Aquaclear media ?

jonto

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Am wondering what is the best media combination to use in my Aquaclear 110? My water in a 75gal just isn't all that clear. I also have an Octo 1000 HOB that is great with gunk collection. Water parameters are:
pH .......... 8.4
kH .......... 6.8
Salinity ... 1.024
Phos ....... 0.0
Calc ........ 330
Mag ........ 1150
Nitrite ..... 0
Nitrate .... 0
Amon ...... 0

75gal tank on started 8/11/17
BRS Pukani(70 lbs)
Caribsea Aragonite sand
Red Sea Coral Pro Salt
Octo1000 HOB skimmer
Aquaflow 110 with Chemi-pure Blueand Poly filter
2 Starfire led lights (with 3 channels)
RODI water
 
Can you elaborate a little more? Is there just a lot of debris floating around such as fish waste or detrious? Does it have a colored tint to it? Maybe micro bubbles floating around?
 
FWIW I just added a UV Sterilizer and my water is crystal clear now. It always appeared to have a white haze to it. Pretty easy to tell if you have micro bubble, debris, or haze. I could always see the debris from a diamond goby, and the occasional micro bubbles post feeding or skimmer cleaning. I knew it was more when I sat back at a distance and the water never had the LFS display tank clarity I was seeking. After much research I got a UV sterilizer only for thr purpose of water clarity. 100% success.
 
Its not debris floating around or microbubble. Its more like a slight milky haze. It seems to be better today but I see some Diatoms coming back again.
 
Its not debris floating around or microbubble. Its more like a slight milky haze. It seems to be better today but I see some Diatoms coming back again.

ChemiPure media baga help but only for a limited time. A years cost on those bags and you can have a UV sterilizer. Im not pushing either way here, just sharing my personal experience. Some find othee ways to get clear water or simply dont have an issue like you are explaining.
 
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