Need advise: Cloudy tank after mini cycle.

[batang_mcdo]

Hi,

after going through another cycle beause my tanks ph crashed, My tank is now cloudy. ammonia = 0, Nitrite = 0 , PH at 7.5 - 0

What could be causing my tank to have cloudy water?
should i be worried? any advise?

Here are som epictures of my cloudy tank

some bubbles/foaming in the 1st chamber of the sump

any advise?

 

[Moloch]

My guess would be bacteria bloom. Nothing harmful, just give it a week, do your regular waterchanges (or extra WC if you're worried about it) and it'll go away.

I'm assuming you haven't changed the stock or the filtration, and before this you had nice clear water for a decent amount of time?

 

[jschall]

Bacteria bloom - just wait for it to go away.

Bubbling/foaming - I believe it can be caused by organics, similar to how a protein skimmer in salt water tank removes organics by skimming off foam. I've seen it happen in the surface skimmer I have on my turtle tank.

 

[batang_mcdo]

thanks, Before my tank went into a mini cycle, I had really clear water,
but after the cycle, when my ammonia and nitrite dropped to 0, I washed my sumps 1st and 2nd chamber in tank water , since i'm suspecting my ph crash was caused by the dirt in my sump, I have not cleaned it for almost 8 months, so was able to siphon about 3 inches of dirt from my sump.

i've tested and ammonia and nitrite are still 0, but my ph has risen up now due to addition of crushed corals, and also maybe partly due to removal of the dirt.