cloudy water

adam6001 · 03-06-2005, 12:03 AM

I have a 65 gallon marine tank with 7 fish 3 med size about 3 to 4 inches a piece,and 4 small fish about 1 to 2 inches.2 penguin 330 bio wheel filters and 10 pounds of live rock I put in there about 2 or 3 weeks ago.The water has gotten real cloudy i n the last 3 weeks does anybody have any suggestions on what to try or change maybe I need a canister filter instead.Tank was new in november

Justin · 03-06-2005, 02:10 AM

Welcome to TRT

When was the last time youve done a water change? Since it's fairly new youll probably need to be on a tighter regiment of water changes.

adam6001 · 03-06-2005, 02:12 AM

20 percent last friday,20 percent sat

Justin · 03-06-2005, 02:17 AM

What saltmix are you using, and what kind of water are you using? Also if you havent yet either add or swap out your existing carbon filter.

adam6001 · 03-06-2005, 02:18 AM

ro water from walmart,corallife salt

adam6001 · 03-06-2005, 02:20 AM

have changed filters and media every month

Justin · 03-06-2005, 02:23 AM

Im sorry im not familiar with your filtration setup, but usually carbon is key to clarifying water.Maybe someone else can chime in another idea..

adam6001 · 03-06-2005, 02:26 AM

they just hang on the back,they have bio wheels ,media baskets,andfilters,can be seen at dr fosters website,penguin 330

Justin · 03-06-2005, 02:36 AM

seen em, just personally dont know how well they work,

Another idea, possibly getting an algae bloom starting in the water column? Your tank is still new and going through natural processes, eventually it will settle down. Are you using a skimmer? Any color tint to the cloudy water?

adam6001 · 03-06-2005, 02:41 AM

no room or place to put a skimmer with these 2 filters no more room on back of tank

adam6001 · 03-06-2005, 02:42 AM

from what i can tell it might be a bacteria bloom

adam6001 · 03-06-2005, 02:45 AM

maybe a week or two

Justin · 03-06-2005, 02:51 AM

well if it started like you said about 3 weeks ago and it was a week or 2 ago that you changed the media filter, you may need to do so again. Once your tank stabalizes youll be able to get on a more consistant routine. Untill then you may find yourself needing to be more proacitve with the filters and changes as situations present themselves.

WilyGuy · 03-06-2005, 06:07 AM

7 Fish in a 65, then 10 lbs of LR added....was it cured (what did it smell like?)

Seems like a minicycle to me. If this is the only LR, then you probably are experiencing a cycle. Your bacteria are only on the filter media and in the substrate (if you have that).

I would do smaller water changes and run carbon.

Casey · 03-06-2005, 06:20 AM

sounds like a bloom to me to.