I had some sort of "fibrous" white algae in my 45 gallon a while back, and finally drained the whole thing and let it dry. Now it's got my cichlids in it and looks crystal clear. If I'd had a sand or diatom filter, I probably would have tried that first... Cliff > Laurel- > I think you should look at some of that water under the microscope and > see what the > cloudiness is composed of. Have you tried the water clearing compounds > like Crystal > Clear, Filter Aid, etc.? > > Steev > > > Subject: > [GSAS-Member] Frustrated with tank that won't clear up > Date: > Thu, 22 May 2008 10:22:34 -0700 > From: > Laurel Larsen <laurelthequeen@gmail.com> > Reply-To: > Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat > <gsas-member@thekrib.com> > To: > Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat > <gsas-member@thekrib.com> > > > > Is there anything I can do? What am I doing wrong? I'm willing to try > pretty much anything at this point, so if you have suggestions, even > if they seem far fetched, I'm open to them. Thanks for your input > guys, I appreciate it. > > Laurel > _______________________________________________ > GSAS-Member mailing list > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > > > > > _______________________________________________ > GSAS-Member mailing list > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member