Cloudy water

[john fox]

Set up 10 gal tank with a box filter with some crushed coral which was rinsed , now the water is cloudy and I don't no y or what to do about it any ideas

[stevem]

first off you do not say how long it is setup, second are there any fish in there and last why crush coral, are you setting up a high ph tank?
Most new tanks go through what is called new tank syndrome. It is when bacteria starts to grow and is normal.
There is not enough bacteria at the beginning. Once thier is it should clear up.
I need a little more info to give you more of an answer.
What type of fish do you intend to put in.

[john fox]

I have guppys in the tank and I raised the PH because my bro is in Florida and has great SUCESS with gups and the ph down there out of the tap is 7.6 ours is 7.0 and drops over time THANKS for the reply John

[JoeyG]

I would add some charcoal to the filter and that will help clear the water quickly. To keep the pH and hardness up I recommend using sea shells or limestone rocks.

Also baking soda will raise the pH.

Hope this helped.
Joe

[stevem]

Baking soda will bring the ph up, but will not keep it there. You need a buffer such as crushed coral or limestone
keep in mind to add this gradualyor it will rise too much too fast

[john fox]

When I left for Florida Monday the water was,cloudy ; I came back sat and the water is lime green what's up with that . Lighting is on a timer for 4 tanks all other tanks are clear ??�������� there r 7 guppys in the tank and some naja grass all were acquired at the last meeting and the tank is setup fairly new ; running a box filter with crushed corals in it , any way to get the water back clear ,,,thanks

[stevem]

how long has this tank been set up?
What is in there now?(livestock)
Is this tank in direct sunlight?

[john fox]

Guppys r in the tank with algae eaters ; artificial light ,tank is set up now about 2.5 weeks it also has naja grass ie; guppy grass in the tank ;and its funny because there s 3 tens in a row the other two r clear as a bell.🐠🐋

[stevem]

new tanks get cloudy but not green
there is something in the tank that is causing it
I would remove the plant first, and so on to try process of elimination.
also how old are the lamps in the tank. wrong bulbs or even old lamps do not produce the right color and cause problems such as algae.
switch the light fixture with one of the other tanks and see what happens

[john fox]

Yes I will pull the plants ; as far as the lighting ; they r the screw in bulbs the new type I have the hood positioned so there is 1 bulb over each tank I unscrewed the bulb over the green tank this way there's less light thanks for the reply oh by the way the fish r very active😍

[stevem]

keep trying process of elimantion.
how old are the bulbs
you say screw in do you mean the compact florescent
are all the bulbs the same age

[john fox]

Yes those are the type of bulbs they are the same age ; I pulled all plants out and am cuttin back on the lights ;;hey who do you think is going to get the bass bucks😛😛😛

[stevem]

keep posting and we will find out next month

[stevem]

let that run for awile and see if it clears up
IO would do anther water change, and check for any uneatan food on the bottom

[john fox]

Well it's been 8 days now and the water is starting to clear up that's after cutting the light to 3 hours a day tommorow ill do a 3 gal water change and c what happens after that🐓🐓🐎🌷

[john fox]

Well so much for the cloudy green water ; couldn't wait anymore so I did a complete water change🐠🐠

[stevem]

you still have to figure out the problem or it will happen again

[stevem]

I say the plant
if you said you have 4 tanks you have to figure what the difference is between the tanks

[john fox]

It's pretty funny there is 3 tens and there all set up the same the same gravel same box filters , as for the plants there are none in that tank now ,and so far it's clear and much to my surprise I looked in the tank and saw a guppy fry swimming around DON'T no how he got the re but he is doing a good job cycling the tank as he is still alive and I took buckets right from the tub and dumped it in m, no aging or conditioning go figue😬😎

[stevem]

there has to be somthing different

[stevem]

maybe the water from the fish you put in
I never put anybody else's water in my tank