EXTREMELY cloudy water

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acerkai640

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last night i finally set up my salt tank and well the water was cloudy as can be and so i finally decided to just let it run over night to see if it would clear up and well.......

......nothing it is still as cloudy as before i dont know what to do can anyone help or let me know a better solution on how to get rid of the cloudy water. i would like to get some fish and [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]corals[/COLOR][/COLOR] today but i cant do that if i dont know have clear water.

HELP PLEASE
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well it is a new tank, I wouldn't give it any thought.

if your worried about it, you can add an extra filter with filter media to help remove and free floating debris, but in all fairness it will clear up on its own. Remember when you do your first water change after the tank has cycled, use the siphon to remove the buildup on the surface of the sand.

give it time, a few days, and you tank will start to look significantly clear.
 
He wants corals and fish... 24 hours or so after setting up his SW tank..... What a recipe for disaster. Poor fish.
Hey it's your money spend it however you want.
 
well i wasnt sure so i just thought i would ask and also so your saying if i let my tank just run it will clear up in a few days?
 
What he is saying is that the cloudiness of the water will subside after a few days. The cycling of the tank will take a lot longer.

You want to go and get yourself a saltwater test kit or piece one together, recommended one would be Salifert or one that contains the following.
PH
Nitrates
Nitrites
Ammonia

Phosphates

Alkalinity (for corals)
Calcium (for corals)

Then there are others if you go deeper into reefing.
Most important are the top 4 listed. These help read what the current conditions of the tank are. Primarily for a tank that is just starting to cycle. You should test your water daily or every other day. You want your parameters being as close to 0 as possible when checking the water.

You should be doing some reading on cycling a saltwater tank. It would contain beneficial information in getting things going properly.
 
average cycle for most tanks is anwhere from 4 weeks to 8 weeks. there is a lot of variables that will change that time. Amount of Live Rock if being used, weather your using straight ammonia or a piece of cocktail shrimp to boost the ammonia. Either way until your ammonia spikes and then falls to 0, causing the nitrite to rise, and then that falls to 0, is when you'll do the first water change, and after that, test again and then you MIGHT be able to add fish. I am very against using fish of any kind no matter the cost or species to cycle the tank. Cycling the tank currently the proper way will prevent fish death and problems down the road.

Some more information that you can pick through

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=102605
 
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