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jshaw
02/21/2008, 01:44 PM
hey everyone, im having trouble with my aquarium water. its a 29 gallon tank with an ehime canister, a aquaclear30 gallon, a seaclone protine skimmer, and a submersible filter/powerhead. i just did a 50% water change after i noticed i could barly see the back glass. so i did the waterchange yesterday night, thinking the water would be crystal clear in the morning, but to my surprize it was probably the same clarity. all the corals in the tank seem to be perfectly fine. i tested the parameters... ammonia: 0, nitrate: .2, nitrite: 0, alk: normal. temp: 76.3. I dont know how the water could be foggy. any comments are much appreciated. thank you.

csb
02/21/2008, 02:16 PM
Calcium? Do you use any additives? What does "alk: normal" mean? Does the water have any odor?

One common cause of cloudy water is calcium precipitation.

jshaw
02/21/2008, 02:24 PM
yes i have been adding calcium. my level is at 460 right now. it was low before so i tried raising it. i add kent marine calcium.