milky water

Question

-----------alright we have solved the greenish tint to my water but know it is milky the levels are ok for everything! but i have a damsel in my tank that is stirring the sand up is that a possibility of why my water is milky and it looks like sand is every where this is my first tank and we are just now adding things to it i haven't even got my live rock in it yet that will be here Thursday but the tank has been running for almost a month now and the guy at the pet store said we could go ahead and put stuff in it but the water is doing weird things--------------------------------
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-----Question-----
one of my damsels has died and my water is green and bubbles but that happened before he died what or why has the water done this it's like a light green hazy tint? what can i do? please help before i loose my sons clown fish
-----Answer-----

Ok,

Please check you ammonia.  It should read next to zero.  If
not (I do not know how big your tank is but perform a 10-20%) water change once or twice this week.  Stop feeding your fish for a bit 2-3 days.  Use freshly pre-pared salt water.  Same temp, same pH same salinity.  The greenish water sound like you have a algae bloom in your tank bit it is hard to tell because I can not see it.  If your fish is hovering at the top of the tank or is breathing really fast it sounds like your ammonia is way too high.

Let me know how you make out
Todd

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Hello,

My fish do the same thing, they stir up the sand in my tanks as well.  The sand gets everywhere. So do not worry about the cloudiness the dust will settle. You talked about live rock.  Make sure it is 100% cured live rock.  I would put this rock in a ten gallon (with a small filter and heater ask your pet store about this curing method) tank for about 3 weeks and perform 50% water changes every week. After this your rock should be fully cured.  un-cured rock will  raise your ammonia and nitrite levels of your tank.

Good luck
Todd