Ever since I started my tank, I have had cloudy water. Let me run down what has happened:
First few days of tank:
Rushed, did not rinse gravel well enough, SeaChem Clarity fixed that.
First two months:
Cycling, time solved it
Now:
My fish are very, very messy. I tore apart the inserts to my 2 Penguin 350 H.O.B.s and replaced the media with bulk filter fiber which has to be changed twice a week because it turns brown that fast.
I have heard that for polishing water you should use carbon, a diatom filter, and I even heard of inserts for certain filters.
My question is what would be better? A diatom filter or a Magnum filter. I really want to get a H.O.T. Magnum 250 because it is just big enough to fit in a spot on the back of my tank. It has a polishing pad for the tank and a space for media (such as carbon). What I do not want to do is use carbon and I will fill that space with pot scrubbies for more biofiltration.
1) Will this work?
2) Has anyone done this before?
3) What do you think of the Magnums?
4) Are Magnums easy to use, are they good canisters?
It is just supplemental filtration, but I want to keep my tank clean. I noticed that my tank had a lot of "stuff" floating in when I shined a light on the tank on a wierd angle and I saw everything floating (almost like dust in a dimly lit room). Also, I plan on using SeaChem Clarity to bond all of that junk together so that the polishing insert has it easier.
First few days of tank:
Rushed, did not rinse gravel well enough, SeaChem Clarity fixed that.
First two months:
Cycling, time solved it
Now:
My fish are very, very messy. I tore apart the inserts to my 2 Penguin 350 H.O.B.s and replaced the media with bulk filter fiber which has to be changed twice a week because it turns brown that fast.
I have heard that for polishing water you should use carbon, a diatom filter, and I even heard of inserts for certain filters.
My question is what would be better? A diatom filter or a Magnum filter. I really want to get a H.O.T. Magnum 250 because it is just big enough to fit in a spot on the back of my tank. It has a polishing pad for the tank and a space for media (such as carbon). What I do not want to do is use carbon and I will fill that space with pot scrubbies for more biofiltration.
1) Will this work?
2) Has anyone done this before?
3) What do you think of the Magnums?
4) Are Magnums easy to use, are they good canisters?
It is just supplemental filtration, but I want to keep my tank clean. I noticed that my tank had a lot of "stuff" floating in when I shined a light on the tank on a wierd angle and I saw everything floating (almost like dust in a dimly lit room). Also, I plan on using SeaChem Clarity to bond all of that junk together so that the polishing insert has it easier.
