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Dustymac · 05-29-2008, 02:46 AM

I set up a 55g NPT about five weeks ago and my water was also cloudy for a couple weeks. Like you, I left my filter running with just floss installed and you could easily see it getting clearer every day. Whether that had anything to do with the filter or not, I can't say.

I've initially used filters on all my NPTs, mostly for water circulation simply because that's what was sitting around, but I've certainly had my share of cloudy water. I suspect some soils "soil" the water more than others and mine is one of them. That said, it sure has been good for growing plants!

Hope this helps,
Jim

05-29-2008, 02:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dustymac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bowie, MD Posts: 142 iTrader Ratings: 0 Plant Points: 15800	Re: just converted to npt-water cloudy but fish happy I set up a 55g NPT about five weeks ago and my water was also cloudy for a couple weeks. Like you, I left my filter running with just floss installed and you could easily see it getting clearer every day. Whether that had anything to do with the filter or not, I can't say. I've initially used filters on all my NPTs, mostly for water circulation simply because that's what was sitting around, but I've certainly had my share of cloudy water. I suspect some soils "soil" the water more than others and mine is one of them. That said, it sure has been good for growing plants! Hope this helps, Jim