Water not 100% Crystal clear..

[Zagzoo71]

I been running now for a few months without any filtering socks.. water is 95% clear. Is this normal with no filters? I dont want to run any but once a week I put 1 filter sock in to try to clear up the water. Is this normal for everyone? Or build up more rocks in front of my return pump?

[Zagzoo71]

NVM... i figured it out.. My orignal sump I could run 1 filter in a compartment set up for 2. Now running a scrubber in a rubbermaid sump I can no longer run 1 filter and split the return water to the sump 50% being filtered... other 50% straight into sump. My real fine sand dust is still in the water column,

[SantaMonica]

Saltwater will clear up on it's own, after biofilms and periphyton have grown on all the surfaces. It can be completely particle-less, with no mechanical filters at all. And if you pour a lot of liquid food particles in, the periphyton will consume it quickly. Corals too, if you have a lot of them.