Particles in water

jslreef · 07/03/2011, 02:52 PM

Hello everyone!

I have a biocube 14 that is almost a month old. I have removed the bioballs, placed a bag of carbon on top of the drip tray in chamber 2, installed the biocube protein skimmer, and a koralia nano 240. 9lbs live rock, 10 lbs live sand.

Tank inhabitants are:

5 Astrea snails, 2 Nassarius snails, and 1 Scarlet Skunk cleaner shrimp.

My problem is that there are little particles floating around in the water. Nothing too major and the water is not cloudy. Just random particles everywhere, not air bubbles.

How can I get rid of these and have actual 'crystal clear' water?

gjh289 · 07/03/2011, 02:55 PM

Filter sock with eliminate almost all of the "marine snow." I use dual 100 micron socks and my water appears polished crystal clear.

jon99 · 07/03/2011, 04:44 PM

+1 on the filter sock. As a general rule if u want clear water use mechanical filtration such as a filter sock for the larger stuff (particles u see floating around) and chemical filtration such as carbon for the small stuff (cloudy water).

Crawdawg · 07/03/2011, 06:38 PM

Any suggestions on implementing a filter sock into a biocube?

gjh289 · 07/03/2011, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crawdawg

Any suggestions on implementing a filter sock into a biocube?

Not sure how your set up looks. If you can, just place the filter socks over the drain line(s) before going thru anything else. . In my case the two drain lines each goes into a sock, then after exiting it goes into my sump.

gjh289 · 07/03/2011, 07:11 PM

I Googled your set up and to be honest I have now idea how the filter system looks in the back. You can also by the 100 micron material as a flat liner rather then a sock. This could be laid on top of the drip tray but with caution. These filters get clogged up quick (I change mine every three to four days) and you could risk a flood. If you keep on top of it you should be fine.

Crawdawg · 07/03/2011, 07:33 PM

Thx. Hopefully I can figure a way to implement one, as everything else in my cube is great, just the floaties bother me.

jslreef · 07/03/2011, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crawdawg

Thx. Hopefully I can figure a way to implement one, as everything else in my cube is great, just the floaties bother me.

I'm in the exact same spot, lol.

So if I place something for mechanical filtration on top of the drip tray, where should I place the bag of carbon? It's currently on top of the drip tray in chamber 2, and under that the chamber is full of water so I don't get the waterfall sound.

gjh289 · 07/03/2011, 07:52 PM

The carbon can go anywhere you have water flow going over or through the media.

PurpleMonkey · 07/04/2011, 12:35 AM

check out the media baskets from www.mediabaskets.com

i got the media basket and fuge in my 29g bc and i love the setup

streak · 07/04/2011, 01:21 AM

is there space in the back to hot filter like a whisper? if you can leave your lid off for awhile you could run that in the back heck even a cheap walmart hot filter should clear that up in couple of hours. and if its a really bad problem you can get a hang on tank magnium its bulky and cheap but has a nobypass pool looking filter made for polishing tank water.

07/03/2011, 02:52 PM	#1
jslreef Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 146	Particles in water Hello everyone! I have a biocube 14 that is almost a month old. I have removed the bioballs, placed a bag of carbon on top of the drip tray in chamber 2, installed the biocube protein skimmer, and a koralia nano 240. 9lbs live rock, 10 lbs live sand. Tank inhabitants are: 5 Astrea snails, 2 Nassarius snails, and 1 Scarlet Skunk cleaner shrimp. My problem is that there are little particles floating around in the water. Nothing too major and the water is not cloudy. Just random particles everywhere, not air bubbles. How can I get rid of these and have actual 'crystal clear' water?

07/03/2011, 02:55 PM	#2
gjh289 1* Join Date: May 2005 Location: Port St Lucie, Florida Posts: 388	Filter sock with eliminate almost all of the "marine snow." I use dual 100 micron socks and my water appears polished crystal clear. __________________ IF YOU CAN'T STAND BEHIND OUR TROOPS FEEL FREE TO STAND IN FRONT OF THEM! Current Tank Info: 150 Reef, 55 g sump/refuge with 50g Frag tank

07/03/2011, 07:11 PM	#6
gjh289 1* Join Date: May 2005 Location: Port St Lucie, Florida Posts: 388	I Googled your set up and to be honest I have now idea how the filter system looks in the back. You can also by the 100 micron material as a flat liner rather then a sock. This could be laid on top of the drip tray but with caution. These filters get clogged up quick (I change mine every three to four days) and you could risk a flood. If you keep on top of it you should be fine. __________________ IF YOU CAN'T STAND BEHIND OUR TROOPS FEEL FREE TO STAND IN FRONT OF THEM! Current Tank Info: 150 Reef, 55 g sump/refuge with 50g Frag tank

07/03/2011, 07:52 PM	#9
gjh289 1* Join Date: May 2005 Location: Port St Lucie, Florida Posts: 388	The carbon can go anywhere you have water flow going over or through the media. __________________ IF YOU CAN'T STAND BEHIND OUR TROOPS FEEL FREE TO STAND IN FRONT OF THEM! Current Tank Info: 150 Reef, 55 g sump/refuge with 50g Frag tank

07/04/2011, 01:21 AM	#11
streak Reef Madness! Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Perryville, Missouri Posts: 616	is there space in the back to hot filter like a whisper? if you can leave your lid off for awhile you could run that in the back heck even a cheap walmart hot filter should clear that up in couple of hours. and if its a really bad problem you can get a hang on tank magnium its bulky and cheap but has a nobypass pool looking filter made for polishing tank water. __________________ The Shoe String Budget Reef Aquarium. Possible?? Compared to 7 55 breeding Discus days well we see and try! :P Current Tank Info: 10g nano with 2 clowns 1 Royal Gorama 1 RBTA!

07/03/2011, 04:44 PM	#3
jon99 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atl Ga Posts: 817	+1 on the filter sock. As a general rule if u want clear water use mechanical filtration such as a filter sock for the larger stuff (particles u see floating around) and chemical filtration such as carbon for the small stuff (cloudy water).

07/03/2011, 06:38 PM	#4
Crawdawg Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Adrian, MI. Posts: 113	Any suggestions on implementing a filter sock into a biocube?

07/03/2011, 07:33 PM	#7
Crawdawg Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Adrian, MI. Posts: 113	Thx. Hopefully I can figure a way to implement one, as everything else in my cube is great, just the floaties bother me.

07/04/2011, 12:35 AM	#10
PurpleMonkey Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 78	check out the media baskets from www.mediabaskets.com i got the media basket and fuge in my 29g bc and i love the setup

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