whats the best advice on how to keep water in my fish tank clear
1. Overfiltration. For example on my 55-gal, I run two filters each designed to filter a 75-gal. Redundant filtration never hurts.
2. Mechanical media. If you are able to customize the media in your filter, double up on mechanical media ('mechanical' media is what filters out physical debris, for example cartridges, filter floss, sponges, pads, etc). There are some filter pads available that will filter down to 100 microns or smaller.
3. Do not over feed. By feeding once instead of twice a day you are nearly halving the waste production in your tank.
4. Regular water changes (weekly) to remove nitrates, and dissolved organic compounds, and clean out your filters periodically (with old tank water so you won't lose your bacteria).
5. Chemical filtration. Carbon, purigen and other products will improve clarity by removing/absorbing organics that might contribute to cloudy water. (highly optional as clarity can be maintained without chemical use).
6. Ensure your tank is cycled. All of the above tips won't help clarity that is a result of a bacteria bloom.
Clorox. Use about 4 ounces per gallon.
A friend in my childhood (high school years) used to swear snails you catch from a lake, pond or freshwater river, kept the water clean by eating all the algea.
i bought some automatic fish feeders from petco. boy has it made a difference. i need to clean my filter and tank , but only because i haven't in two months. water is perfectly clear all the time.they cost about 25 bucks each but its well worth it. you never have to feed your fish and the waters clear, perfect.
keep your tank clean and buy a water testing kit. dont over populate your tank with to many fish
get a bigger pump and filter system I have a 55 gallon with 2 filter systems combined they pump about 350 gallons an hour I have had the same water in my tank october will be a year naturally I have to add water about once a month.but thats all I have done.
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