i always throw a powerhead in there with the filtersponges that connect to it. have activated carbon that i can put in these capsules and the water clears up really good. even for my turtle tank. try that
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It will shock the fish if you use only cold water, that's why I suggested cutting down the water changes and using Crystal Clear or a similar product to clear the tank. I personally just run the water for awhile to clear the lines as I don't pay for water
. I also make sure I'm using a lot more cold than warm, as long as the temperature difference isn't too great I'd say more than 2-3 degrees from your tank the fish will be fine. Especially in larger tanks as it takes time for the water to circulate and then the temperature change winds up being very gradual. You can always tell if your using water that's too warm as it comes out cloudy out of the hose due to the temperature difference. The water your putting in should be as clear as the water that's already in there, I use my hand to tell, but I'm one of those guys who doesn't really follow the rules a lot of aquarist's do. Either I've been really lucky or I'm doing something right. There's actually a ton of suggestions I can give as far as people getting crystal clear water. I don't use all of these, but if your really determined to make sure you've got crystal clear water they'll all help toward that goal.
1-use Crystal Clear or a similar water clearing product. Do not use a pond water clarity product though, I've tried several and it was counter productive in a tank.
2-make sure your using a really good micron filter pad. This is what gets out all those small free floating particles.
3-a good diatom filter is excellent at filtering small particles out of water. You can run these guys after every water change and they'll clear your water in an hour or 2. Do not run a diatom filter consistently, they weren't made for running like that and you can cause them to wear out prematurely.
4-Purigen is also a good filter material for clearing water and the only one that's both biological and mechanical filtration in one.
5-surface turbulence also helps in gas transfers and in my experience also helps in water clarity I like using spray bars in my set-ups.
Also remember that mechanical filtration isn't the same as biological and crystal clear water doesn't mean good water quality. So make sure that you don't focus on mechanical trying to clear your water and forgo biological.
yea mine is very hot and usually cloudy water... WHOPS! Im not going to do a water change for a week. Im looking at the tank right now... light off and it looks crystal clear. I do belive that my light has a little ot play in this also. ALSO I never use and water conditioner.... Only do when I start a tank.... guess ill start doing that. I have micro pads in the fx5 aswell as biomax. In the hanging back I have the carbon.
The light is only having the effect because the cloudiness you see is actually caused by the light reflecting off of those micro particles. Also Crystal Clear isn't a water conditioner just a product that helps promote clarity by causing the micro particles to group together and weakly bond to one another so that they're more easily filtered by the filter pads. A tank usually has to be seriously bad before it looks cloudy with the lights off. So when your doing your water changes you see that it's coming out of the hose cloudy?
You can add cold water if you're from Texas or Alabama, but be careful if you are from Canada or like me, Wisconsin. Beside the temp shock, here my tap water is still in the 40s, this kind of cold water can be supersaturated with oxygen, and cause air bubble embolism, which can kill tropical fish in a very short time.
yea when I fill up my bucket the water is cloudy. Usually only when I use it from my one tap on hot... Im going to use another tap and use room temp water. Also going to start using water conditioner.
I'm in tennessee, can I add cold water to my 75gal when doing water changes?
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