From Phoenix AZ

[Irish lass]

I'm not new to reefing, but have been without a tank for 3 years. Have a new red sea 525. It's been years since I have cycled a tank. Currently using reef socks. Simplicity skimmer. Tank has been up for about 7 weeks. It's cloudy. Nitrate is down to 30 and salinity is 3. All else is normal. Have a pair of clowns. How do I get the water clear?

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[fishface NJ]

Welcome to R2R

 

[Brisk]

Welcome!

 

[CO2TLEY]

 

[kevgib67]

Welcome, glad you are here! Run some activated charcoal it will clear your water.

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[Evil1]

 

[1112-425XL]

 

[1ocean]

I'm not new to reefing, but have been without a tank for 3 years. Have a new red sea 525. It's been years since I have cycled a tank. Currently using reef socks. Simplicity skimmer. Tank has been up for about 7 weeks. It's cloudy. Nitrate is down to 30 and salinity is 3. All else is normal. Have a pair of clowns. How do I get the water clear?

wait..what ..salinity is 3 ? what measurement system you using...it is suppose to be around or at 35.0 or 1.025

 

[zheka757]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[WalkerLoves_TheOcean]

Welcome to reef2reef! We are glad to have you here!

 

[shakacuz]

welcome aboard the r2r board! hello from PA!

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R and back to the salty world.

 

[Irish lass]

wait..what ..salinity is 3 ? what measurement system you using...it is suppose to be around or at 35.0 or 1.025

It was a typo. Shop said it was high. I just have fish.

 

[Irish lass]

Welcome, glad you are here! Run some activated charcoal it will clear your water.

Also added bio balls too.

 

[Ocean_Queenie]

Hello & Welcome to R2R!

 

[tharbin]

Welcome to R2R! Do you know why it is cloudy? Cloudy water on a new tank can be caused by suspended sand particles if you have fine-grained sand (if bare-bottomed obviously not the case) or a phytoplankton bloom (would have a slightly greenish tint to it) or a bacterial bloom (usually a whiteish tint--but suspended sand is also usually whiteish), maybe even a few others I didn't think of like micro-bubbles can make a tank appear cloudy also. If it is phytoplankton the quickest fix is a small hang-in-the-tank UV Sterilizer. The same UV Sterilizer would help with a bacterial bloom but probably not as quickly. If it is sand my advice would be to be patient. It will clear eventually. Carbon will help some in all of these cases so it is not a bad solution if you don't know the origin of the issue.

 

[Ef4life]

Welcome, there is a good group of locals in the Phoenix area. We have a local club - azfrag.org - and we do monthly meetings and stuff. It’s worth joining if your interested.

 

[Irish lass]

Welcome to R2R! Do you know why it is cloudy? Cloudy water on a new tank can be caused by suspended sand particles if you have fine-grained sand (if bare-bottomed obviously not the case) or a phytoplankton bloom (would have a slightly greenish tint to it) or a bacterial bloom (usually a whiteish tint--but suspended sand is also usually whiteish), maybe even a few others I didn't think of like micro-bubbles can make a tank appear cloudy also. If it is phytoplankton the quickest fix is a small hang-in-the-tank UV Sterilizer. The same UV Sterilizer would help with a bacterial bloom but probably not as quickly. If it is sand my advice would be to be patient. It will clear eventually. Carbon will help some in all of these cases so it is not a bad solution if you don't know the origin of the issue.

It is brownish when the filter socks are changed. Skimmer is white bubbles. Will see what this week is like with the carbon