Water Clarity

[Ruth]

Charcoal, heavy skimming and proper maintenance works for me. I have also heard of people using diatom filters and those magnum filters but I have never tried them personally.

[bassman]

I used to notice the same thing until I got metal halide lighting, then my tank was as sparkling and clear as the LFS. Of course everything Ruth mentioned must be done as well.

[Glennrf38]

Just installed the 175W 10000K MH retrokit. Supplemented with 1 - 24W 6600 T5 and 1- 24W Actinic T5.

Can you add charcoal to a phosban reactor?

Glenn

[Ruth]

Yup. I usually just run it passively but I know lots of people who use a reactor or other filter to run charcoal.

[Glennrf38]

Now I get to show my lack of experience. "Passively" as in put it in a media bag and let it float in the sump?

Originally Posted by Ruth

Yup. I usually just run it passively but I know lots of people who use a reactor or other filter to run charcoal.

[Ruth]

You got it. I will quite often just knead the media bag a few times a week.

[WWWD]

Try emptying a your overflow thru a micro bag in your sump. They will pull an amazing amount of junk out of your water column.