Help plz!!

A couple of days ago i came in to find my tank cloudy as could be. Did a water change and its still cloudy yes i have a skimmer and i am running carbon. What can i do to clear the tank up its a major eye sore atm. Params read 0 ammonia 0 phos. .5 nitrate 0 nitrite p.h 8. Plz help this was from 4 days ago ive changed the carbon did a 25% water change and still nothing is helping. I was told to drain the water and redo it but im afraid that will wipe out everything. Current inhabitants a few soft coral and a couple of fish. What should i do? plz help

 

I sure would not start over.

Do not feed for a couple days and leave the lights out, make sure the tank is not getting any natural light.

I would also increase oxygenation by causing more surface agitation or adding another power head. Looks like you need more O2.

That is where I would start.

 

ok i have 2 hob filters on it right now its cleared up some and i did the no light and no feed thing already today makes the second day of the no light no feed. I am so frustrated with it atm

 

i forgot to mention that pic was from day 1 its alot more yellow and cloudy now as well

 

You have to do the no light for at least 3 days. Your corals and fish will be fine if the water quality is good.

I see a lot of surface protein in the image, that is sign to me that you do not have enough surface agitation or reduced O2 which can be a big problem during algae and bacterial blooms.

 

here is the pics from this morning i popped the lights on for a few secs to get these. 1st pic is side 2nd is front and 3rd is from the top down to sand.

 

How long has this tank been up and running? Looks relatively young.

Your phosphates are too high, are you using RO/DI water?

Keep testing the ammonia and other parameters to make sure it's not a bacterial bloom, did any inverts go missing?

 

nope About 2mths now and phos is reading 0 nitrate is the only thing showing up which is 5ppm yes to RO/DI

 

Ok I read that wrong. Good phos is 0.

Two months old is still cycling IMO even if you have no detectable ammonia and nitrites.

Tangs eat a lot and should eat a lot, tank is probably to young to handle that.

JM2C

 

Sounds like a bacterial bloom. Common with new tanks that have just cycled or still xyccling. Should clear up on its own. But may take a week or so. Reduce feeding to minimal amount.