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j_gilbert
09/14/2006, 07:57 AM
I have cloudy (murky) water for some time now and I dont know which factor is causing it.

I have 135 Gallon.

My feeding schedule:
once a week - Kent chromplex, zooplex, and phytoplex, cyclop-eeze freeze dried.

once a day - formula one marine pellets.
Blindmelonbob
09/14/2006, 08:30 AM
Are you using a skimmer? How many/which fish? Do you have a cleanup crew? You might also try running some carbon to clear it up.
j_gilbert
09/14/2006, 09:03 AM
Im running a skimmer and carbon.
Paintbug
09/14/2006, 09:12 AM
adding any suppliments? whats your calcium, alkalinity levels? did this just start happening one day?
jab502
09/14/2006, 11:23 AM
Same thing happened in my tank. I ran a UV Sterilizer for a week and it cleared everything up perfectly. It has never clouded up since (about two months now). I was told that the UV Sterilizer would kill the phytoplankton, but for only one week that was not a big deal. It had no adverse effects on my tank that I could notice.
j_gilbert
09/14/2006, 12:17 PM
i am running a turbo twist 18W UV with no help.
TKByrnes
09/14/2006, 12:59 PM
I had the same thing in my 75 gal.... Untill i got rid of my eel!!!
jab502
09/14/2006, 04:03 PM
How long have you been running the UV for? I did not notice any changes until about the 5th consecutive day.
Mishap
09/14/2006, 04:09 PM
What kind of fish? How many?

What kind of skimmer?
Slickdonkey
09/14/2006, 06:02 PM
When's the last time you changed that carbon you speak of?

Could try ozone -- that might clear it up but isn't going to fix the source of the problem and is a hefty investment, not to mention more maintenance.
navajo
09/14/2006, 07:01 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8143452#post8143452 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by j_gilbert
I have cloudy (murky) water for some time now and I dont know which factor is causing it.

I have 135 Gallon.

My feeding schedule:
once a week - Kent chromplex, zooplex, and phytoplex, cyclop-eeze freeze dried.

once a day - formula one marine pellets.

Just a shot in the dark, since you don't state how old your tank is. Are you sure it's not microbubbles?

After I set up my tank, I had microbubbles that made my tank cloudy for a couple weeks until the skimmer calmed down and it and the plumbing "slimed up"

Just a thought.