Would like crystal clear fresh water, PLEASE

[Aito no te moana]

Hello

I have aquarium since 15.
Always the same thing. My fresh water is not crystal.
At pet shop, the water is very very clear. What is the secret.

I have now a 1200 Litres Aquarium with an EHEIM 2080.
Two neons of 36 each and T°C is 25.5.
I change 20% each week.
I do not overfeed my fish

I have only one big fish inside : An Arowana (juvenile) VFSR + 4 little corydoras.
No plants inside and no sand at the bottom.

So MFKs, what to do to have a crystal clear water ?
Please help me.

 

[hondas3000]

get another canister and use it for mechanical filter with polish pad or use sponge filter and do more water change.

 

[B.Ho]

^^ +1

 

[Racersk]

You probably need more bio filtration, as stated above. Look into a Magnum 250 or 350, these come with a polishing pleted style filter, like those used in drinking water setups, made my murky 55(just cleaned) clear again in a day, all my tanks are crystal clear, I believe because of my bio capacity from having redundant filters.

 

[duipo]

 

[Cookie*]

Over-filtrate with more filter floss... keep up with the water changes and cleaning the glass/gravel.

 

[BradT85]

Using carbon may be the answer if the tank specs are in check.

 

[aclockworkorange]

You could try a diatom filter. It will remove TINY particles, but will clog quick. You will only need to run it occasionally. Also you could try Purigen.

 

[Hao]

Try doing 40% waterchange instead of 20%.

 

[jsethcole]

seachem's purigen