Cloudy water

help. my tank water became murlky. my maroon clown died. all 3 blue tangs died. 1 anemone died. then i changed the water.

is it a good way to change water or there is another method to counter the murlky water

Is ur water milky due to ur anemone death?

Originally Posted by godzillaliu88

help. my tank water became murlky. my maroon clown died. all 3 blue tangs died. 1 anemone died. then i changed the water.

is it a good way to change water or there is another method to counter the murlky water

Yup agree, anemone death can cause water to turn milky and ammonia spike may occur. Did ur fishes died after the death of the anemone or the moment u reach home all died liao?

if you can let us know more detail of the incident, we wud b able to help better.

there r so many reasons water can turn milky. remedial measure, ensure the skimmer is working, set it wetter and change 50% saltwater in tank. if u hav snails, they will probably b gone or going too, take them out as they will rot inside thier shells.

the last time my tank became milky was when the anemone got sucked into the powerhead, so check these and take out any remains of anemone in it if any. check also inbetween liverocks and if needed, take them out and rinse them with saltwater.

the anemone got stuck at the powerhead. i guess part of it was beaten into pieces. then 4 fishes died. happened when im slpin at nite. morning wake up the water very mikly, then i changes almost all the water. panic. took out the other LS put into pail.

now how??

[KaLiB]

I'm 95% sure the anemone is the cause of your trouble.

The best course of action would be to change water which you have done so already. Next is to pray hard and hope that the remaining LS would pull through.

Do a test on water parameters, chances are the water is murky due to ammonia spike from the dead anemone. You can continue water changes if the ammonia and nitrite is high. IMO, water conditioners that neutralzie ammonia & nitrite as well as liquid bacteria could be useful in your case.

so usually the spike of the anemone tt causes the murkiness?

1 of my anemone srinks regularly. dunno y. need help on tt too.

[BarraCuda™]

Originally Posted by godzillaliu88

help. my tank water became murlky. my maroon clown died. all 3 blue tangs died. 1 anemone died. then i changed the water.

is it a good way to change water or there is another method to counter the murlky water

Pls use a descriptive title for your thread. Do not use "help", "pls help" .. etc.

[KaLiB]

Usually, cloudy water is associated with a big ammonia spike unless you have just stirred up the sandbed or detritous.

What are the tank water parameters, equipment? It maybe insufficient to support anemones as these are very demanding creatures.

A water change will be good and do not add any LS for the time been.