Help..withe dust?

[michelo]

Hi!...i drop water to my aqua(20 galons) 1 week ago and drop salt(reef

crystals),OK..my PH(8.1),salinity (1024) and temp 24 grad...and 3 days ago

my aqua is with white cloud,i not use skimmer yet,only with a pump

(tunze),the floor and walls of aqua and surface pump are covered of withe

dust..... is this a bacteriology fight?


It is normal???? .....Can i throw the sand and live rock?..thanks

[LilRobb]

Possibly mixed too mucgh salt too quickly with too little water - thats calcium precipitation...

[michelo]

its posible,but the salinity its ok.....put the live rock or wait?

[ryanlala]

i had the same problem in my 120 gallon. My water temp was in the 60 degree range when i added the salt. The next day it started to clear up a bit as the temps slowly rose to the 74 range. I did have 4 koralia # 4 and 2 #2s to help mix it up. The best thing i did was put a 200 micron filter sock on my drain line and that cleared it up in about an hour.

[rssjsb]

I would go ahead and add your live rock. It will help clear the water.

[michelo]

two days ago calcium at 390-400....and carbon help to clear this?

[ryanlala]

Your calcium levels are right where they should be on a fish only tank. For a reef tank you want even higher calcium #s. If you can put a filter sock on your tank i strongly recommend it! You need to go ahead and add your rock if your salinity is right. This will help start the biological cycle on the tank. When the cycle starts it will help with setteling the suspended particulate in the water. I hope this helps you out.

[michelo]

thanks! It thought the same,but was not sure..Tomorrow bought the rock