Can i use this in a saltwater reef

[Hempknight]

I'm having issues with cloudy water it don't say you can use it in saltwater just wanted to ask y'all first

 

[Starwar]

Probably can but I wouldn't. Water clarifers work by causing small particals to stick together, making it easier for your filter to catch them. You dont know what chemical is being used. Just run carbon! Get a mesh bag, and put it in a high flow area

 

[Hempknight]

I have a bag of carbon in my filter already for like 3 days now and have not noticed anything different but thank you

 

[webbrage]

It's not good on fish Gil's

 

[webbrage]

Carbon is the way to go this is a hobby of patience don't eve be in a rush your will stress yourself out and be likely to mess stuff up

 

[cloak]

How long has your tank been set up? Cloudy water is actually quite common for new tanks, but it usually clears up on it's own given time. Assuming your parameters are within reason I would just be patient and let nature take it's course.

 

[Starwar]

Give it time. using a mesh bag, most of the water is moving around the carbon... how cloudy is your water? Its possible you have a bacterial bloom or a number of other things.

 

[Hempknight]

Tanks been up about 3 months did a 50 % water change the other day to hope to help with clouness but nothing so far I got carbon on top matrix in the middle and bio fome on the bottom

 

[webbrage]

Blackout no lighting

 

[webbrage]

With a bacterial bloom don't do water change and cut lighting back, water change can fuel it more let it run its course and eat up everything then balance back down. Do you have any livestock in there before you do a blackout fish won't mind to much turn lights on for feed

 

[Hempknight]

this was yesterday this moring have still didn't see a diffrence

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Are you using air fresheners? Or Hand sanitizers?

Also check for dead snails..

I would also recommend RODI water. And test for ammonia.

 

[Hempknight]

I have not seen anything dead so far. My corals and everything seem to be fine other then the cloudiness to the water

 

[Hempknight]

When I put carbon in my canister filter what stage do I want to run it in bottom mid or top my canister flows from the bottom up just want to get this right

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

When I put carbon in my canister filter what stage do I want to run it in bottom mid or top my canister flows from the bottom up just want to get this right

It doesn't matter.

 

[Hempknight]

Okay I'm,gonna put some carbon in it and let it do it's thing thank you all for the info

 

[PatW]

If you are having problems with fine particulates, one if the easiest solutions is just running a filter sock in your sump and cleaning it frequently.

BRS has a trick to determine if you need to run carbon. Get a 5 gallon white food safe bucket at Home Depot or Lowes. In you next water change, fill the bucket up with tank water. If the water has a mild blue tint in the bucket, you are good and probably don't need carbon. If the water is an amber color, running carbon should remove it.

Carbon removes complex organic molecules which cause the amber color. By the way, running carbon removes water impurities. Running carbon every now and then can not hurt. It can be a big help by removing contaminants from your water.

 

[Hempknight]

I don't have a sump I'm running a canister filter so how would,i go about it that way I already have some in the filter already should I put more in the tank

 

[Lynn52]

You can put a filter sock over the output of your canister for a few days. That should catch a lot of the particles.

 

[Hempknight]

Ok that will help with the hazyness right