i found my water cloudy like something produce ammonia

[minajaguar]

i have anemones and hermit crabs .. 30 gallon .. with skimmer only filtration..
i found my water cloudy like something produce ammonia but i don't know what s it ...
all live stock are doing good .. what i have to check ?

 

[ErinCahir]

Is it white cloudy or green cloudy?

White cloudy (which is what I assume it is based off the ammonia comment) is usually a bacterial bloom. Anytime something is off in your water you should at least test for ammonia, nitrates, nitrites and pH.

Green cloudy is an algae bloom, FWIW.

 

[minajaguar]

ammonia 0
nitrite 5
nitrate 10
ph 8.3

 

[wontonflip]

Ooooo....watch out for that nem. This mini-cycle could kill it.

 

[cvcdrk]

If your tank has only been up 4 months it was way too soon to add the anemone in the first place.

And if your nitrites are 5 and that's not a typo then that could kill everything in the tank. :-\

I recommend a series of large water changes and try to figure out what caused the problem. Watch out, if shit starts dying now you could have a cascade effect.