Cloudy water?

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I just came back from vacation and my water is cloudy. What would cause this? I did have auto feeder on twice can it be food? I did a small water change and added carbon. My mastertronic is saying OLI 7 which is bad I am guessing since its supposed to be zero.
 

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Could be bacteria, or algae. What are your parameters? How the health of the inhabitants?
 

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Depending on the cause, adding UV would help in the case of bacterial blooms, or homemade Coral Snow can also help as a catch-all
 

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I just came back from vacation and my water is cloudy. What would cause this? I did have auto feeder on twice can it be food? I did a small water change and added carbon. My mastertronic is saying OLI 7 which is bad I am guessing since its supposed to be zero.
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skimmer overflowing into sump
 

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