Why is my tank so cloudy now???

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penngomifan

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I just got my tank up and running, filled it up and the water was realy clear, then when i added the salt, i got it at 1.022, but now after a few hours, my tank is all cloudy, i think from the salt, will this go away? or are salt water tanks supposed to look like this?
 
It goes away as the tank cycles and settles...sometimes it's just the substrate getting stirred up.
 
ok i see, but i have no substrate just water, and it happend after i added all the salt, about how long does it take? should i do a water change?
 
Naw, give it 12 hours....Did you use Red Sea salt?
 
no no no no no
this is not salt what you are experiencing is a bacteria boom
the bacteria breed very rapidly and overpopulate, it will go away within time not sure how long
this is very good your tank is ycling and will be ready for fish in a little
 
Kdcarey;1409099; said:
no no no no no
this is not salt what you are experiencing is a bacteria boom
the bacteria breed very rapidly and overpopulate, it will go away within time not sure how long
this is very good your tank is ycling and will be ready for fish in a little

O, i see, alright then, i was reading about that, but didnt think thats what it was.......
 
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