cloudy water after waterchange
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jdmcivicek9
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i just did a water change and mine is cloudy too...but it usually clears up in a few hours!!
danielc316
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that's normal. my water clouds up and a few hours it clears up. after i got my korella fan it actually does it quicker. love the fan.
fivesmallworlds
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Was the water change water completely mixed? I usually make my water change batch at least 24-48 hours prior and leave a pump in there to mix it to make sure I don't cause a severe change in salinity when it's added.
I have no experience with chemi-pure however
I have no experience with chemi-pure however
That doesn't sound very normal to me. I also don't know anything about the chemi-pure unit. What sort of media does it use? Also, what sort of inhabitants do you have in the tank, namely corals and/or clams. If the water you use for the change has drastically different parameters from the water already in the tank, it could theoretically cause a spawning event with clams, anemones and certain corals due to stress. In this case, the water would take on a sort of milky white appearance. I don't think the water itself would cause this, even if it were not fully mixed or if the parameters were different. Unmixed salt would most likely either dissolve or just sink to the bottom.
jdmcivicek9
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mines usually cloudy from dietrus and sediment from stiring up the tank abit with a turkey baster so i can suck more out 
but it goes away in a couple hours!!
but it goes away in a couple hours!!
I don't see how a temperature difference alone would cause this. I don't even check my water temperature or PH when I do a 10% water change. My bet is still on something to do with the filter media (whatever you may be using) or a possible spawning event which could have been sparked by the water change, filter change, both or simply by coincidence. Just to be safe, I'd run some carbon if you aren't already. Another water change may also be in order if it's still cloudy. Lastly, keep an eye on the fish. If it's a spawning event or bacterial bloom, they can deplete your water of oxygen. Of course, even if that's what it is, it doesn't sound like your case is severe enough to cause any major problems.
Don't get too concerned, I was just throwing that out. I don't think it's very likely that you have a bacterial bloom, and if you do, I doubt it's directly related to the water change. I've never had one myself, so I couldn't even tell you exactly what it would look like.
