Cloudy water

[samoyedsrule]

I have been dealing with cloudy water in my 40 gallon fowlr aquarium. I have done numerous water changes , with little change. Today I tested my water, and it is , ammonia 0, nitrites 0, nitrates 12. The salinity is 1.021. I put in fresh carbon today, so we will see how that works. Anybody ever deal with this issue, and if so what did you do? Thank you

 

[Humblefish]

Could be a bacteria bloom. How long has your tank been setup?

 

[Chaz D]

Did you rinse your sand?

 

[Reefing Madness]

How long has your tank been set up?
What are your Cal and ALK readings?

 

[JOKER]

I have had some issues with my frag tank. Like stated above bacterial bloom, run a UV and it will clear it up in a few days.

 

[samoyedsrule]

Wouldn't a bacteria bloom go away with a water change?

 

[samoyedsrule]

It's been running for four years.

 

[gsjustin]

Tank specs pl0x

 

[miyags]

I've had this happen with my QT tank. I added a cheap ebay 18 watt UV sterilizer and the water cleared up in a few days.

 

[Wbrian]

If it's a bacterial bloom, it will go away on its own in a few days, usually.

 

[JOKER]

Mine didn't and I was changing 5 gallons a week.

 

[samoyedsrule]

I have done numerous water changes with little help to the cloudiness.

 

[beaslbob]

Kill the lights and suspend feeding and see if it clears.

the adjust lights and feeding so things thrive and the water stays clear.

my .02