Cloudy water with FX5

[yeroc1982]

Water parameters are on point but its lookin kinda cloudy. What will help? In the canister i got a carbon bag and biomax bag from my old filter just to start the biological bacteria.

 

[rojowe]

If you took off the old filter and are just using the fx5 you could be looking at a bacterial bloom

 

[thepede]

try and pump up the biomedia. if params are good, then the cloudiness will go away with more biomedia.

 

[nishant_datta]

did you clean / wash the new media before use ?

 

[yeroc1982]

I ended up buying some peat pellets and some scrubbing sponges i seen other ppl use in the fx5 so we will see what happens in the next few days. Filtration will be better anyways and i bought the peat pellets because i have Gt's in my tank.

 

[david503bk]

What size tank? I have a lot of fish in my 155. Tested water everything was good. Added and fx5 with center full of bio max 3 days later clear water.

 

[uncwnells]

peat wont help clear your water, in fact it will cloud it.

 

[fishbum]

peat wont help clear your water, in fact it will cloud it.

GT's don't need peat either.
Let it run for a week,change the carbon and see how things are then.

 

[yeroc1982]

peat wont help clear your water, in fact it will cloud it.

My intent for peat was to soften the water, not to clear it. I dident know it would make it hazy.