cloudy reef tank

[mako258]

Hi ther,I recently just started up a new tank 29 gallon ,I have 20 lbs live sand,30 lbs live rock ,refuigm w live sand and macro algae,I used nutri water,the tank has been running for 4 weeks now,woke up one morning,white cloudy water,ammonia 0 nitrites o ph 8.2 , no phosphate,salinity0.023,cam anyone help me

 

[HovaRockz]

Can you post a picture?

 

[ChizerBunoi]

Did you recently dose alk and calcium at the same time? Could be precipitating. Or maybe a powerhead is blowing your sand around? Or a bacteria bloom is starting.

 

[chbix]

Did a ph stir up sand?

 

[uh.oh...]

or maybe a bacteria bloom. Cycling?

 

[squidward]

Hi ther,I recently just started up a new tank 29 gallon ,I have 20 lbs live sand,30 lbs live rock ,refuigm w live sand and macro algae,I used nutri water,the tank has been running for 4 weeks now,woke up one morning,white cloudy water,ammonia 0 nitrites o ph 8.2 , no phosphate,salinity0.023,cam anyone help me

Test the water. Do a water change .

 

[uh.oh...]

If it clears up on its own it was probably a bacteria bloom. If you notice fine white sediment on everything then it was probably precipitation. Stirring up the sand would probably result in an ammonia or nitrate spike

 

[mako258]

Thank u all u have been a great help,I took a look behind the tank where my refuim is,found a wash cloth in it lol very hard to c back ther it must of fell in during the setup because it all disintegrated,thx again

 

[EriksFish315]

Glad you found the cause.

 

[HovaRockz]

Wow glad to see you found the source of your problem good luck with your setup

 

[uh.oh...]

Ooo wow, what are your plans to fix that? Water change and carbon for a week?