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I have been having problems with BBA for a few months now and was wondering if anyone had any tips. I have treated with Excel and gotten rid of it for a few weeks but it keeps coming back. Do I need to go to a Co2 system to keep it in check or can I go with a cheaper fix. I only have my lights...

I'll have to check those out.

I am having issues with algae in my tank because the lights are on to long. I know what the sweet spot is but when I set the timer for that length of time it seems like my tank is dark most of the time. I was thinking about making a custom hood with 4 T-5 bulbs in it and have 2 of them a low...

Seachem makes a de nitrate media you can add to your filter.

Sounds like a good plan, the last thing I want is another mini cycle.

Happy day!!! My tank is clear again, thanks again for the information. I ended up just waiting a little longer, I might still buy a UV sterilizer just to have though. Here is one last question, I added a sump pump with a big wad of filter floss a few weeks ago in hopes it would clean things up...

Goldfish get big what size tank is it?

Thank you everyone for the great information. I'm not sure I can wait any longer, I may have to go buy a UV sterilizer like Rivercats suggested.

I did the glass trick, it's white. The tank has been up for over four months, I moved up in size and moved the filter and all of the decor from my old tank. My water chemistry has always been perfect and still is.

This is a great point, I never thought about all the good bacteria that was in the carbon bag.

Nothing has changed as far as the feeding goes, I only feed once a day and all the food gets eaten. As far as the media goes I only rinse it in tank water when it gets dirty. I agree that maybe not touching things may help, it's just hard because I'll losing plants because of the lack of light...

I will take a look at the article and see, thanks.

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Brunette- I have done probably 6 water changes since it started. I have increased the amount on the last 2 and it clears up for a little while but the next day it's cloudy again. Bradbury- The tannins are very faint the main problem is the cloudiness. As far as the fiber goes I've been running...

Mine is mostly white, very little brown. Like I said the chemistry is great so I have no clue.

Anyone??

I've posted about this before but so far nothing is working. Two weeks ago I added an Aquaclear filter to my 29gal tank because I wanted to double my filtering. I had a bag of activated carbon in my original filter to help control the tannins that were still leaching out of my wood but removed...

Good to know that my driftwood isn't the only one leaching tannins months later. I added a makeshift filter today using a pump, filter floss, and a water bottle. Hopefully that will help clear up the water.

I didn't change any of the media, I only added the new filter. The water chemistry is perfect just cloudy. I'm not sure what kind of driftwood it is, got it at a really good local fish store.

I am running both filters on it. I actually added the Aquaclear filter two weeks ago and that is when all the trouble began. Prior to that my water was real clear. I only have the two Cichlids in there, all the fish get along great, only the Platy's bully each other.

The tank is 30 gal with the Aqueon filter that came with it and a Aquaclear 50. I do at the very least a 25% wc every week, more I if I have to. I have a sand bottom with the following fish: Rainbow Cichlids Synodontus Multipunctatus 4 Red/Blue Columbian Tetras German Blue Ram Cichlid Dwarf...

Ok it's been a week and my water is still cloudy. I still need to pick up some Purigen but I don't think that will clear up all the cloudiness. Does anyone out there have any suggestions? I've done water changes and even moved around my decor to get rid of any fish waste that was under it.

Thanks for the feed back everyone. I can handle a bacteria bloom, I'll just wait it out. i've never had that before so I wasn't sure what was going on. I think I'll pick up some Purigen too. Richi was kind of fish is that with the purple belly?

Hi everyone. I have two pieces of driftwood in my tank that have been there for over two months. Before I added them to my tank I kept them in a bucket of water and would boil them everyday. I figured that was plenty of time and added them to my tank, but two days later I had tea water. I used...

I moved from a 10 gal to 30 gal and had great success. All I did was move the filter, water and one of the decorations to the new tank and ran 2 filters for about a month. I tested the water daily and did around a 10% water change every 3 days. Even though the cycled filter was for a much...