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  1. krbooker

    Cloudy water

    Well the only other solutions would be to change the bulbs in the lighting system which will cost money and may or may not solve the problem, use a tinting film between the lights and the tank which will cost money and may or may not solve the problem, or increase the distance between the lights...
  2. krbooker

    Cloudy water

    As it was said earlier in the thread this person has gotten a new lighting system which they are not willing to change so I agree it probably is a lighting problem. The lights are probably too powerful for the size of the tank, but being as they don't want to change the lights again, I am giving...
  3. krbooker

    Cloudy water

    My UV filter is made for my tank, I have a 5w Oceanic Mini UV Sterilizer which is a submersible filter for my 29 gallon Biocube. The filter emits a UVC light and is rated for water pumps up to 300 gph. You will have to figure out the flow rate for your filtration system before you buy your UV...
  4. krbooker

    Cloudy water

    There is no on-off switch so u would have to unplug it to turn it off. U would have to leave it on constantly until ur problem is fixed probably about 3,4 days but after that just plug it in when ur lights r on. If it is water born algae it is probably because of ur lighting system. My tank was...
  5. krbooker

    That darn Algea

    I'm having a similar situation with one of my tanks and black hair algae growing on everything. I've tried shrimp but apparently they only like algae in it's beginning stages, when it gets too long they won't touch it I'm trying siamese flying foxes now, apparently they love algae if you can...
  6. krbooker

    Cloudy water

    As I said b4 if what u have is a water born algae problem u can hook up an ultraviolet light filter 2 the line going from ur main filtration system to ur tank. The ultraviolet light will kill off any algae in ur water. The lights r good for 5000+ hours and should run u about 30-100 dollars...
  7. krbooker

    Cloudy water

    No problem. :)
  8. krbooker

    Cloudy water

    You are entitled to your opinion, but I have been using aquarium salt in all of my fresh water tanks for over 10 years now with absolutely no problems. Also if you check ALL water contains sodium to some level no mater how minute even fresh water.
  9. krbooker

    Cloudy water

    I agree with meegosh in that the lighting system is most likely the problem. Your tank is too well situated for this just to happen on its own, so been as the lighting system is the only thing you have done differently most likely that is where your problem lies. When you bought the new...
  10. krbooker

    Cloudy water

    I think I remember reading that you have had this tank for two years with no problems, are you sure that your filtration is working properly? When was the last time you disassembled your filtration motor and cleaned it?
  11. krbooker

    Cloudy water

    You should add aquarium salt to your tank, 1 tbls for every 5 gal of water. It will be healthier for the fish and your tank. You said that you got this problem after you trimmed your plants back how long ago did you do this?
  12. krbooker

    Cloudy water

    Even though you have a fresh water tank do you add aquarium salt to the water when you do water changes? Also how often do you do water changes? How often do you feed your fish? What temperature do you keep the tank at? Is your tank close to a window were it might get some natural light? All of...
  13. krbooker

    Cloudy water

    The only problem I see with doing a blackout is that it is a temporary fix, if it is an alage problem once you start putting the lights back on your problem will return.
  14. krbooker

    Cloudy water

    Sounds like you have algae growing in your water. I had the same problem with a slightly newer tank. It would get slightly better when I did a water change then a couple of days later the cloudiness would come back. I had to hook up an ultraviolet filter to my filtration system and it killed off...
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