Adding canister filter made water less clear??

[schpanky]

Hi, just had to chime in. I had a similar experience few years ago and reverted back to 2 HOB's. I've never had cloudy water before or again. Yeah it sucks, and you spend so much time and money and it really stings. Let us know if anything works.

 

[TMaier]

Where do I get a fine mesh like what you're talking about?

I posted a link last night but I don't see it this morning. Try Amazon and search for 100 micron filter.

 

[flchamp89]

Or pantyhose works...poor country boy here

 

[mjinxed]

I run a planted tank with several filters so pretty used to watching leaves float around and have never got to the crystal clear stage.

In the larger filter though I have doubled (or just stuffed in until full) fine sponge filter and filter wool.

You could try seachem clarity if it is some particles that just won't settle or filter.

Tried Seachem Clarity today. 3 hours later no dofference [emoji17]

 

[Delapool]

Tried Seachem Clarity today. 3 hours later no dofference [emoji17]

That is a shame. [emoji30]

Give it 24hrs though and fingers crossed for you.

 

[TMaier]

I had something like this happen when I didn't rinse some new media well enough. It just stayed in suspension forever I kept running the water through the polishing floss until eventually I got it out without tearing the tank apart again.

 

[Autumnsky]

What exactly was the sand you used you said fwas for SW? It shouldn't have been a big deal except possibly for raising the pH?

 

[Toad]

I had something like this happen when I didn't rinse some new media well enough. It just stayed in suspension forever I kept running the water through the polishing floss until eventually I got it out without tearing the tank apart again.

It really does look like tiny bits of filter floss floating around

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