Will cloudy water hurt my fish and tank?

[CC13]

Okay and I have a 525xl

How many gallons is that? lol Not too familiar with the Red Sea tank names to gallons.

 

[lapin]

So your tank is 100 gallons.
Did you use live rock or new dry rock?
Has rock been in the water for a month?
How long have the fish been in the water?
Toss the bacteria in now. They will start to grow. You can add more for a faster cycle. Dr Tims One and Only or Bio Spira or any of the other ones will work. I would also get some Prime. It is good to have in case of an ammonia spike. If your tank is not cycled enough you will get ammonia build up from the fish poo and food.
If you have socks run them to filter out all the dust from your new sand. As Brandon says rinse it, then rinse it, then rinse it again. If you have any place to put some filter floss, that will help rid you of some of the dust.

 

[PegasisR]

How many gallons is that? lol Not too familiar with the Red Sea tank names to gallons.

139g total system volume

 

[PegasisR]

So your tank is 100 gallons.
Did you use live rock or new dry rock?
Has rock been in the water for a month?
How long have the fish been in the water?
Toss the bacteria in now. They will start to grow. You can add more for a faster cycle. I would also get some Prime. It is good to have in case of an ammonia spike. If your tank is not cycled enough you will get ammonia build up form the fish poo and food

Dry rock has been in for a month! The clowns have been in since Nov 29th and the fox face and cleaner shrimp has been in since Dec 12. Okay doing so now and will pick up a bottle of prime! What size bottle would I need for the prime?

 

[lapin]

I would just get the small bottle. You have some bacteria now since you had a fish for a month. You dont need it unless you see an ammonia spike. A water change will also work. So will adding more bacteria but this will take longer. Do you know what your ammonia level is? or your nitrite level?

 

[PegasisR]

I would just get the small bottle. You have some bacteria now since you had a fish for a month. You dont need it unless you see an ammonia spike. A water change will also work. So will adding more bacteria but this will take longer. Do you know what your ammonia level is? or your nitrite level?

Okay my ammonia has been at zero since my cycle ended and nitrite is at 0.1! I'm currently adding 11 vials of bacteria for now and then another 9 tomorrow when more comes in!

 

[lapin]

Ok you dont need the prime right now but its a good thing to have on hand. Sounds like you have it all under control except the dust storm *-))))))))
Didnt realize you cycled your tank

 

[PegasisR]

Ok you dont need the prime right now but its a good thing to have on hand. Sounds like you have it all under control except the dust storm *-))))))))
Didnt realize you cycled your tank

Glad to hear I'm doing things right I'll still definitely pick up the prime just in case and with the prime I just need to follow instructions on the bottle? Or is there something else I'll need to do if there is ammonia?

 

[lapin]

No just dump it in if needed. 1 cap per 50 gallons .

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

No problem.

Also remove the filter socks when you clean your sandbed or blow off your LR. Again, you want the debris to miss the socks. If you leave the socks in, keep an eye on them and if they start to clog just hank them out and replace them with fresh ones.

I will usually leave one in and remove the other. Leaving one in will catch the particulates that were clouding the water. Keep an eye on it you’ll probably need to change it in 24 hours or so.