Ugh. Tank won't clear up

[bluzepher1]

Have had my new tank set up for a week now. Water is not clearing upAdded filter floss to filter, Tahitian moon substrate. Ammonia 0.5ppm. I know fish can not go in the tank yet, but I would think the water would be clear.

 

[bluzepher1]

End to end shot

55 gal tank

 

[shellieca]

Welcome. I don't see a pic.

 

[bluzepher1]

55gal tank

photos to follow

hope they load this time

 

[shellieca]

Looks good. Do you know how you want to stock it?

 

[bluzepher1]

55 gal tank wish list

http://aqadvisor.com/AquStockImage.php?N=&L=48&D=12&H=21&J=&UV=gUS&UL=inch&F=8:200909300094:,5:200909300124:,1:200909300164:,1:201009131255:,1:201004011153:,6:200909300025:,4:200909300155:

 

[bluzepher1]

wish list

wish list

 

[Fishhooked]

Where did u do that. It gave u ur estimated stock percentage? That's pretty cool.

 

[shellieca]

Where did u do that. It gave u ur estimated stock percentage? That's pretty cool.

Aqadvisor.com, its a good tool but I'm not sure its 100% accurate, close though.

 

[Fishhooked]

Yeah but even so, it's still gotta be a better generalization then just winging it.

 

[Fresh2o]

The cloudiness might be from a bacterial bloom. That should subside over time.
Will you be doing a fish-in or fishless cycle for this tank?

 

[bluzepher1]

Am going to add a few fish today. So going for fish in cycle

 

[Fresh2o]

Am going to add a few fish today. So going for fish in cycle

Cool. Just keep monitoring your parameters and keep up with the water changes (which may help with the cloudiness as well).

 

[KPhilly]

Don't mean to hijack thread but I think I have a tannis leak. I want to use carbon to help clear it up. Will this affect my cycle, or my live plants?

 

[Rivercats]

Don't mean to hijack thread but I think I have a tannis leak. I want to use carbon to help clear it up. Will this affect my cycle, or my live plants?

It won't affect cycling.

 

[Old Scales]

Please check out Seachem's Purigen. You put it in your filter and it really helps keep your water clear. Will not affect plant fertilizers. Great stuff! OS.

 

[bluzepher1]

Please check out Seachem's Purigen. You put it in your filter and it really helps keep your water clear. Will not affect plant fertilizers. Great stuff! OS.

Will look for the purigen, thanks for the info

 

[bluzepher1]

When you say put it int filter you mean take the charcol put of the fiber pouch and add the purigen in there?

 

[Old Scales]

You can by Purigen in 100g pouches tht you just rinse well and place in your filter. OS.

 

[Tieberion]

Go with something like Purigen, or most Bacterial Blooms die off within a week or so, especially in new tanks. You can also buy floss (ie pillow stuffing with NO added chemicals, ie Fire Retardant) and change it out twice a day. Just make sure it's in the very last part of your filter, right where filtered water empties back into the tank.