Cloudy Water

[amphibianboy528]

I have a 25 gallon tank holding 2 mollies,2 damselfish,2cardinal fish,1 clownfish,1 lawnmower blenny,and 1 hermit crab.I have had this tank set-up since my 45 gallon cracked.I used the same water and sand from the 45 gallon tank.Ever since,the water won't go clear.I have two filters in there now.1 Aqua-Tech 10-20 gallon filter and one of those corner filter and it still won't clear.Help me please

 

[Cafe Jeff]

How long has the cloudiness lasted?
How soon after the swicth did it develop?
Is your filtration sufficient for a saltwater tank with that sort of bioload? Jeff

 

[amphibianboy528]

well the cloudyness has been there since I moved the fish in.I think to was the sand but I don't know.It said on the filter cover that it would fiter up to 20 gallons of water.

 

[seaham358]

what are you water readings??? Amm??

 

[amphibianboy528]

well they are all fine but I think the couldy ness is coused by the sand.

 

[clowninround]

If it came from one tank to another and it is the sand, it should take about a day, if that, to settle down. At least thats what I expeirenced with mine.

 

[amphibianboy528]

well when I took the sand out all this gunky stuff came out and it made the water cloudy and one of my percula clowns has marine ick and I don't know what to do and I don't have a quarantine!

 

[clowninround]

Ack! You say you have them in a 25? What are the chances of you being able to invest in a new tank? Would you be able to do so with in a few weeks? Because I would say QT him in the tank you have them in. Chances are you're other fish might have it too, especially since clowns are usually the more hardy fish. I would say try hyposalinity...I had mine at 1.019. Also, you may ended up needing to use copper. But right off the bat if you haven't bought anything, I would reccomend cuprumine and Seachem multitest for copper, because it was reccomended to me. I remember I spent my last pennies once (and I mean pennies!) QTin' my clown and manderin, and I still have em today.

 

[clowninround]

Sorry, I was so wooried about my clown when it happened to him (my favorite). But you can beat this!

 

[clowninround]

Also, after reading other posts, I realize now for hyposalinty you need to go much lower. Can someone w/ more expeirence of this method help him?

 

[quarryshark]

.009 for a 4 week treatment. Needs to be measured with a refractometer. Watch the PH, it can and may do funky things.
HTH