very cloudy water

the_blue_tuna_2 · 03/09/2009, 09:18 PM

I just put the water in the tank yesterday . It has a bunch of old dead rock( 4 + years in a milk crate) that has been scrubbed and rinsed and new reefgrage substrate. It started to clear up but has now started to get very cloudy. Nothing alive in the tank yet , just getting salinty temp , dialed in .None of the return water is pointed into the sand bed . temp is 77 and salinity is 1026 . Any idea why its getting cloudier?

thegrun · 03/09/2009, 09:21 PM

All the dried up debris in the rock has softened and now coming loose. Try a filter sock.

PRDubois · 03/09/2009, 10:52 PM

If you have a canister of HOB filter you can put some fresh carbon in it and it will clear your water quick.

Make sure you rinse out the filters erver couple of days till the water is clear.

faze07hd · 03/10/2009, 06:20 AM

+1 on the carbon, but i think thats not the case here. i think its just a very large amount of dust... i also agree with the filter sock... I bet if you use it, the next day should be almost clogged.

03/09/2009, 09:18 PM	#1
the_blue_tuna_2 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: s.w.colorado Posts: 79	very cloudy water I just put the water in the tank yesterday . It has a bunch of old dead rock( 4 + years in a milk crate) that has been scrubbed and rinsed and new reefgrage substrate. It started to clear up but has now started to get very cloudy. Nothing alive in the tank yet , just getting salinty temp , dialed in .None of the return water is pointed into the sand bed . temp is 77 and salinity is 1026 . Any idea why its getting cloudier?

03/09/2009, 10:52 PM	#3
PRDubois Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chester, VA Posts: 3,626	If you have a canister of HOB filter you can put some fresh carbon in it and it will clear your water quick. Make sure you rinse out the filters erver couple of days till the water is clear. __________________ http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2534403 Current Tank Info: 225 gal Reef, 60 gal reef & 40b frag tank

03/10/2009, 06:20 AM	#4
faze07hd Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Utica, Ny Posts: 914	+1 on the carbon, but i think thats not the case here. i think its just a very large amount of dust... i also agree with the filter sock... I bet if you use it, the next day should be almost clogged. __________________ Harry Current Tank Info: 90 gallon reef tank

03/09/2009, 09:21 PM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	All the dried up debris in the rock has softened and now coming loose. Try a filter sock.