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I have had some cloudiness in my water the past couples days. I only have three fish it in, and I checked the parameters and everything is fine. Is there anything I can put in the sump to help it out other than a filter sock?

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Carbon will fix most clarity issues unless it is bacteria or a precipitation event.

 

It was fine until like 3 days ago. I have never used any carbon. What is a good one to use? I was looking into the seachem matrix carbon.

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I use Chemi Pure Blue for nano.

 

 

Yeah but I don't know if even the regular Chemi Pure bag would work right. I wouldn't even know were to put it because it is a 42 sumped, and I do not have a media rack.

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Yeah but I don't know if even the regular Chemi Pure bag would work right. I wouldn't even know were to put it because it is a 42 sumped, and I do not have a media rack.

 

No media rack?

 

You could probably put it under an overflow- how is the sump laid out?

 

Honestly with no media rack, I would HIGHLY recommend a BRS reactor. They are relatively cheap and very easy to use

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No media rack?

 

You could probably put it under an overflow- how is the sump laid out?

 

Honestly with no media rack, I would HIGHLY recommend a BRS reactor. They are relatively cheap and very easy to use

 

 

It is a cadlights 42 with a three chamber sump. In the meantime can I just add the carbon to help it out since I'm in the process moving soon and my budget it tight. I was thinking of just pouring it into the powerhead and letting it spread or is it a bad I idea. I have never used carbon before so I have no idea how it should be used. I will get one eventually, but if you do not mind me asking what is difference between a skimmer and a reactor?

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It is a cadlights 42 with a three chamber sump. In the meantime can I just add the carbon to help it out since I'm in the process moving soon and my budget it tight. I was thinking of just pouring it into the powerhead and letting it spread or is it a bad I idea. I have never used carbon before so I have no idea how it should be used. I will get one eventually, but if you do not mind me asking what is difference between a skimmer and a reactor?

 

DO NOT POUR THE CARBON INTO THE TANK! TERRIBLE IDEA!

 

Carbon has to be in a bag or reactor..... You'll kill the tank if you pour it in the display.

 

A skimmer: Uses bubbles to force our proteins from your water- gives you that dirty dark "Skimate".

A reactor: Uses a pump to force water through a bag of media (Ex. Carbon, GFO, etc.)

 

You should get a bag of ChemiPure blue and just put it in your sump for now- the high flow should help a bit..

 

 

For example here is my skimmer:

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DO NOT POUR THE CARBON INTO THE TANK! TERRIBLE IDEA!

 

Carbon has to be in a bag or reactor..... You'll kill the tank if you pour it in the display.

 

A skimmer: Uses bubbles to force our proteins from your water- gives you that dirty dark "Skimate".

A reactor: Uses a pump to force water through a bag of media (Ex. Carbon, GFO, etc.)

 

You should get a bag of ChemiPure blue and just put it in your sump for now- the high flow should help a bit..

 

 

For example here is my skimmer:

25A9AE79-ACFB-4EE3-B947-422B7A9991B6_zps

 

 

Ok so I just throw it in the sump in whatever chamber? and for the future you would recommend I get a single carbon reactor?

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Well let's not just assume carbon is needed although I think it is good to use from time to time to absorb toxins and other things we do not test our water for. Also if you are not running a skimmer or anything other than a filter sock I'm guessing it's just organics building up and causing some cloudiness (which is a good reason to run carbon). What color is the cloudiness btw? White is usually healthy bacteria or calcium precipitation (or my snails spawning ;)) but other colors are caused by algae, organic buildup, toxins, or bacteria. Pictures help btw and make sure you put the carbon in a filter bag and place it in an area of the sump that gets moderate flow.

 

And to answer your question, I use a carbon called carbonit-x3. It is quite an amazing product by Brightwell Aquatics.

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Well let's not just assume carbon is needed although I think it is good to use from time to time to absorb toxins and other things we do not test our water for. Also if you are not running a skimmer or anything other than a filter sock I'm guessing it's just organics building up and causing some cloudiness (which is a good reason to run carbon). What color is the cloudiness btw? White is usually healthy bacteria or calcium precipitation (or my snails spawning ;)) but other colors are caused by algae, organic buildup, toxins, or bacteria. Pictures help btw and make sure you put the carbon in a filter bag and place it in an area of the sump that gets moderate flow.

 

And to answer your question, I use a carbon called carbonit-x3. It is quite an amazing product by Brightwell Aquatics.

 

 

It is a white cloudiness. I was thinking of maybe placing the bag under the return drain, and see what results I get. Thanks for the help guys!

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It is a white cloudiness. I was thinking of maybe placing the bag under the return drain, and see what results I get. Thanks for the help guys!

Did you test your calcium/alkalinity to be sure it wasn't a precipitation event (these are rare but can happen and carbon won't fix this)?

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