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rabbit Fish Addict Posts: 580 Kudos: 461 Votes: 7 Registered: 24-Oct-2003	hey guys my tank water has gone a little bit murky today its not bad but i was jus woundering i did a 2g water change today with RO water and will probly do another 3-4g on friday and is it good or bad my readings are salinity-1.024 ph-8.1 ammonia-0.0 ive got in the tank so far 3 shrooms,zoas,colts 1 fire fish and 1 yellow tail damsel. and my protein skimmer should be coming soon. [span class="edited"][Edited by 2004-07-04 00:45][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
Dark Lotus Fish Guru Posts: 2547 Registered: 19-Jun-2001	What sort of cloudy? have you scraped algae recently? Overfed? Added anything? Is there microbubbles of any sort (algae on powerheads can do this) etc etc... Did any tank inhabitant stir up the sand bed without you noticing or did anything fall onto the sand bed? Sorry about all the questions, but there are mnay things that can make a cloudy tank p.l.u.r Matt Cake > Pie
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	It's possible that you stired up some sand when you did the water change. Was it cloudy before the water cange? Dan
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
rabbit Fish Addict Posts: 580 Kudos: 461 Votes: 7 Registered: 24-Oct-2003	i scrubed off somealgea yesterday and the day before would that have done it?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
Dark Lotus Fish Guru Posts: 2547 Registered: 19-Jun-2001	It depends, i dont get much pest algae growth now but generally you will see that the particles clouding the water are the same colour as the overall colour of the algae that you scrubbed. If thats the case, then yes thats what it was but im kind of thinking that thats not what it was because you probably would have noticed the colour, then again when its fine it can be hard to tell Is it gone now? p.l.u.r Matt Cake > Pie
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
rabbit Fish Addict Posts: 580 Kudos: 461 Votes: 7 Registered: 24-Oct-2003	yea kinda i added an aqua clear mini today with filter wool to trap some particles but im going to do another water change tomoro prolly 5 gallons and if that doesnt work then what is it?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
DarkRealm Overlord Moderator metal-R-us Posts: 5962 Kudos: 2166 Registered: 23-Sep-2002	Did you premix the salwater 24 hours ahead of time? Sounds like it may be from SW that wasnt properly mixed. when fresh SW is used, it will usually have ammonia in it because of the chemical reactions that take place when mixing. This ammonia will go away, but only after being properly mixed ahead of time.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
rabbit Fish Addict Posts: 580 Kudos: 461 Votes: 7 Registered: 24-Oct-2003	the water i got is RO and i mixed water yesterday will it be alright to put it in now?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
rabbit Fish Addict Posts: 580 Kudos: 461 Votes: 7 Registered: 24-Oct-2003	my water is green wat do i do? im getting my skimmer some time this week ive done another water change and a top off it looks cleaner.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
Robyoung Hobbyist Posts: 51 Kudos: 24 Votes: 0 Registered: 13-Nov-2003	My water seemed to be lightly cloudy, not bad but you couldnt see clearly at the back of the tank. (at this time my skimmer wasnt working properly) once it started up though the water cleared within a few days. So it might just be cos of your lack of skimmer. Thanks Rob
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20


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