Getting colloidal clay out of the water column

[ElleDee]

After I have messed around with substrate/plants and water stays cloudy, first insert a layer on fine floss in your filter then use this and next morning crystal clear water. Job done. (oh remove floss as get blocked easily and reduces flow).

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I've tried two rounds of Seachem Clarity and filter floss with no effect.

If this has worked for me I would not have made this thread. 🤷🏼‍♀️

It may have contributed to the clearing, but either way it took three weeks.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Check out this gross build up at the waterline though:

I think that these are probably the "bacterial extracellular polysaccharides (EPS)", which have also "glued" the substrate together: -
<"https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/cl...CTERIA-CLAY-INTERACTION-STRUCTURAL-CHANGES-IN">.

cheers Darrel