How can i get my tank crystal clear?

[Juka087]

There is a post about vibrant on this forum with 6k replies. It is a aquarium bacterial additive. It Is incredible.

 

[Redneck19261]

Do you have a place for chemical filtration? I've had good luck with a combo of purigen/chemipure elite, or just chemipure blue (basically has purigen in it, but tends to not last as long).

Ive tried purigen but it didn't work.

 

[Woodneers]

For particulate I find this works the best run for as long as it takes then remove it. I like to use this after water changes or cleanings of any kind that stir stuff up.

 

[Redneck19261]

I've thought about using seachem clarity. They say it's reef safe

 

[FishDoc]

I have a all in on tank and have a bunch of particular floting in my water. I try not to mess with my filtration to much cause I dont wanna throw my tank off. But I'm trying to get crystal clear and not sure how to do it. Thanks in advance.

The best way to clear up a range of particulate sizes in my experience is by doubling down on mechanical filtration either by changing it more frequently and/or increasing capture capability by using finer media. The second part is by using something like coral snow (or my preference of a cheaper diy alternative) to bind small particulate matter allowing your skimmer to capture it more readily. I may have some algae here or there but my water is always crystal clear.

 

[Cuzuco]

Hands down, the way to best make a nano clear is to deep clean it, sand and all. Full water change, then it’s 100% clear. Regardless of any concern about the recommend we have ten years of example threads with outcomes etc, it’s a well practiced recommend. The number one thing you are hesitant to do is the undisputed best way to make a nano reef outlive other tanks cared for normally. The recommend comes from practice in a very, very old nano reef.

There is a special way to clean rocks so the junk with in is dislodged. No water doser can do that

There is a separate way we clean sandbeds to total cloudless state.

A full water change is self explanatory, the method is also the cheapest and simplest option. You’d reacclimate fish back in like day one of bringing them home, fish are held elsewhere as you take down the system for cleaning.
Anything shy of cleaning leaves a filthy sandbed that clouds up every time it’s disturbed

Or rocks that have clear mess in them if you shake them midwater to see what casts off/has built up


Consider thinking about your nano not in parts of approach, like one change to a filter component or just a doser, but consider it as a whole system you have a way to make instantly clear, if you want to. Not in steps, all at once.

Remember it’s not life shortening, it’s life lengthening. It’s the opposite of what the masses think. The number one way to earn a no lifespan limit nano is to simply clean it vs not clean it ever.
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If you do this, what would happen with all the bacteria? would it be like recycling the whole thing again? like beginning a new tank with live rock?

 

[Stigigemla]

It is a small tank so I guess You dont have much place for extra equipment.
But if You have I would recommend the following:
1. An oversized hang on back filter with filter floss.
2. A power head of at least 200 gallons per hour with a bit of an hose on the output.

Day 1 You start the HOB filter and blow of everything You can from the rocks with the power head and stir up everything You can from the sand. After a few hours do the same again.
Day 3 You throw the filter floss in the garbage and put 2 tablespoons of active carbon in a sock. Rinse the sock in tap water and then put it in the HOB filter.
After a week it is time to put the filter and the powerhead in the "goodtohave" box.Throw the carbon but keep the sock. In a few months You will need it again.

 

[Tamberav]

Do you run a media basket? InTank makes them for your tank and you just run some floss on top to catch the particles.

 

[Tamberav]

If you do this, what would happen with all the bacteria? would it be like recycling the whole thing again? like beginning a new tank with live rock?

Nothing happens to the bacteria. It is living in your rock.. Shaking off debris or 100 precent water change won't effect them.

 

[brandon429]

That’s right it’s harmless. Here’s a work thread to look over team for some before and after work

Official Sand Rinse and Tank Transfer thread

If you are reading this thread to cure a tank invasion from a link I sent you, we do not need to identify your type of invasion here we do not need you to test anything at anytime regarding nitrate, phosphate etc Above all, we do not need to see a microscope slide picture of your invasion at...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Cuzuco]

Nothing happens to the bacteria. It is living in your rock.. Shaking off debris or 100 precent water change won't effect them.

But than what is thé difference between this and starting a Tank with live rock?

 

[brandon429]

what outcomes or patterns stood out in that work thread, especially the ones we worked in nanos

We have eight month follow up posts in there as well. Still clean, looking good etc

The thread shows before invasion, then the cleaning steps and final assembly and then updates months later. You won't have to concern about the bac since we covered all there, handy to see how it will turn out even before you begin.

 

[brandon429]

We should see a pic of your tank before working on it, to see if anythings stands out

 

[MichaelReefer]

I have a all in on tank and have a bunch of particular floting in my water. I try not to mess with my filtration to much cause I dont wanna throw my tank off. But I'm trying to get crystal clear and not sure how to do it. Thanks in advance.

100 Micron filter socks+ Carbon Reactor.

 

[Stigigemla]

Filter socks will be difficult in a 13,5 gallon tank.
The difference between live and dead rock is that in live rock it lives small worms and pods that clean the rock continously.
Without some live rock it is risk that the tank will crash after a year when the stone has clogged.
I dont see risks at cleaning sand and rocks at the same time in a tank that is so new.
In a tank thats more than a year old i recommend to clean half the sand on each occasion and the rocks on a third day.
For a big tank some days in between.

 

[Tamberav]

But than what is thé difference between this and starting a Tank with live rock?

Not sure I know exactly what you are asking?

Not all live rock is properly cycled/cured so that's why a person has to cycle it sometimes because of die off from shipping to the LFS.

 

[Cuzuco]

Not sure I know exactly what you are asking?

Not all live rock is properly cycled/cured so that's why a person has to cycle it sometimes because of die off from shipping to the LFS.

That’s exactly what I wanted to know. But this means that if the lfs has a live rock properly cycled you can start adding fishes from day 1 right?

 

[brandon429]

We think they would die from no disease prevention protocol in place. For sure live rock transferred among aquariums doesn’t lose its bacteria, at marine aquarium conventions they have half a day to setup an instant reef with fish.

The event of cleaning your tank doesn’t have any negative effects on your tank bacteria though. It is indeed like setting up a new tank, but this time without all the clouding that was originally kept. It’s putting back everything but the dirt mud

 

[HB AL]

Socks, carbon and uv filter.

 

[Tamberav]

That’s exactly what I wanted to know. But this means that if the lfs has a live rock properly cycled you can start adding fishes from day 1 right?

If you trust that LFS enough and the rock isn't filthy. A lot of rock is kept in a tank stacked on each other so it doesn't get the best flow. However if the rock is cycled/display quality rock then it is no difference then people who upgrade tanks and just move all their rock and fish over the same day.