Cloudy water with white particles

[EHaddad]

My water over night got really cloudy and has white particles floating in the water. They are not bubbles. I’m about to do a water change is there anything else I can do to clear the water up? Might sound bad but I do not have time to test all the parameters because my 3 year old daughter has a stomach bug and is throwing up everywhere.

 

[Miami Reef]

How old is this tank?

If it’s brand new, the cloudiness is just the bacteria that’s consuming something that the new tanks have. Adding water might fuel the bacteria’s growth.

I think you should point a power head to the surface to get better oxygen and gas exchange. This is to prevent the bacteria from depleting your oxygen levels in the tank.

I am going to need some parameters when you have a chance.

 

[EHaddad]

How old is this tank?

If it’s brand new, the cloudiness is just the bacteria that’s consuming something that the new tanks have. Adding water might fuel the bacteria’s growth.

I think you should point a power head to the surface to get better oxygen and gas exchange. This is to prevent the bacteria from depleting your oxygen levels in the tank.

I am going to need some parameters when you have a chance.

Yea I plan on getting them as soon as I can. I’ll hold off on the water change then. I have two wave makes on both ends moving the water on top pretty good. The tank is almost a year old.

 

[EHaddad]

Should I turn my lights off?

 

[Miami Reef]

I need more information on your parameters.

Activated Carbon removes cloudiness. I would first try to add that.

I need to know ammonia, nitrates, and phosphate levels.

What type of water do you use for water changes?

 

[EHaddad]

I need more information on your parameters.

Activated Carbon removes cloudiness. I would first try to add that.

I need to know ammonia, nitrates, and phosphate levels.

What type of water do you use for water changes?

So I thought I would update you. Everyone always tells you do t overreact. So I changed my filter socks and turned down the lights and the water is back clear now.