cloudy /smokey water

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hello all my tank has been set up since july 4th 2012 30 gallon with a 20l sump all parameters are in check ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 5 have cloudy water looks like someone smoking in it the only thing i have in it are pukani live rock in dt and live rock in sump here is a pic
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Its most likely a bacterial bloom, they are common in new set-ups, I would just wait it out it will clear. Are you using RO/DI water?
 
Do you have lot's of bubbles coming from the return?
Does the water stink at all?
Do you have a powerhead or pump blowing sand?
 

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