Is it safe to add corals and fish in cloudy water?

[sakie]

Hi guys,

Yesterday, I change out my substance and put in live sand. I kept the old water from my previous tank so I could add it back after I'm done. Today, the cloudiness kind of subside but the water still look milky/cloudy. Is it safe to put my corals and fish back into the tank and run my sump? Setup is a 65g tall with 20g sump. Please, any tips from you guys would be helpful. Thanks.

Sakie

 

[emmett0122]

run your sump and give it a day or 2 and check your parameters to make sure you are good

 

[Sakura2282]

+1

 

[ErinCahir]

You can also run some filter floss to clear it up faster.

 

[sakie]

Thanks guys. As ya advices, I'm filling up the water and running my sump right now. It's all so cloudy and milky. I haven't turn on the protein skimmer yet, should I do that? I did put some live rock (that doesn't have any corals on it) into the tank so it can feed the sand quicker. I hope that doesn't do any harm to the water.

 

[emmett0122]

yes run the skimmer and adding the rock is a great idea

 

[ReeferRob]

If there's salt in the water ALWAYS use a skimmer, ALWAYS.

 

[sakie]

*sigh
Not sure what's causes it but my Protein Skimmer is toasted. The pump overheat and blown. Water is in between cloudy and clear at the moment. 1 fish died but water parameter is in good condition, double check with store on the reading parameter. Is Octopus Skimmer good? NB110 model..I believe.

 

[Aquarian]

Are you dosing anything? A bad ionic balance will cause calcium to precipitate and make your tank cloudy.