"dusty water"

[Paintballer99]

Hey
My tank has been up for about a week now, and it seems to be dusty now....the water was never like this before, but now it is. THere is a little surface adgitation, abd I haven't done anything to the tank to dust up a cloud or anything else like that. Is there any way to get clear water?

Thanks

 

[mgarrido]

Polish your water with a diatom filter or a magnum 350. But to be honest more information could be help like tank size, substrate, inhabitants, frecuency of wc and syphon substrate, kind of filters and models.

 

[Lycanthropic]

Bacterial bloom? I had something like that. Either that or your filter isnt working that well or kick up from sand/ gravel

 

[Paintballer99]

Ok...filter: marineland c-160 sub: flourite/ gravel 20 gallon long, no w/c still cycling been up for a week...no fish only a snail (that came on the plants)

 

[andyjs]

I'd guess it's a bacterial bloom and will go away as the cycle progresses

 

[Paintballer99]

Ok, It just looks like theres millions of little particles lol, I always get worried when my water gets cloudy

 

[dundadundun]

probably a bacterial bloom paintballer. it might get worse before it gets better. you should be ok though. if you are really concerned post a pic.

 

[Paintballer99]

Let me try to get a pic just to be sure

 

[Paintballer99]

These are gonna be really hard to see, but
Heres a side shot, (its always cloudy looking from the side for some reason)

ANother

This is the whole tank (a little blurry but you can sorta see it at the top)

 

[rocker92]

looks like a bloom to me


BTW: beautiful tank!!!!!!!!!