Yellow Water

[pweesng]

Hi all,

I used NSW to top up the water.

Anyway, over the course of last month, i've added 8 common clown fishes, 4 firedart fish, 1 Yellow Tang and 1 6 line wrasse. The cleaning crew consist of one turbo snail, 1 brittle starfish, and 2 cleaner shrimps.

Feeding has been rather sparing. And I use AZ NO3 periodically. When i tested my water yesterday, the NO3 is at 0.

I notice this morning that the water is slightly yellow...

Is there anything i can use to polish the water? don't like the yellow colour.

Would chemipure works?

I'm running a 75g (DT + Sump)...

Thanks in advance for any advise or help..

Pweesng

[digibee]

Got any pic of the FTS?

[Dazza]

just run some activated carbon ... shd clear up the yellow in no time

[Gouldian]

Hi bro,

Chemipure or any GAC (Granulated Activated Carbon) will be able to remove the yellowish compound in your water.

Your below livestocks may be too much for a 75g tank. Without a good skimmer for nutrients export, your problem will comes back after a few days.

Hi all,

I used NSW to top up the water.

Anyway, over the course of last month, i've added 8 common clown fishes, 4 firedart fish, 1 Yellow Tang and 1 6 line wrasse. The cleaning crew consist of one turbo snail, 1 brittle starfish, and 2 cleaner shrimps.

Feeding has been rather sparing. And I use AZ NO3 periodically. When i tested my water yesterday, the NO3 is at 0.

I notice this morning that the water is slightly yellow...

Is there anything i can use to polish the water? don't like the yellow colour.

Would chemipure works?

I'm running a 75g (DT + Sump)...

Thanks in advance for any advise or help..

Pweesng

[dachkie]

or issit you too long never change your light tubes , yellowing of water not easy to detect unless you compare it using a pure white background

[pweesng]

ha ha...

Thanks for all the responses....

1) No FTS yet, my lights are not in until first week of March unfortunately.

2) Don't have a big tank... DT is 3 feet by 1.5 feet by 2 feet... sump is dunno how big...

3) i can see the yellow water coz one end of my tank faces the window... also the colour of the water above and below the water line is different...

I'll go try Chemipure and see how it works...

Kum Sia!

[jackywongto]

or just add any marine media carbon.

[FuEl]

Carbon, UV or Ozone.

[pweesng]

any good ones to recommend?

[arcanehacker]

any good ones to recommend?

Try carbon first.. it is low cost and works extremely well.. My preference are those bigger pellet kind. Just place them in a filter bag and dump it at a high flow area. Actually any brand will do. Aquamedic and D&D ones are pellet kind.. of course if you are using it in an FR, the smaller particle kind would be better.

As for UV, you have lots of china brand ones to choose from. They should work the same however replacement bulbs are almost non existent. Corallife ones are more pricey. However, you should be able to get replacement bulbs quite easily. Take note that the bulbs are also like your tank's lighting. You need to replace them occasionally (depending on hrs of usage). Do not forget you still need to incorporate the flow pump.

Ozonizers are quite expensive. They are not directly related to clearing yellowish water. Its more of getting a more optimal condition, therefore clearing up the water. You need to read more into it before using this. Over dosing and gas leaks can be detrimental to the LS and your own health. And you can't just pump ozone straight into your tank.. all I can say is read up more first. The one commonly used and reliable is the Sander.