Bacteria bloom ...help!

Sohal Tang Tim · 08/30/2021, 09:28 PM

Hi there...
160 gallon 4 1/2 months running.
Fairly heavy bioload
Nitrates were too low
Dosed Nitrate
Now nitrates on the roof at 75 !!!!!
Dosed NOPOX - WAMMMMMMMMM foggy water bacterial bloom
NOTE: I jussst go over a bacteria bloom about a week or so ago after
doing water changes till the cows came home....

Do I have to do water changes again to get rid of the bloom or should I
just LEAVE it alone? Surely I should not use any more nopox at this point?
I used the nopox a single time exactly to the directions on bottle
???? Thanks for your input please...cheers...I am getting friggin old!!!!

Timfish · 08/31/2021, 07:01 AM

Try a UV sterilizer. More information would be helpful. What is you bioload? What maintnence do you do daily, weekly and monthly? What tests do you do, how often and what are your parameters? What lighting do you have?

Sohal Tang Tim · 08/31/2021, 07:25 AM

Tank 160 gallon 40 gallon sump
set up for 4 1/2 months
dead rock used to cycle adding bacteria (hate dead rock!!! but looks good)
tank : 66 inch x 28 deep x 20 high only
lighting 3 x hydra 32hds plus 4 x T5 80watts each hybrid
skimmer: Nyos Quantum 160 - awesome!
2 large power heads in the tank....
tank will be LPS dominant with some softies andddd some SPS...
FISH in tank now = yellow tang medium, chocolate tang large, bariene tang large, kole tang medium, purple tang large, purple tang medium.
I feed fairly heavy...PE mysis once every second day...flake every day,
nori every second day, pellets every day,
Anything else you need to know feel free to ask...and thanks for your input/help , I change water 15 gallons per week....right now due to the bloom I changed 15 gallons yesterday and am doing 40 gallons today

Sohal Tang Tim · 08/31/2021, 07:42 AM

Yes Timfish a UV will be added to my system no doubt about it

Thanks kindly

Tim

cody6766 · 08/31/2021, 09:03 PM

UV can get it done, so can time. I had a horrible bacterial bloom in a nano I'd had up for a little over a month. It took 2-3 weeks to clear, but nothing was worse for wear. I have a UV filter if I need it, but it's not always practical. My nano is a great example. I didn't do water changes for about a month, but had a constant ATO keeping the tank balanced. I was only risking some zoas, so I had some wiggle room WRT sensitive animals. They're all as healthy as they were pre-bloom.

Sohal Tang Tim · 08/31/2021, 09:27 PM

Thanks..turns out this second bloom was minor compared to the one I had two weeks ago....it cleared up 80% overnight...so..no worries...

Yes a UV willl be put on my system...to help KILL ANY FLOATING ICK!

I feel UV is just an added precaution but NOTHING is 100% sure thing...nothingggggggg in this hobby!... We have to learn to both think on our feet and quickly adapt....

If it was not a challenge it would not be fun!
Recently I fell in love with Hanna Checkers again! I ran into some trouble along with doing Quarantining etc and the checkers make life so much better when trying to GET THE WATER RIGHT...
cHEERS

08/30/2021, 09:28 PM	#1
Sohal Tang Tim Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Collingwood , ON, Canada Posts: 928	Bacteria bloom ...help! Hi there... 160 gallon 4 1/2 months running. Fairly heavy bioload Nitrates were too low Dosed Nitrate Now nitrates on the roof at 75 !!!!! Dosed NOPOX - WAMMMMMMMMM foggy water bacterial bloom NOTE: I jussst go over a bacteria bloom about a week or so ago after doing water changes till the cows came home.... Do I have to do water changes again to get rid of the bloom or should I just LEAVE it alone? Surely I should not use any more nopox at this point? I used the nopox a single time exactly to the directions on bottle ???? Thanks for your input please...cheers...I am getting friggin old!!!! __________________ "My God Reefs are Gorgeous!" Current Tank Info: 25 gallon reef

08/31/2021, 07:01 AM	#2
Timfish Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,985	Try a UV sterilizer. More information would be helpful. What is you bioload? What maintnence do you do daily, weekly and monthly? What tests do you do, how often and what are your parameters? What lighting do you have? __________________ "Our crystal clear aquaria come nowhere close to the nutrient loads that swirl around natural reefs" Charles Delbeek

08/31/2021, 07:25 AM	#3
Sohal Tang Tim Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Collingwood , ON, Canada Posts: 928	thanks Tank 160 gallon 40 gallon sump set up for 4 1/2 months dead rock used to cycle adding bacteria (hate dead rock!!! but looks good) tank : 66 inch x 28 deep x 20 high only lighting 3 x hydra 32hds plus 4 x T5 80watts each hybrid skimmer: Nyos Quantum 160 - awesome! 2 large power heads in the tank.... tank will be LPS dominant with some softies andddd some SPS... FISH in tank now = yellow tang medium, chocolate tang large, bariene tang large, kole tang medium, purple tang large, purple tang medium. I feed fairly heavy...PE mysis once every second day...flake every day, nori every second day, pellets every day, Anything else you need to know feel free to ask...and thanks for your input/help , I change water 15 gallons per week....right now due to the bloom I changed 15 gallons yesterday and am doing 40 gallons today __________________ "My God Reefs are Gorgeous!" Current Tank Info: 25 gallon reef

08/31/2021, 07:42 AM	#4
Sohal Tang Tim Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Collingwood , ON, Canada Posts: 928	Timfish- UV Yes Timfish a UV will be added to my system no doubt about it Thanks kindly Tim __________________ "My God Reefs are Gorgeous!" Current Tank Info: 25 gallon reef

08/31/2021, 09:03 PM	#5
cody6766 Super Best Friends! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 3,772	UV can get it done, so can time. I had a horrible bacterial bloom in a nano I'd had up for a little over a month. It took 2-3 weeks to clear, but nothing was worse for wear. I have a UV filter if I need it, but it's not always practical. My nano is a great example. I didn't do water changes for about a month, but had a constant ATO keeping the tank balanced. I was only risking some zoas, so I had some wiggle room WRT sensitive animals. They're all as healthy as they were pre-bloom. __________________ "The moral is the chosen, not the forced; the understood, not the obeyed. The moral is the rational, and reason accepts no commandments." - John Galt Current Tank Info: Cadlights 60G Arisan II mixed reef with 2x MP40s and 24" ATI

08/31/2021, 09:27 PM	#6
Sohal Tang Tim Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Collingwood , ON, Canada Posts: 928	thanks Thanks..turns out this second bloom was minor compared to the one I had two weeks ago....it cleared up 80% overnight...so..no worries... Yes a UV willl be put on my system...to help KILL ANY FLOATING ICK! I feel UV is just an added precaution but NOTHING is 100% sure thing...nothingggggggg in this hobby!... We have to learn to both think on our feet and quickly adapt.... If it was not a challenge it would not be fun! Recently I fell in love with Hanna Checkers again! I ran into some trouble along with doing Quarantining etc and the checkers make life so much better when trying to GET THE WATER RIGHT... cHEERS __________________ "My God Reefs are Gorgeous!" Current Tank Info: 25 gallon reef