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12-13-2010, 04:09 PM
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Any kind of mechanical filter will work, you can use filter socks or floss as mentioned. Adding canister filters is a good idea as mentions and I've also found a skimmer to also be quite effective. Mine would always pull out a dark white milky substance and speed things up a little. Really it should only take a day or two before it's clear enough to deal with.
Is this the 180 gallon? What happened to BB? 
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12-13-2010, 04:16 PM
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The skimmer is doing a great job, but water quality doesn't seem to be improving.
Ya, I'd love to get my hands on a diotom filter, but I haven't seen one in years. Not sure you can even buy the earth anymore.. I'll try some filter socks, no cannister filters around here.
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12-13-2010, 04:30 PM
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Maybe someone has a diatom filter you could borrow? I'm pretty sure you can still buy them but the question is whether it's worthwhile for just clearing out the milkiness since that is going to happen anyhow, given enough time.
I just used filter socks and the skimmer to clear it out on my 280g. Took about a week I'd say.
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12-13-2010, 04:47 PM
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Ya, don't want to buy a diatom filter, just haven't even seen them in years. We used to have a LFS that would rent one for a day
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12-13-2010, 07:06 PM
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12-13-2010, 07:18 PM
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I have a diatom filter Brad and a hunk in bag of powder.. You can borrow it for a few days if you need. Can someone who has Brads number call him for me?
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12-13-2010, 07:38 PM
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What happened in the 90, Brad?
Edit: never mind, found your other thread. Clam spawn .. yummy. Do you only have the one skimmer? I'd put a skimmer back on your 90 and let it clear out. Clam spawn on its own shouldn't be too hard on things so long as you don't have an O2 depletion (the real bigger immediate risk). But rushing through the pushover to the new tank has risks associated with it as well.
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12-13-2010, 07:53 PM
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Steve, damn, just drove past your house, shoulda stopped in
 Shelley, as discussed, I'll see you later today. Tony, ya, only one skimmer and the sump is shut down, with no room to even put it in the tank. The O2 dropped but I've got a PH pointing at the surface, which has helped. The new tank is ready(ish) as soon as I can see, and I'll add as much existing rock to the sump as I can. I'll make up 50g of new water just in case, but I think I should be ok once the milk is clear...
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