Cloudy Water in 2 week old tank normal?

[snorvich]

I am at a different pc, so I don't have the link, but there is actually scientific evidence regarding parasites and UV (which is *usually* what people recommend it for). IMO, THIS is where the UV gets dismissed by "experts" because there is just no evidence that it does much good. Certainly a UV will clear bacterial and algal blooms (and to my knowledge that is the largest application they are used for today). IMO, the UV, in this case, is the old "band-aid" analogy though. There is something fueling the growth of the bloom. Stop the fuel, stop the bloom.

Exactly. UV would be helpful in preventing parasites in tanks that share water. For a single tank, there is no evidence that it is beneficial for that purpose. I do use it on my outdoor pond, however, as a water clarifier.

 

[firewill65]

Mine is doing the exact same thing...just a bunch of crap floating around the tank. I'm not running any kind of media, just 100lbs of baserock and 15lbs of live rock. I just hit the 2 week mark of my cycle...just started getting a decent ammonia reading and nitrates are 5-25 range.

 

[lacosta28]

:deadhorse1:

 

[jacob.morgan78]

I know this is an old post but wanted to see how it ended up. How long did it take your cloudiness to go away? The picture you took is exactly what my tank looks like... Any update would be great! Thanks!

 

[foozed]

Sorry for bumping a post from the past!
Curious too!
I'm in cloudy hell 2 weeks in.

 

[foozed]

I'm all cleared up. Seems like it coincided with the full cycle.


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