I don’t use water clarifier because in my opinion it is almost always a band aid for a larger issue.
RacletteFoot on
None. Maintain water and filter and you have no need for it.
LawOwn315 on
I don’t use it.
Embarrassed_Bite_406 on
Nature
SomeGuyInTheUK on
Dont use it. The only aid i use is a tap water conditioner.
BreadfruitEven9338 on
none its a scam, it’s just an algaecide
Pitiful-Ostrich8949 on
I donât use it since itâs not necessary
Bleepblorp44 on
I donât, and never have.
Cloudy water is either algae, bacterial bloom, or fine particulate. Fine particles can be filtered out with very fine poly floss; bacterial blooms will settle in time; algae needs to be dealt with at the root cause rather than with water clarifier.
G_D_Ironside on
Live plants.
Iâve never even needed water clarifier.
No-World2849 on
None, no need
katieskittenz on
None, those are marketing gimmicks to cover up the actual issue! If youâre having issues with water clarity, you probably have a parameter problem or algae
Voidz3r on
absolutely no chemicals in my tanks, and they’re real clear
ExpressAffect3262 on
I use Seachem Pristine, but only when I’ve done some heavy renovations & have polluted the tank.
I once tried popping up my soil but used dirt substrate instead of my usual pellet substrate and it clouded the tank for 2 weeks & dirtied the filters like mad.
After 2 weeks of it still being clouded (even with regular water changes), I used seachem and it worked great within days, turned it crystal clear.
Aside from things like that, I don’t use any. My waters always naturally crystal clear.
brian27ivy on
I found this to be really toxic in a tank even if you follow the guide on the back. Like other posters have said not required if everything else is correct. A long time ago I put a pin hole in the top and just barely sprinkled some into the water just after moving items in the tank but since stopped using it
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I don’t use water clarifier because in my opinion it is almost always a band aid for a larger issue.
None. Maintain water and filter and you have no need for it.
I don’t use it.
Nature
Dont use it. The only aid i use is a tap water conditioner.
none its a scam, it’s just an algaecide
I donât use it since itâs not necessary
I donât, and never have.
Cloudy water is either algae, bacterial bloom, or fine particulate. Fine particles can be filtered out with very fine poly floss; bacterial blooms will settle in time; algae needs to be dealt with at the root cause rather than with water clarifier.
Live plants.
Iâve never even needed water clarifier.
None, no need
None, those are marketing gimmicks to cover up the actual issue! If youâre having issues with water clarity, you probably have a parameter problem or algae
absolutely no chemicals in my tanks, and they’re real clear
I use Seachem Pristine, but only when I’ve done some heavy renovations & have polluted the tank.
I once tried popping up my soil but used dirt substrate instead of my usual pellet substrate and it clouded the tank for 2 weeks & dirtied the filters like mad.
After 2 weeks of it still being clouded (even with regular water changes), I used seachem and it worked great within days, turned it crystal clear.
Aside from things like that, I don’t use any. My waters always naturally crystal clear.
I found this to be really toxic in a tank even if you follow the guide on the back. Like other posters have said not required if everything else is correct. A long time ago I put a pin hole in the top and just barely sprinkled some into the water just after moving items in the tank but since stopped using it
Use RO water
>I use API
Why?
Plants