Hi Everyone,

Finally setup the 125 gal.

Its been up about 24 hours, the water still has a slight mista bout it.. its
not clear its more whitish.

Now there is a piece of floating driftwood in it, i rinsed it and put it in
*guessing it will eventually sink*...... could this be the reason for the
cloudy water? and if so what do i do about it? If Not, How do i get rid of
the whitish water?

Thanks!

Dustin

Sounds like a bacterial bloom. Not unusual in a new tank, should clear
within a week or so. I like to use A.C.T. by Mardel which is a (good)
bacterial culture.

Is this driftwood commercial or found? If it was found, I probably would
have done more than just rinse it. Regardless, chances are, its not just
going to sink, at least not anytime soon - it's usual to wire it to a buried
filter plate, or screw it to a piece of slate or something. Hopefully it
looks good floating...

kush

Dustin wrote in message
...
Hi Everyone,

Finally setup the 125 gal.

Its been up about 24 hours, the water still has a slight mista bout it..
its
not clear its more whitish.

Now there is a piece of floating driftwood in it, i rinsed it and put it
in
*guessing it will eventually sink*...... could this be the reason for the
cloudy water? and if so what do i do about it? If Not, How do i get rid
of
the whitish water?

Thanks!

Dustin

Its been up about 24 hours, the water still has a slight mista bout it..
its
not clear its more whitish.

Dont worry if its white. It will go off on its own. If its Green then
welcome to the Club.

--
Thank You

Dominic
http://www.dlink.org/aqua

So this whitish water could be the bacteria in a bottle *cycle* from hagen i
added after filling?

As far as the driftwood goes, I got it at the LFS and it had suction cups
screwed to it, i took them off, because it was to be sat on several inches
of sustrate...... guess i need to screw it to something heavy haha.

Would boiling it help i wonder?

Thanks

Dustin


"kush" wrote in message
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Sounds like a bacterial bloom. Not unusual in a new tank, should clear
within a week or so. I like to use A.C.T. by Mardel which is a (good)
bacterial culture.

Is this driftwood commercial or found? If it was found, I probably would
have done more than just rinse it. Regardless, chances are, its not just
going to sink, at least not anytime soon - it's usual to wire it to a
buried
filter plate, or screw it to a piece of slate or something. Hopefully it
looks good floating...

kush

Dustin wrote in message
...
Hi Everyone,

Finally setup the 125 gal.

Its been up about 24 hours, the water still has a slight mista bout it..
its
not clear its more whitish.

Now there is a piece of floating driftwood in it, i rinsed it and put it
in
*guessing it will eventually sink*...... could this be the reason for
the
cloudy water? and if so what do i do about it? If Not, How do i get rid
of
the whitish water?

Thanks!

Dustin