This is before.

This is this morning one week later.

Oh, hello, there are fish in the tank!! What a difference! UVs are a great invention, arent they?
Your tank looks awsome!
Strange, when I finally get around to wash the windows in the house, my dear hubby always says *Look, there is actually a tree outside!*

Ya my husband said the same thing.

wow!! was your water just cloudy b/c of no reason? b/c mine is doing the same thing...i might have to get on of those! but arent they like $100??????

There not cheep but they help with algae and some paricites in the tank

One thing to remember is to change the light in the UV once every 6 months to keep the same strength in the tank

Ya it is algea. I had a lot of it. I bought some plant lights and it puts 1000wats of light in that tank and when I put them on the algea went wild.
There are other ways to deal with that problem. Less light time ext. But I really like my light on about 12 hours so I can watch my fish so the easiest thing to do was get a UB sterlizer.
Ya it cost me 90 for the one I got I could of got a cheeper one but the replacement bulbs were more, this one you can replace the bulb for about 22 and only need to once a year. I know it is pricey but well worth it. My next move is to get one for my 30 and my 20.

but see, i dont know that algae from my plants is a problem, as i have no real plants! hehe. i just dont know what to do about my tank- its ALWAYS inevitably cloudy! it looks just like yours was, cept mine cant be from plants.

If any of you are keeping your tanks near a window like the ones in the pictures, you are sure to get algae.

Hidr what is the name of your UV?