Cloudy Water

[salves92]

I'm just wondering if the water in my 40 gallon will clear up when I get a protein skimmer later this month. It has gotten increasingly cloudy with the addition of a blenny and a false perc.
Thank you,
Spencer

 

[btldreef]

Originally Posted by salves92
http:///forum/post/3241913
I'm just wondering if the water in my 40 gallon will clear up when I get a protein skimmer later this month. It has gotten increasingly cloudy with the addition of a blenny and a false perc.
Thank you,
Spencer
Do you run carbon?
can you post your water parameters?
What do you feed? How often?
How old is the tank?
What's in it?

 

[kajunsausage]

A protein skimmer would do the trick.

 

[flower]

Some causes of cloudy water is macro algae going asexual, ammonia spikes, a sand bed disturbed that has no been stirred in a while, or pollutants.
What water tests have you done and what were the readings?

 

[salves92]

I wish I could post the parameters but I dont have a test kit yet, hopefully get one soon but the LFS doesnt have any. The tank contains a small Zoo colony, one bicolor blenny, a larger clown and a cleaner shrimp. The only thing I have noticed recently is the sand is slowly going from a dark brown to light white again.
Thanks again,
Spencer

 

[nigerbang]

Originally Posted by kajunsausage
http:///forum/post/3241930
A protein skimmer would do the trick.
Not necessarily.. If that was the case, Everyone that doesnt run a skimmer would have a cloudy tank..
We really need more information on the tank and what the params are.. A picture would also be great..
Is it cloudy like micro bubbles or cloudy like the water has some organics floating in the water column?