I made his filter as designed. I used two because I have a 3000 gph pump. My
water is cloudy, still dirty and barely see my fish! I have even changed some
of the water and added filter materials and still no improvement. I am ready to
buy a premade filter which I was going to at first.

What am I doing wrong?? Any idea's??


Thanks in advance,


Sacha

MISSYMAGICGIRL wrote:

I made his filter as designed. I used two because I have a 3000 gph pump. My
water is cloudy, still dirty and barely see my fish! I have even changed some
of the water and added filter materials and still no improvement. I am ready
to
buy a premade filter which I was going to at first.

What am I doing wrong?? Any idea's??

Sacha,

Where can we see the plans? Is there a link? When you say cloudy, do you
mean green or actually grayish?

Joe

PS Nice to see you posting.



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Are you refering to the barrel filter that Greg made, I am using a
modification of that filter, what are you using for filter material, I am
using buffer pads and bonded padding on top to remove the smallest particals
and have crystal clear water, oh ya , also have a uv filter in line...Claude

In article , joe writes:


MISSYMAGICGIRL wrote:

I made his filter as designed. I used two because I have a 3000 gph pump.
My
water is cloudy, still dirty and barely see my fish! I have even changed
some
of the water and added filter materials and still no improvement. I am
ready
to
buy a premade filter which I was going to at first.

What am I doing wrong?? Any idea's??

Sacha,

Where can we see the plans? Is there a link? When you say cloudy, do you
mean green or actually grayish?

Joe

PS Nice to see you posting.


Thanks, the water is graish. I have only a layer of white material. I was
thinking about getting buffer pads the size (diameter) of the barrel. Would
that help??

In article , joe writes:

Is there a link?

I just search on DIY biofilter's

In article , "claude rogers"
writes:

Are you refering to the barrel filter that Greg made, I am using a
modification of that filter, what are you using for filter material, I am
using buffer pads and bonded padding on top to remove the smallest particals
and have crystal clear water, oh ya , also have a uv filter in line...Claude




I am using barelly straw. no uv I was thinking of buying the same diameter pads
as to the barrel and maybe that would help?? I just have a piece of white
batting like material and that's it. Any idea's?????


Thanks in advance,

Sacha

Grayish water means you have a bacteria bloom. No filter other than a UV
filter will stop it. You can stop feeding your fish and wait it out. You
have too many nutrients in your water which is why you have the bloom
(things grow where there's food). Commonly people with aquariums will
experience this when they change their water and replenish trace/macro
nutrients.

Sam

"MISSYMAGICGIRL" wrote in message
...
I made his filter as designed. I used two because I have a 3000 gph pump.
My
water is cloudy, still dirty and barely see my fish! I have even changed
some
of the water and added filter materials and still no improvement. I am
ready to
buy a premade filter which I was going to at first.

What am I doing wrong?? Any idea's??


Thanks in advance,


Sacha

In article , "Sam Hopkins"
writes:

No filter other than a UV
filter will stop it.

What about using Perioxide??

Thanks,

Sacha

MISSYMAGICGIRL wrote:

Thanks, the water is graish. I have only a layer of white material. I was
thinking about getting buffer pads the size (diameter) of the barrel. Would
that help?

Yes.



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In article , joe writes:


MISSYMAGICGIRL wrote:

I made his filter as designed. I used two because I have a 3000 gph pump.
My
water is cloudy, still dirty and barely see my fish! I have even changed
some
of the water and added filter materials and still no improvement. I am
ready
to
buy a premade filter which I was going to at first.

What am I doing wrong?? Any idea's??

Sacha,

Where can we see the plans? Is there a link? When you say cloudy, do you
mean green or actually grayish?

Joe

PS Nice to see you posting.


Thanks, the water is graish. I have only a layer of white material. I was
thinking about getting buffer pads the size (diameter) of the barrel. Would
that help??

In article , joe writes:

Is there a link?

I just search on DIY biofilter's

In article , "claude rogers"
writes:

Are you refering to the barrel filter that Greg made, I am using a
modification of that filter, what are you using for filter material, I am
using buffer pads and bonded padding on top to remove the smallest particals
and have crystal clear water, oh ya , also have a uv filter in line...Claude




I am using barelly straw. no uv I was thinking of buying the same diameter pads
as to the barrel and maybe that would help?? I just have a piece of white
batting like material and that's it. Any idea's?????


Thanks in advance,

Sacha

Grayish water means you have a bacteria bloom. No filter other than a UV
filter will stop it. You can stop feeding your fish and wait it out. You
have too many nutrients in your water which is why you have the bloom
(things grow where there's food). Commonly people with aquariums will
experience this when they change their water and replenish trace/macro
nutrients.

Sam

"MISSYMAGICGIRL" wrote in message
...
I made his filter as designed. I used two because I have a 3000 gph pump.
My
water is cloudy, still dirty and barely see my fish! I have even changed
some
of the water and added filter materials and still no improvement. I am
ready to
buy a premade filter which I was going to at first.

What am I doing wrong?? Any idea's??


Thanks in advance,


Sacha

In article , "Sam Hopkins"
writes:

No filter other than a UV
filter will stop it.

What about using Perioxide??

Thanks,

Sacha

MISSYMAGICGIRL wrote:

Thanks, the water is graish. I have only a layer of white material. I was
thinking about getting buffer pads the size (diameter) of the barrel. Would
that help?

Yes.



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