Cloudy Water.....

[the new guy]

My tank has been up for about four months and my water is very cloudy, all of my levels are good trate 0, trite 0, ammo 0, ph 8.2. I had a problem with my spray bar "drilling" water into my rock and putting a hole in it.
I have done several water changes and it clears up for about 1 week and then it comes back. I was wondering if using a clarifier would cause any ill effects later on down the line.
I don’t know how to make this stop; I have moved the spray bar and rearranged the rock. The fish are fine it just bugs me
Thanks for the help!

 

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I WOULDN'T USE ANYTHING TO CLEAR THE WATER WHAT KIND OF FILTER DO YOU HAVE?

 

[the new guy]

I have a Americle Wet/Dry filter.

 

[b_ball12_99]

Do you have LS? Is the tank in direct sunlight? What color is the cloudiness?

 

[the new guy]

I do have live sand, the tank is not in direct sunlight, the cloudyness looks like smoke (white), and yes Trey I do have a prefilter pad over the trickle section and I will change that as soon as I get off of here. Thanks alot

 

[the new guy]

Hey Trey,
Should I do another water change? The prefilter pad was, lets just say, VERY DIRTY! Thanks for the help!!!!!

 

[i3luedragon]

Try a protein skimmer.

 

[guppie]

Are you useing any activated carbon, like chemi-pure, that might help also. Good Luck

 

[the new guy]

I am planning on adding a protein skimmer in the near future.

 

[1seaton]

For several months after I put living rock in my tank my water was cloudy. I am not sure why.

 

[mr . salty]

Keeping that prefilter clean,and adding a GOOD SKIMMER will clear your tank.Get two or three prefilters,that way you will always have a clean one on hand....

 

[the new guy]

What do you do to clean your prefilter sponge? I have been running hot water over it to get it clean.

 

[i3luedragon]

You could save a used toothbrush or buy a special cleaner brush to clean it.

 

[goofieones]

I just use warm water and rinse it out.

 

[tangs_in_pacifica]

Originally posted by i3luedragon:
<STRONG>You could save a used toothbrush or buy a special cleaner brush to clean it. </STRONG>
Dragon, Any tips on how one might make the toothbrush taste better, once they've finished using it to clean their tank?

 

[i3luedragon]

Yeah, what you could do is place it by some carbon so that the impurities would dissolve. Then you would have to soak it in tap water with a protein skimmer. Lastly, you'd have to also soak it in some copper to remove the parasites. After that you should be all set to use a USED toothbrush just like new.