water issue need help asap

nicksab · 08/04/2007, 07:38 PM

hi everyone,

i have a 55 gallon tank with long tentacles anemone and sea worms and a couple of fish. but lately, my water looks foggy. it is like there is smoke inside the water. where is that coming from?

please help on that.

i tried water changed and everything but it is still foggy. please advice me on your help.thanks

loves saltwater · 08/04/2007, 08:00 PM

How long has your tank been setup ?

Does the "smoke" have a green tint to it ?

bertoni · 08/04/2007, 08:53 PM

To Reef Central

Also, is anything being dosed into the tank, like a buffer or calcium?

If any animals are showing signs of trouble, some 20-25% water changes would be a good idea. I am not recommending that to try to clear up the water, though.

herkey1993 · 08/04/2007, 08:55 PM

First things that come to mind without knowing much about your tank is macroalgae (caulerpa) going through its crazy reproductive phase that will cloud up the water, an overdose of kalk or alk supplements, or just plain dirty water that hasn't been changed in a while or ammonia spike.

Do you do regular water changes? Have any macroalgae growing in your tank? Or add any new sand that would cloud the water?

Also, when I had a powerhead go bad few years back, it clouded the water a bit and gave it a bad, electrical smell. Oh, and killed almost everything in my tank.

08/04/2007, 07:38 PM	#1
nicksab Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: novato CA Posts: 3	water issue need help asap hi everyone, i have a 55 gallon tank with long tentacles anemone and sea worms and a couple of fish. but lately, my water looks foggy. it is like there is smoke inside the water. where is that coming from? please help on that. i tried water changed and everything but it is still foggy. please advice me on your help.thanks

08/04/2007, 08:00 PM	#2
loves saltwater Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Katy,Tx Posts: 945	How long has your tank been setup ? Does the "smoke" have a green tint to it ? __________________ Does anyone have the number to Reef Keepers Anonymous! AM- 0 Rite- 0 Rate- 0 Phos- 0 PH- 8.0 SG- 1.026 Cal- 420 KH- 8.0 dKH Alk- 2.51 meg/L Mag- 1350 Temp-78-80 Current Tank Info: 125RR/30 gal DIY sump-fuge/100 lbs of LR/PM Bullet Skimmer/1000GPH Closed loop/T5 4X54 Watt HO

08/04/2007, 08:53 PM	#3
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	*To Reef Central* Also, is anything being dosed into the tank, like a buffer or calcium? If any animals are showing signs of trouble, some 20-25% water changes would be a good idea. I am not recommending that to try to clear up the water, though. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

08/04/2007, 08:55 PM	#4
herkey1993 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Clive, Iowa Posts: 84	First things that come to mind without knowing much about your tank is macroalgae (caulerpa) going through its crazy reproductive phase that will cloud up the water, an overdose of kalk or alk supplements, or just plain dirty water that hasn't been changed in a while or ammonia spike. Do you do regular water changes? Have any macroalgae growing in your tank? Or add any new sand that would cloud the water? Also, when I had a powerhead go bad few years back, it clouded the water a bit and gave it a bad, electrical smell. Oh, and killed almost everything in my tank.