Cloudy Tank Bad For Fish/Corals?

[BrooklynsReefMan1]

My tank is slightly cloudy after i took out my fluval 405 and added my 2.5 gallon refugium it has been 2 days like this i did a water change without disturbing sandbed nothing...still cloudy i wanted to add a hang on back whisper fitler to clear it up...will this work and what causes the cloudyness to stay around id like to also know is it bad for my fish?and corals?


and i dont know if you remmber i was trying to get rid of my button polypss well im glad you convinced me to keep them because they are doing really really good!

PIC FULL TANK VIEW

 

[marrone]

You need to get more water movement in the tank, that will get rid of the cloudiness. As long as you have good water movement a Saltwater tank should never be cloudy.

When you got rid of the Fluval what did you replace it with?

 

[KathyC]

Had you turned off the fluval for 1 hour or more before you removed it & did any of the water from it get into your tank?
Check your ammonia reading & if it begins to rise (or if you have one at all...) do a water change.

What substrate is in your new fuge? If new sand and you didn't rinse it, that could also be your issue.

If the Fluval was off for an hour or more, it could be dead bacteria (...exactly why I dislike those) and you might want to run some carbon, even if a hang on filter is ok. A dose of 'Cycle' woulnd't hurt either.
What % was your water change?

 

[BrooklynsReefMan1]

To you both

to marrone
i have 2 30gallon powerheads in there and i replaced the fluval with the fuge
I used sand live sand of cource from my tank to put in the fuge
to kathyc
i did a 20 percent water change becausse my salinity was a little high 1.026 so i got it to a 1.023 i though thats why my GSP wsnt coming out in the past day or two..... but i wasnt even and clearer my fluvl killed my anemone LTA so thats why i wanted a fuge but i was wondering if i put the fluval in the fuge would that be okay>??

 

[Bob 1000]

If you took your main filter off, That might be the reason why... Loss of a lot of beneficial bacteria, and then a water change wow... That's what I think..

 

[marrone]

You just put new sand in the refug so that's probably why the tank looks cloudy. Give it a couple of days and the cloudiness should go away. You can also hook up the whisper filter, with some pads, which will catch some of the dust from the sand.

If everything else in the tank looks good I wouldn't worry about it to much as it should clear up soon.

 

[KathyC]

i have 2 30gallon powerheads

huh?

1.026 isn't high..it's fine..some corals just get testy every now & then, usually best to just wait them out for a few days...then start to panic. lol

I recall now about your LTA's accident with you fluval..did you empty the fluval after that & clean it out really well? If not, I'b bet that's where your bacteria/cloudy water is coming from.
I'd give the Fluval a really good bath & load it up with carbon (rinse the carbon first..) asap.


Your fluval is going to fit in a 2.5g fuge?

 

[BrooklynsReefMan1]

Fluval In Fuge

well the intake and outake not the canister itself lol....also if i was to add a koralina powerhead in the fuge would that help becasue i heard more water movement the better.....

 

[marki24]

Why did you take off the fluval?

 

[BrooklynsReefMan1]

because i felt if i got any more anemone it would get sucked up again.....
i put it in my fuge now i hope it helps