Slightly Cloudy Water

[Kyle E.]

Hello All!

So my tank has slightly cloudy water. Its not as clear as I would like it. It is a 30g with a tetra whisper 40 HOB. It has a sponge pad and a filter floss filter cartridge. I am out of cartridges so I am now going to switch to all sponges. It makes sense in my brain that a coarse sponge replacing the filter floss would make it even clouding as it wouldn't catch as small of particles. Is this true?

I can't use carbon as it is planted and I use fertilizers. Does puritan remove fertilizer as well?

I have also heard that you can use polyester stuffing as a water polisher. I might try that. Any thoughts?

 

[Boundava]

All of my HOB have customized media. Ditch the cartridges and do something like this:

Top it off with some white quilt batting (one without fire retardant) I prefer the roll to the fluff.

Soft n Crafty Extra Loft Queen Size Quilt Batting, 100% Polyester Bonded, King Size

Extra Loft batting is a bonded polyester quilt batting with a medium loft that creates a more pronounced relief when hand quilting, making it perfect for beginners. It has an even give in both directions and is appropriate for hand or machine quilting, Trapunto and tied quilts. Great for all...

www.joann.com

Better yet, add a sponge on the intake for extra filtration.