Cloudy Water

[Fish Fanatic]

My tank's water is very cloudy, but all of my chemicals are at zero. I don't know the reason for this, so if anyone as any sugestions or ideas I'd love the help.

 

[turbo21]

Can you give us the paramaters from yout tank

Nitrate
phosphate
salinity
calcium
alk

tank size
flow rate
are you using any carbon?

 

[butts182]

did any corals spawn? or something stir up the sand?

 

[Fish Fanatic]

My nitrate is at 0, I am using rust to control my phosphates, my salinity is around 1.022 and 1.023, my tank size is 30 gallons, my flow rate is medium, and i dont know about my calcium or alk.

 

[Fish Fanatic]

No, my tank has been cloudy for days. As for my coral spawing, I dont think any have because they haven't been in there for to long.

 

[turbo21]

How long has your tank been set up? and are you using carbon?
bob

 

[Fish Fanatic]

My tank has been going about a month to a month and a half. And yes I am using carbon.

 

[Fish Fanatic]

Right now I am in the process of starting a sump. I'm waiting on the overflow I bought on ebay, but it should be ready to go by Tuesday.

 

[turbo21]

What type of filter are you using right now? When i first started i had a 100 gallon tank with a cheapo aquaclear 500 hang on filter. and my water stayed cloudy for months. Once i added a sump with more filtration the water cleared right up.

good luck

 

[Fish Fanatic]

I'm just using the filter that came with the tank. My friend gave both the tank and filter to me for free, but he said the filter was really good. Within a week of using the filter, my tank was done cycling.

 

[_Alex_]

sounds like it could possibly be an algae bloom. how long and what kind of lights are you runing?>

 

[Fish Fanatic]

I'm using four t5 lights. Two are white and two are blue. My tank has been running for a month and a half.

 

[bonomo53]

try running some purigen or chemi pure elite

 

[florida reef]

Bacteria bloom?

 

[Fish Fanatic]

I dont know. How can you tell?

 

[Fish Fanatic]

Should a sump clear up the water? And if so, how long should it take?

 

[drainbamage]

your tank isn't done cycling- not sure what gave you that impression after a week.


can you please give some details on the tank setup? did you start with live rock, dry rock, what brand filter (should be able to find a brand label on it somewhere?)

No- a sump will not clear up the cloudy water on it's own- a sump is merely an additional volume of water connected to the tank. What you put into the sump will determine how it helps you.

Do you have a skimmer on the tank?

 

[Fish Fanatic]

I upgraded from a 10 gallon nano cube to a forty gallon tank. I took all the rock from the cube and put it in my larger tank along with some more live rock. I thought it was done cycling because all my chemicals were at zero after a week. I am going to buy a skimmer. (any suggestions?) I will also add carbon and rust to my sump.

 

[jannypan]

My tank has been going about a month to a month and a half.

 

[stedfast82]

I would go buy a Brs carbon/gfo reactor and get it running. And you will need a skimmer some day but right now I would spend my chash on that.just my 2cents my reel. Levels alk 10 cal460 mag1600 I'm not sure what chemicals mean but as a noobee not trying to be rude I would ask the people here were best to spend your$ $$ as you go on your way to a happy reef. I have 5 skimmers that don't work and a list of stuff that sits going to the curb for pick up by the trash man