Mystery Cloud

[mark]

O.K. I filled my tank (50 gal.wwet dry system)three days ago.Everything was ready,
temp. good,PH good,salinity good and the
water was crystal clear. Last night I added
3 damselfish to start the cycle. I scrubbed some coral skeletons and put them in just
right.Everything was good in the world.
This morning I woke up...tanks cloudy I
get home from work and it's even worse.
What happend?

 

[wrassefan]

You probably had a bio "jolt" from adding the damsels. Once the bacteria starts, you'll be okay. I use carbon regularly but others don't like to. Also, it could be a slight algae bloom. Again, once the bacteria kicks in, you'll be okay. I've used "packaged" bacteria to help speed up the cycle. This has reduced my cycles by upto 2 weeks in the past. Good luck.

 

[otto13]

that happened to me as well. i just didnt touch the tank for 2 to 3 weeks and it cleared up when the tank cycled.

 

[gabe]

you might wasnt to do a 10% water change to clear it up.However it is normall for this to happen. After the tank has cycled in two weeks it should be o.k