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NEED HELP... water always whitey blury tried everything

Hi pEOPLE
MY WATER IS NEVER CRYSTAL CLEAR LIKE IT use to be in my old house
always have a blury look to it.. tried everything and bought many new rocks and amonia and so on products to help it clear...
just dont understand
could it be the water quality in my new place im at ???

My kadngo finaly has her mouth full....
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=YeABJ84J9gg

you can also see in my video water is not 100% help please
cant see from one side to the other and is only 2.6ft tank :( 130Litres

posted by: edwin balayan	(report) Dec 2nd, 2008
Views: 151	Rated: (10 votes)

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karrie edwards

» posted 2008/12/02 - 05:14

Jerry Goebert	» posted 2008/12/02 - 05:19
Are you useing a carbon filter (charcoal) ?

Jerry Goebert	» posted 2008/12/02 - 05:20
What filter are you useing ?

edwin balayan	» posted 2008/12/02 - 05:23
fluval 304 -- just today i removed carbon cause the guy at fish shop told me they are old and i replaced it with some new purigen ultimate filtration thingy

Jerry Goebert	» posted 2008/12/02 - 05:25
Carbon is only good for a few weeks then needs replaced.

Jerry Goebert	» posted 2008/12/02 - 05:28
Carbon is only good for a few weeks then needs replaced. The purigen ultimate filtration should help. Weekly 25% water changes would fix it too.

edwin balayan	» posted 2008/12/02 - 05:31
Thanks going crazy spent $100's on stuff to try and clear it ..when i was running my 6ft tank never had a problem but to big for my new place :(

robert johnson	» posted 2008/12/02 - 06:13
nice fish but does look like alot of fish for thank tank water changers and carbon like jerry said and should be good

Roger Hopper	» posted 2008/12/02 - 11:09
I agree with Robert. A 34 gal is a little small for this many fish..

dennis chiong maya

» posted 2008/12/02 - 12:36

s m	» posted 2008/12/02 - 12:55
I think you might have to many fish in the tank also. Poluting the water much faster than when they were in the 6 footer. You will be doing water changes all the time with this size tank.

Marti and Matt	» posted 2008/12/02 - 13:05
I agree with the above....as they grow it will just get worse. TIme for a bigger tank :) You could always get a taller one rather than longer if you don't have the space :)

Scott Fisher	» posted 2008/12/02 - 14:19
also , you may try moving your filter intake tube directly off of the bottom and maybe a small sponge filter would help also?

bip_ 4u	» posted 2008/12/02 - 21:56
I agree also. Hope you can get it cleared up. I know how annoying it is. You had asked if it could be your water at the new place. It is a possibility. My water here sucks. Some days nice and clear others cloudy.

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kyle jackson, 2009-01-08 08:05

yer welcome bud, took me awhile to figure out, but makes a big dif.

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Jay Martin, 2009-01-08 08:02

Thanks Kyle. I'll try it when I get home.

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kyle jackson, 2009-01-08 07:50

allways take a pic pointred a lil down or to the sides and it will avoid th

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Jay Martin, 2009-01-08 07:42

Yeah, sorry still new at this. I can't figure out my wifes camera and my ca

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Jerry Goebert, 2009-01-08 07:25

I have 2 clowns, a modesta (red tail), 2 burmese border, 8 skunks, 2 yoyos,

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Jay Martin, 2009-01-08 07:23

How often do you have to change the filter wool? Great Idea by the way!!

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