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Odd Cloudy Water Question/Problem
"Tom Hale" wrote in message om... "RedForeman ©®" wrote in message You're not the first person who has come here with that complaint, and to my recollection, they were all linked back to the use of Laterite... Suggestion: regular gravel and flourite, you'll have cloudiness for a few days, but nothing like you're talking about... it's the kind that won't come back unless you turn the gravel/flourite over once a day.... Ok, Stupid question time. #1: How much flourite per gallon if I wanna use it with gravel? (Tank is a 55g tall) They would like you to use 100% flourite, but many people do a 50/50 split. Why not just use gravel? #2: Is there an easy way to remove the Laterite from the current gravel? It would depend on your gravel size. In my younger days when I had less money and more patience, I'd sieve different size substrates apart (sunny day, sitting in the driveway with a cold beer). The closer they are in size, the more impossible it becomes to seperate them. You might find that blasting it with water, the laterite is lighter and pours over the edge (tank outside on your driveway). #3: Could it be the amount of water movement/filtration I have? A friend of mine has never had this problem, and he is the one who recommended Laterite to me, he uses it without problem. Nope. In my case, I had very little water movement in either of my affected tanks. #4: Does anyone else use Laterite without this problem? I hope so, it's been around for ages. Maybe it's related to the amount of bio-film you can accumulate around the laterite grains, so low fish-load tanks would take longer than higher fish load tanks to stabilze? (I'm just guessing). r.a.f.p. should be the best place for experienced advice on this stuff. NetMax Thanks for all the help. T. |
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