cloudy tank, solved! - Aquarium Advice

m-man · 04-23-2007, 08:34 PM

hey everybody, you might remember me on here a lot complaining about my cloudy tank, and no solutions,
well i was at the store today and got some API accu clear, which i had heard about occasionally on the forum
today was a water change day/ gravel vac day, and i also added more cichlid mix gravel (the cause of my forever cloudiness)
so the tank was nice and cloudy after
put in some accu clear, and in less than 1 hour, crystal,
the water is so freaking clear, unbelievable
what a great product, keep some in your arsenal

kickeralpine · 04-23-2007, 08:39 PM

thanks for sharing the tip

m-man · 04-23-2007, 09:55 PM

sorry this was meant for the Cichlid fourm, but it still applies

tropicfishman · 04-25-2007, 05:20 AM

I've used water clarifiers in my day. some I lied some I didn't. right now I use etra water clarifier, seems to work good when I need to use it. but if I ever need any more I'll try the accu clear to see hwo good it is. Thanks for the tip bub!

vfc · 04-25-2007, 10:31 AM

About 90% of the extended cloudy water issues people post about are caused by bacteria/algea problems. The other 10% are caused by fine particles and easily cleared up by water clarifiers.

I wish it was the other way around; trying to solve bacteria caused cloudiness is difficult.

When I first set up my 75G, I had cloudy water initially caused by fine substrate particles. Clarify worked in less than an hour to clear it up. Days later the cloudiness came back. Took months to get the tank balanced (bacteria wise) before the water was clear again.

m-man · 04-25-2007, 04:56 PM

absolutly, these clarifiers only work on sediment and dirt particles in the water, they wont work for bactera balance problems

04-23-2007, 08:34 PM	#1
m-man Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Orangevale CA Posts: 78	cloudy tank, solved! hey everybody, you might remember me on here a lot complaining about my cloudy tank, and no solutions, well i was at the store today and got some API accu clear, which i had heard about occasionally on the forum today was a water change day/ gravel vac day, and i also added more cichlid mix gravel (the cause of my forever cloudiness) so the tank was nice and cloudy after put in some accu clear, and in less than 1 hour, crystal, the water is so freaking clear, unbelievable what a great product, keep some in your arsenal

04-25-2007, 05:20 AM	#4
tropicfishman Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ashland KY Posts: 1,890	I've used water clarifiers in my day. some I lied some I didn't. right now I use etra water clarifier, seems to work good when I need to use it. but if I ever need any more I'll try the accu clear to see hwo good it is. Thanks for the tip bub! __________________ I love my clown loaches and red tail shark!!! lol

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04-23-2007, 08:39 PM	#2
kickeralpine Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: port charlotte florida Posts: 138	thanks for sharing the tip

04-23-2007, 09:55 PM	#3
m-man Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Orangevale CA Posts: 78	sorry this was meant for the Cichlid fourm, but it still applies

04-25-2007, 10:31 AM	#5
vfc Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 54	About 90% of the extended cloudy water issues people post about are caused by bacteria/algea problems. The other 10% are caused by fine particles and easily cleared up by water clarifiers. I wish it was the other way around; trying to solve bacteria caused cloudiness is difficult. When I first set up my 75G, I had cloudy water initially caused by fine substrate particles. Clarify worked in less than an hour to clear it up. Days later the cloudiness came back. Took months to get the tank balanced (bacteria wise) before the water was clear again.

04-25-2007, 04:56 PM	#6
m-man Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Orangevale CA Posts: 78	absolutly, these clarifiers only work on sediment and dirt particles in the water, they wont work for bactera balance problems