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    My tank has been set up for a few months now I was just wondering what I can do to make my water absolutely crystal clear. Keep in mind I test my water regularly and everything is always perfect I just picked up a protein skimmer and still think my water can be even clearer any methods? I have...
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    I have a 29gl biocube and I have little pieces of sand floating around how do I get crystal clear water ....should I get a bigger pump.....it is apx a year old thanks:clown:
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    so my water has been cloudy for several days and i cant seem to figure out why. i clean the filter media regularly and my skimmer is skimming green water out of the aquarium. i siphoned the sand and did a 25% water change and bought better quality filter medias. the combo of siphoning, filter...
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    So i was at a fellow saltwater tank keepers house yesterday and noticed his water is so crystal clear its insane. its just a small 29gal tank that he is running a canister filter on that says its good for 100 gal tank. now my tank is 55gal and i have a 20 gal sump. what is it in the canister...
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    I have a problem with my 140 saltwater tank. It has been setup almost 2 months. It will not clear up. looks like someone put milk in it. At the moment I am putting nothing in in the tank (no chemicals). salinity 1.023. PH 8.3. nitrites 0. nitrates 12.5. temp 80. I use RO and tap. It has never...
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    I have experienced a cloudiness in my newly cylced tank that now has a few fish and critters but looking through my tank i notice that its not as clear as my other tanks.. im using a 20 gallon wet dry sump, with the skimmer in the sump a little ativated carbon and filter padding.. any suggestions?
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    I just saw a tank in another thread http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=14944533#post14944533 The water in this tank is so freakin clear you can't tell it's even in there. How do you do it? My water looks like it has a lot of stuff floating around in it compared to that... It...
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    On average how long does it take for the tank to clear. I put sand in and half way up stoped with water til the next day that day it was clear now yesterday i finished filling the tank and its been cloudy ever since. i have the thing running threw the sump any suggestions?
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