( nitrates holding at 14ppm and feeding 5 to 10 pounds of food a day)
in the mean time i wondered if the carbon effected the water clarity a lot..........i know it will take any yellow tint out eg from tannins or from a lot od dissolved organics....
I've never noticed a difference in any of my tanks from when I use carbon, which is why I stopped using it.
Since I like to take pictures, I need the water to be as clear as possible. Quilt batting does more than carbon for me.
(maybe I should spend a bunch of time in Photoshop painting the background to make it less amusing
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Since I like to take pictures, I need the water to be as clear as possible. Quilt batting does more than carbon for me.
(maybe I should spend a bunch of time in Photoshop painting the background to make it less amusing
)rallysman;1686874; said:(maybe I should spend a bunch of time in Photoshop painting the background to make it less amusing
i recommend it highly !!!
ive tought about not using carbon and just stacking my aquaclears with bio and foam. ^^^ pictures show that you can have a crytal clear tank without carbon.