How to get rid of cloudy water - Page 3

fishguy29 · #21 03-30-2009, 02:28 PM

i added the sand at the beginning which was over 2 weeks ago. i just put kent reef carbon in a couple days ago. its getting better it seems with time.

Aquattro · #22 03-30-2009, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by fishguy29

. its getting better it seems with time.

It will. Don't be in a rush, and everything will be fine. I'd probably not add anymore fish for at least a month and after a good wter change.
You haven't mentioned yet, I don't believe. Do you have a skimmer?

belzebuth · #23 03-30-2009, 02:38 PM

Aquatro is right. It will clear with time. I have used Caribsea live sand for my setup....It tooks days for the water to clear. You should probably look into using a skimmer if you don't currently use one.

fishguy29 · #24 03-30-2009, 06:48 PM

no skimmer yet. i have a deltec 300 on order. my water was clear this morning but now it is cloudy. The only thing i did was fed them (not 2 much). I put in stability and a water conditioner which i think maybe might be making it coudy now. I was using the water conditioner because it says with echinacea, vitamins and anti-virus protection. I figured this would help them in the first few days while they were stressed. The fish have been doing good but maybe i should try not using it a few days. it is novaqua+

Aquattro · #25 03-30-2009, 06:59 PM

I'd skip adding anything. just leave it, see how it does.

belzebuth · #26 03-30-2009, 07:03 PM

Keep an eye on your water parameters.

Snaz · #27 03-30-2009, 08:00 PM

Water conditioners and other additives are a huge waste for the new reefer. The markup on a bottle of basically nothing is huge and the LFS pushes them for obvious reasons, it's where they make their real money.

Unless your pulling water from the Tar Sands I would not bother with conditioners. Buffers and additives are meant for established tanks. Dosing a new tank will only result in weird test results and in worse case crashed tanks.

And like everyone else has rightly said... Go slow.

fishguy29 · #28 03-30-2009, 10:15 PM

my plans were to leave it for at least a month before adding anything else. I know i rushed a bit that much i figured on my own. I had clear water this morning then i added the 2 things and i ended up with a cloudy tank. So from now on just my weekly water changes with my RO water is all i'm going to do and see were it leads me. My deltec 300 skimmer should be in soon and i will be running that so it should be some added help when that comes.

Thanks