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Water?
I have a 35 gallon aquarium.
It is in its cycling process and amonia is at 0 Nitrite still kindda high I have put live sand into it about 10 days ago and it is completly settled. I also have base rock and some live in it as well. The water in the tank just seem dirty and yellow tinted> Is this normal? If not do you have advice on how to clear up my water? |
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07/08/2007, 12:18 AM
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Re: Water?
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07/08/2007, 12:20 AM
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to help with the yellow tint you could always run carbon.
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07/08/2007, 12:52 AM
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07/08/2007, 12:54 AM
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Water changes are also needed, even during the cycle.
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07/08/2007, 12:55 AM
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Let it settle out. Run your filtration, skimming, powerheads and the like. If it isn't cleared up in a few days you can get some carbon. And a small water change wouldn't hurt.
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07/08/2007, 12:55 AM
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What is the best way to add carbon to a tank?
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07/08/2007, 07:37 AM
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Get a filter bag, put the carbon in, rinse it to remove fine particles and put the bag in a high flow area in your system.
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07/08/2007, 09:59 AM
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Me and u r in the same boat buddy. What kind of filtration do u have? 10%-20% water changes once a week help. Skimmer too u gotta see the crap that it pulls out. Gotta empty my cup twice a day! But everything is normal u will see the nitrites go down depending on ur filtration. Just be patient.
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