cloudy water

[kraftyforu]

my water seems to be cloudy and i cant fix it.

params:
Ph~8.3
Ammonia~0
Nitrite~0
Nitrate~0 (finally!!)
Phos~0
Calcium~560
Kh~140

 

[bertoni]

The calcium is a bit high (450 ppm is the normal upper limit). I'm not sure that's the problem, though. You might be seeing a bacterial or phytoplankton bloom. Is the water grayish or green? How long has the tank been running?

 

[kraftyforu]

its kinda hard to say what color it is, with the lights it looks blue. i guess it could be grey. tanks been running overall about 2 1/2 years(moved everything from the 55 about 8 months ago)

 

[bertoni]

Well, a magnesium test might be interesting, but the odds are a bit low. I'd try taking out a glass of tank water, and letting it settle for a while, to see whether there's a precipitate involved.