?about water conditions after water change

beyondpostal · 03-13-2008, 06:28 PM

what would make the water look like it has smoke in it.

Phishy · 03-13-2008, 07:00 PM

Undissolved salts would be my guess, some percipitated out in the water you changed with.

Hop · 03-13-2008, 07:11 PM

Mixing the salt too fast in the water and precipitating calcium, undissolved salt and a few other things that I can't think of right now

Although #1 is the most likely.

tdwyatt · 03-13-2008, 07:32 PM

What Hop said, or if you have sand, simply pouring the SW into the tank (or Sump even) too quickly or moving a powerhead or some other method of disturbing the sand. Might even be fine air bubbles... ...how long does it take to clear?

beyondpostal · 03-13-2008, 07:56 PM

did water change 2 hrs ago but still looks abt same

protege · 03-13-2008, 08:17 PM

got a pic?

DarthOcellaris · 03-13-2008, 08:19 PM

sounds like calcium precipitation to me.

Loverotties · 03-14-2008, 07:26 AM

Could be things pooping or eggs etc.hard to say without pics!

Hardhead Cat · 03-14-2008, 08:53 AM

If you mixed some type of pH buffer in the saltwater before adding it to your tank, this will cloud the new water....buffers have to be added separately.

HHC