water change help

[nathanden]

so i do a 10 to 15% water change every week but the problem i find is it takes about a.week for the water to be cristal clear any thoughts

 

[garfy]

What's your filtration?

 

[nathanden]

2 aqua clear 110s

 

[garfy]

2 aqua clear 110s

And what size is your tank?
Personally I do 1 50% pwc per week on my 143 us gallon tank and my water clears within 30 minutes with 2 x Tetra ex1200 external filters.

 

[eduguy]

If you really want Crystal Clear water carbon helps. I don't think 10-15% weekly is enough.

 

[nathanden]

90 gal us i have carbon in my filter so should i be doing 50 percent?

 

[Waylanderxx]

The more water you replace the less debris there is in the tank to keep it from clearing up, at least I believe so >.>

 

[phin]

If you really want Crystal Clear water carbon helps. I don't think 10-15% weekly is enough.

Depending on your bioload 10-15%/week may be sufficient. What do you have stocked in the tank currently? What are your readings for ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate (either before or after a 10-15% water change)?

If you are running aquaclear 110's when was the last time you replaced the carbon? After 2-4 weeks most carbon has absorbed all it can and needs to be replaced.

Since you are running 2 HOBs you might want to consider running activated carbon in one filter and replacing the carbon with Seachem Purigen in the other filter.

 

[nathanden]

i have 24 asorted cichlids 1 pleco i change the carbon once a month on Sunday ill have water readings after the water change (all.African)

 

[nathanden]

heres a picture.of my tank its planted