Cloudy Tank Questions! *HELP*

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Okay...IDK why but my 180 gallon is usually always cloudy....but my 55 gallon and other tanks are not. The 180 gallon has 4 HOB filters: 2 rated at 400 GPH+, 1 at 330 GPH+, and 1 at around 100 GPH+. I also have 3 Powerheads in there doing around 600 GPH+ of water circulation. I don't know why but the tank seems to be cloudy all the time except for maybe 2-3 days once things clear up a little then back it goes to being cloudy.... It's been setup for almost a year now and the parameters of the tank is:
0 Ammonia, 0 Nitrite
20-25 PPM Nitrate
6.8-7.2 PH
82-84 Degrees

I do around 25%-30% WC a day so I don't know if that is the reason why the tank if being cloudy or what.... BTW the water from my tap is around
0 Ammonia, 0 Nitrite, 0 Nitrate, and around a perfect 7.0 PH

Is it because I haven't cleaned my media from the HOB or what? I mean if there isn't a problem with Nitrite and anything I shouldn't really check the filters.....

I also suspect It to be a bacterial bloom but why is the tank always constantly having them or what is the deal here.....

Thanks all and sorry for the long writeup but the cloudiness is driving me insane!:nilly:
 
how much carbon in the filters? Plants? Slate? Wood?
 
what is the tank stocked with also?
 
BTW the tank is only stock with my female 5" Motorto....There are carbon (in the pads)....
The tank is also bare bottom...no decorations what so ever...just a bare tank.....
 
Anyone? TTT!
 
Someone.....anyone.....help....
 
Maybe the inside of the glass??? Or the lighting not to insult your inelligence just trying the simple stuff might work.
 
I cleaned the glass with my manegitc cleaner thing but the lighting shouldn't be an issue...because when the tank clears up...It clears up nicely and the lighting doesn't really do anything to make it seem cloudy.....

Anyone else! HELP! I have been dealing with this problem for such a long time.....and now I want to solve and crack the code into making my "Show Tank" a good clear tank.....
 
ive had clowdy water for some time on my 100 gal tank and today i added more bio media to my eheim pro II 2028 while doing some cleaning and about 2 hours later my water is almost crystal clear!
 
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