Cloudy Water????

[CichlidsRool]

last night i took out all the rocks out of my 200gl.to make room for my 8 6-8'' frontosa's,this morning water is all cloudy i did not move that coral sand it all just the rocks....i don't get it I've done this before and never seen this happen before......

 

[haynchinook334]

What is your filtration like?

 

[ward1066]

probably adding all those large fronts started a minicycle, watch your ammonia readings

 

[Bderick67]

Need to know water parameters, filtration, how long was the tank setup and what fish were in the tank before adding the frontosa?

 

[CichlidsRool]

What is your filtration like?

my filter is new i got it about three months ago, it pumps 400gl.hr...

 

[CichlidsRool]

probably adding all those large fronts started a minicycle, watch your ammonia readings

i just checked its fine.......

 

[Bderick67]

my filter is new i got it about three months ago, it pumps 400gl.hr...

This don't tell us much, a Emp 400 pumps 400gph but would be far to small for a 200g tank

 

[CichlidsRool]

Need to know water parameters, filtration, how long was the tank setup and what fish were in the tank before adding the frontosa?

i had my Victorian Fulu's in that tank but i took them out put them in a 100gl.

 

[ward1066]

front are a lot messier than those victorians, you will need a lot more filtration thatn that or they will die. You may not have a ammonia spike yet but without more filtration your heading for trouble. I would recommend a large canister in addition to your HOB. Need lots and lots of biological...

 

[ward1066]

from your pic it looks like you have a xp3,, you will at least need 2 full of substrat pro or matrix IMO.