Re: [GSAS-Member] Frustrated with tank that wont clear up

[Laurel Larsen <laurelthequeen@gmail.com>]

I've been so unwilling to try a clarifying agent or any other various  
chemical of which I don't know the ingredients.  This was a last ditch  
effort before tearing the tank apart, as water changes every other day  
merely dropped the level of cloudiness and it came back.  My second  
dose of the "Clarity"  has worked wonders.  The tank is crystal clear  
and looks fantastic. Hopefully it stays like this!  On the downside,  
the nerites that I bought at APFP last weekend are dead and appear to  
be decomposing, so I need to pull them out.  I'm at a loss here.  I  
think I'm going to try some cherry shrimp to control algae.  If they  
don't work, I'm almost ready to get rid of the tank.  It's been  
nothing but problems for me since I set it up.

-Laurel
On May 25, 2008, at 6:30 PM, matt kaufman wrote:

> Just do lots of water changes. Lots. 25% every other day. Don't  
> start dumping in aquarium industry nostrums of dubious formulation.
>
> The fish will love it, and the water should clear up.
>
>
>
>> From: laurelthequeen@gmail.com> To: gsas-member@thekrib.com> Date:  
>> Sun, 25 May 2008 17:56:21 -0700> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member]  
>> Frustrated with tank that wont clear up> > I bought Seachem's  
>> Clarity. It said that it would clarify in 1-2 > hours, but it  
>> hasn't made much of an impression. It said that 3 times > the  
>> suggested dose is safe, so after 2 hours, I'm going to redose it >  
>> and see if it helps anything.> > On May 25, 2008, at 5:39 PM, Steev  
>> Ward wrote:> > > Laurel-> > Which water clarifier did you use? Some  
>> will say to start with one > > drop per gallon,> > then after a few  
>> hours it has done it's job, so it's time for the > > next dose. If  
>> you are> > dealing with an algae bloom you won't get ahead of the  
>> reproduction > > rate until you've> > done a few doses.> > Don't  
>> clean the sump. We want something growing in there that will > >  
>> eat the ... stuff> > that gets filtered out.> >> > Steev> >> >> >  
>> --- Laurel Larsen <laurelthequeen@gmail.com> wrote:> >> >> It's  
>> been about a month and a half. The way the tank is set up, it's> >>  
>> an oceanic biocube, it's an all-in-one wet/dry sump style filter,  
>> so> >> there's not anywhere that I could put a uv sterilizer. I  
>> picked up> >> some water clarifier this afternoon and dosed the  
>> tank. It looks a> >> little less cloudy, but it might just be me  
>> imagining it looking > >> nicer> >> so I feel better about it. If  
>> this doesn't work, I have quite a> >> project for tomorrow, I'll  
>> tear the tank down.> >> On May 25, 2008, at 4:44 PM, clayton  
>> anderson wrote:> >>> >>> >> >> >> >  
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