Tank staying cloudy??

[SammyDee]

So how does it work? I Mean get a flow of water thru it? Can it be used in a sump?

[Nick]

It needs water to flow through it as it circulates in the tank; I use it in two places in my sump, as the water enters the flooded tray through the mechanical filtration, and as it slow-pours through the bottom of the tray.

[SammyDee]

Well I was doing My routine vacuum in my clouded puffer tank and I think I found out what's making it cloudy. The dead lace rock I bought had lots of orange a white mineral deposits on it. Thinking it looked cool I bought those pieces. Well the guy at store just said to give a good rinse. I was vacuuming and noticed if coming of the rock as I vacuumed. Its loose and slimy like algae too. It was rock hard dry and now it's soft. I think Ill try removing the rocks and scrubbing as much as I can off. GRRR any Ideas Should I keep that stuff or it has no benefit?

[Pufferpunk]

I'd use that as a DRY decoration somewhere. NIMFT!!!

[SammyDee]

Doubt It. WTF is NIMFT? PPSADIURA

[SammyDee]

Ahh" Not in my fish tank". Why would I want to not use the rock. Are the mineral deposits bad. Im not tryin to waste it. A detailed explanation why would help?

[Pufferpunk]

IMO, slimy = bacteria.

[Kungpaoshizi]

LOL! I thought NIMFT was like pfft!
Btw what is PPSADIURA?

[RTR]

If you suspect the slimy rock of contributing to your cloudiness, remove it to a bucket or QT tank until you can read the effect of its removal on the tank with an issue. If the tank clears, then the rock was likely an issue and that would be enough to ban it for me as well as it is PP. I don't want unknown slimy things doing something negative to my water. So, NIMFT either.

[SammyDee]

I'm try that if if still don't work. Ima rip the LFS a new one bc I keep wasting money becuase they're too dumb too actaully try help. Thx TPF peeps

[RTR]

The LFS is trying to make sales, that is what they do and how they earn their living. You are responsible for opening your wallet or not. Relying on a salesperson for good or the best advice is a contradiction in terms to me. If they gave you poor or bad info, you can complain to the owner or manager, but it is still unlikely to alter the way they operate.

Caveat emptor = Let the buyer beware!

[SammyDee]

OMG I pulled the rock out so I could powerwash it And it Smells RAnk WTF does this mean it wasnt completly dead rock then. Its like rotten eggs smell. I gagging over here

[J-P]

decay is usually stinky

after the power wash ... boild the crap out of it ..

[SammyDee]

K i Will do that Thx JP

[J-P]

if you can boil it on the Q so your house doesn't stink also