Cloudy Water Tank

[ChoiAquarium]

I've recently changed my coral sand substrate into gravels, because of the ph issue. And after I put my new gravel substrate in the tank, my tank instantly went cloudy. I have rinsed my gravel well enough as well.
Well the thing is, when I look at the tank from far away, it is very cloudy, and when I closely look at the tank, I can see millions of debris floating everywhere

I've done probably 50% water change with siphon, and still very cloudy with millions of debris/dust floating around everywhere.

Does this go away with frequent water change???
I've heard about bacterial bloom, but i don't think that's the case, because my tank is full of debris right now, appearing cloudy
Oh yeah, I use HOB filter

Thank You

 

[bigspizz]

I have rinsed gravel for a LONG time, and still have it cloud the tank. It sounds like your gravel has a lot of particulate matter...Yes do water changes, and it will go away, slowly...You will also have to maintenance your mechanical portion of your filtration a bit more during this time..Try not to disturb the bio media too much. Next time rinse the gravel for twice the amount of time you did this time and see if it makes a difference...Good luck.

 

[Rbishop]

Sounds normal to me. Add some extra floss to your HOB and it will clear up slowly. Change it frequently.

 

[Weezer]

Yup ^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[chunkoblue]

Just allow it to settle and use a gravel vac. You could also rinse the filter media afterwards with some dechlorinated or tank water. I wouldn't worry unless it doesn't clear up.