Cloudy Water...

[sergiotami]

Tank pump recently went out, in process of removing it, I loosened the seal on return bulkhead and sprung a leak. I had to remove all the fish, corals and live rock to get to it, fixed it, replaced everything but in process stirred up alot of sediment and now I have Really cloudy water w sediment everywhere. I'm using filter socks, (don't last long & quickly become clogged) using freshly changed Dual BRS reactor, protein skimmer... Any other suggestions as to how to speed this up???? I also replaced 30% of water......

[Squiers007]

You should be fine, everything will clear up in time. Your corals might be a little angry for a while, but should be fine once it clears up... Since this happened yesterday, how are things looking now?

[sergiotami]

All my Sps are freaking bleaching out..... Checked SG,Ph, ammonia, nitrates and nitrites, all are within normal limits... So bummed out, but I'll get over it......

[sergiotami]

Dumb question, but since I removed all my live rock due to leak above, I'm in the process of re aqua scaping my tank, found lots of areas where I guess sludge had build up... Should I go ahead and remove all that or there a benefits to leaving it alone?????

[Bill S]

If you can remove the debris, remove it. You might very well get a spike in ammonia and nitrates. Be prepared to change water too - that's really the best thing. Drain water from the bottom, and replace with fresh.

[Kristy]

Maybe run some carbon too?