Cloudy Water

[signalman]

Hi there,I'm suffering from cloudy water.It is looking slightly milky.
The tank is 130 litres and has been set up for 5 weeks.
It is a Red sea max and filtration is run in the rear chamber in a media rack.The water is drawn through fine filter floss,coarse sponge,activated carbon and then ceramic rings in that order pulled through by a 600lph pump.Stock is as follows
3 small angels
5 emperor tetras
1 bronze cory.
The fish are looking really healthy and are feeding well on flake and occasional frozen.
Would additional internal filtration be any benefit and if so what could I run in it to help clear the water.
Thanks

 

[smokeyjo]

Milky water is usually a bacterial bloom did u cycle the tank before u added the fish?

 

[AbbeysDad]

If your description is accurate, your media order is all wrong. Although this may not be a contributing factor to your cloudy water, it should be corrected. As water flows through the filter, you should have course sponge first, then carbon (if you use it as most don't) then bio-media and finally filter floss to polish the water before it returns to the tank.

Your cloudy water is most likely due to a bacteria bloom the result of increased dissolved organics in the water. Perhaps you overfed or there was a sudden increase in waste. Sometimes a water change can foster a decomposition bacteria bloom. The cloudiness typically passes in a couple of days.

 

[Cazgar]

You don't need the carbon unless you're wanting to remove any medication from the water.
You should have the coarse sponge first, then the ceramic media, then the fine floss