Why does my water look like this?

[Nathenrauch]

I have a brand new aquan 55/75 on my 55 gallon what can I do to clear this up?

 

[Old Scales]

Was the tank clear before the new filter? Is it a new tank? If an established tank, did you save the old filter media and put in the new filter? If you didn't you've lost 90% of your BB and are going through a mini cycle. Watch you ammo closely. OS.

 

[flitabout]

When you say brand new did you cycle the tank? What are your levels? It's one of 2 things. either you are having a bacterial bloom, or an ammo spike. But with it being a new set-up I am leaning toward an ammo spike.

 

[Nathenrauch]

It was a crystal clear tank and I put some of the old media into the back of the filter but It was hard because I had 2 fluval 405 canisters on it now it's just this one

 

[Nathenrauch]

When you say brand new did you cycle the tank? What are your levels? It's one of 2 things. either you are having a bacterial bloom, or an ammo spike. But with it being a new set-up I am leaning toward an ammo spike.

and it's a existing tank new filter

 

[Old Scales]

Did you add any new media packs of any kind. Like a Purigen pack or something? Sometimes even though rinsed, some will have super fine solids that go into the tank. Too fine for the filter to get out. IF it is an inorganic cloudiness, you can dose with API Accu-Clear. It's a flocculant that makes the fines clump together big enough for the filter to get. It's safe and you usually only have to do it once. Then, if the cloudiness does not go away, you know it's biological and can deal with it as such. OS.

 

[flitabout]

I would still check the ammo levels. I would almost stack my life on an ammo spike.

 

[Nathenrauch]

Now I have green dots all over my walls

 

[thebritishbloke]

Have you done any Ammonia/Nitrite tests yet?

The green dots are presumably just green spot algae, check your nitrates too in that case.

 

[Nathenrauch]

Not yet should I buy a master test kit?

 

[thebritishbloke]

Yes, I'd recommend the API Master Test Kit, it's cheap and easy to use. You can get it at most LFS, or on Amazon for $16.