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06/29/2011, 08:26 PM
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Imagination superfreak
Join Date: Jan 2011
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Water cloudy after waterchange
Hey everyone I did a WC on my cube today and the water I made came out cloudy and I make it in a blue bin so I didnt notice this until after I filled the tank back up. It cleared up in a few hours and everything looks happy but what caused this?
I mixed salt for 2 days moving the powerhead anytime I walked past the bin does this happen to anyone else?
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06/29/2011, 10:24 PM
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Aquascape Destroyer
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Hmmm. What salt were you using, and was the water up to temp?
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06/29/2011, 10:30 PM
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Imagination superfreak
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Water was room temp and I believe it was coralife salt I just have a big bag with no markings
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06/29/2011, 10:48 PM
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i would say dont worry, it will clear up.
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06/29/2011, 11:25 PM
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Aquascape Destroyer
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Yah, IME this happens with some salt if mixed at certain temps. It used to happen to me years ago when I used IO and mixed with cold RO/DI water. I've seen other threads where they say the cloudiness is fine and it never hurt my previous tanks.
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06/29/2011, 11:27 PM
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I would say your alright also but if you want to make sure I would make sure your salinity was spot on and then test Calc and Alk to make sure you didn't precip the tank due to high calc from your salt. I have read stories of some people letting salt sit and the last of the salt is saturated with calc or alk and causing spikes.
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06/29/2011, 11:34 PM
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Imagination superfreak
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Yea it cleared up in a hour or 2 next time I will try a heater in the water and see what happens the salt isnt old and I just opened the bag.
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