cloudy water

[kurtyboh]

I just moved, I have my livestock in my qt at a friends house to make everything a little less stressful. I drained wiped (with my fish towels that never see soap) and rinsed my dt (jbj 28 nano). I refilled the tank yesterday morning and the water is still very cloudy this afternoon (red Sea coral pro salt) I have never had it stay cloudy like this so was looking for some thoughts on it. Should I drain and make new wait longer?



That's about 30 hrs of mixing I have a korallia nano 425 and both accella powerheads running to mix.
The only thing that changed is i switched carbon brands.

 

[Mebbid]

I've seen water get cloudy when the water gets added into the salt.

 

[kurtyboh]

So you think it'll clear up eventually?

 

[Mebbid]

I honestly have no idea. I would give it a while and see what happens. How long before the livestock needs to go into it?

 

[kurtyboh]

They're in another tank doing fine so I have pretty much as much time as needed and usually give my water a few days after mixing before using, but I know it's usually clear fairly quickly. I don't want to be waiting on this for a few days and still have to toss it to start the process over. Plus I miss watching my fish...

 

[Oohitsae]

Could it be that the tank is going through a cycle and that's a bacterial bloom?

All my tanks do that when they are nearly done cycling, but they are all fresh

 

[kurtyboh]

It shouldn't be cycling, but that doesn't mean it's not bacteria...

 

[Mebbid]

Have you tried to use any kind of polishing media?

 

[kurtyboh]

Just the carbon

 

[Mebbid]

Do you have any way to run some filter floss?

 

[kurtyboh]

Yeah I run 2 types the first is really coarse and the second is finer




You can see the top one is really coarse, I tried to take the shot at an angle.

 

[kurtyboh]

I just noticed that it's creating some foam in the back... And is starting to smell like the goldfish bowl I had as a child.




That's the foam under the clearish plastic handle.

 

[Oliverb]

Daft Q did use RO water ? Did you check the TDS ?

 

[kurtyboh]

Yeah I have a rodi, zero tds. I made sure to test because of the new water source.

 

[Oliverb]

You will get foam from the salt/water mix . Try putting some of you rock into it?

 

[kurtyboh]

I have never had my new water foam before, all my lr is with the fish in the qt at a friends house

It appears as it may still be clearing up? Just very slowly... I may try to drop some rowa phos in, in the morning depending on how it looks.

I wonder if I added the salt too fast and this is the result of that
Either way, if it's not clear by tomorrow afternoon I think I'll be doing a massive water change if not replacing it all.

 

[melosu58]

Why do you say it`s not cycling?

 

[Oliverb]

The tank won't cycle with just water I it ! You have to add the sand a rock!

 

[kurtyboh]

There's nothing in it to be cycling the water is a day old and no ammonia source. What would be starting the cycle?
The rock in there has been dry for 2 yrs and is only in the tank to hold my plastic grate down.

 

[jwh0818]

There's nothing in it to be cycling the water is a day old and no ammonia source. What would be starting the cycle?
The rock in there has been dry for 2 yrs and is only in the tank to hold my plastic grate down.

If its a non fish cycke you need to add an ammonia source. IE- ammonia, or dead shrimp you know?