Water turned cloudy in less than 2 hours time!!

chuppy · 07/31/2008, 08:24 PM

Went out for breakfast.. Came back and I see a cloudy tank!!! it was clear before..

No idea what's the cause, going to do a WC ..

Nothing died in the tank, All corals and fishes are accounted for.. Skimmer isn't going haywire(weird..).. Oh, all are healthy though..

Could it be that the government has been misting parasites pesticide early this morning?? I doubt that's the cause though..(if it's true all of inhabitants would be dead now..)

Drew

chuppy · 07/31/2008, 08:26 PM

Oh water params..
Ammonia Ntrite Nitrate = 0,0,<0.2
ph= 8.2
Cal= 390

Drew

gavinthefish · 07/31/2008, 08:51 PM

I'd say the government is to blame.

centipede · 07/31/2008, 09:10 PM

Maybe a fish was stirring up the sand and made it cloudy.

Flipper62 · 07/31/2008, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by chuppy
Went out for breakfast.. Came back and I see a cloudy tank!!! it was clear before..

No idea what's the cause, going to do a WC ..

Nothing died in the tank, All corals and fishes are accounted for.. Skimmer isn't going haywire(weird..).. Oh, all are healthy though..

Could it be that the government has been misting parasites pesticide early this morning?? I doubt that's the cause though..(if it's true all of inhabitants would be dead now..)

Drew

Its hard to help you....PLEASE....under your hobby Exp....List whats in your tank..

Fish...Rock...Corals...Shrimp.....ect..........

This will help us know whats going on..

BurntOutReefer · 07/31/2008, 11:43 PM

what was for breakfast?

gulfstream · 08/01/2008, 12:22 AM

are you sure one of your power heads did not came of its suction cups and stirred all the sand?....
and according to your profile you're just starting...your water will get cloudy and then will slowly start to clear.......looks like your set up is just beginning to cycle.

BurntOutReefer · 08/01/2008, 12:25 AM

"All corals and fishes are accounted for.. "

hmmm...you dosing anything else?

chuppy · 08/01/2008, 02:12 AM

Well Here's a better list..

I WCed and everything was back to normal...

Fishes:
Maroon Clown(less than 0.8')
Algae Blenny
Six line Wrasse

Inverts:
Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
Pin Cushion Urchin
Hermits of all variations(Black/yellow spot, blue, red)
RBTA(No bigger than 1'Diameter.. )

Corals:
Green Hammer
Start Polyps
Zoas
Shrooms
Blastos
Trumpet coral

I didn't dose anything in particular last night or this morning.

That's pretty much it.. No power heads dropped or so.. It's all Magnet type...
THe matter is pretty much resolved but I have no idea what can make it so cloudy.. Main suspect is the wrasse giving the sand a good stir..

Further info: My breakfast was eggs with bacon thanks for asking LOL!!!

RyanMcLaughlin · 08/01/2008, 03:11 AM

Odds are some fish stirred up your sand bed. But it also could have been your BTA Spawning. Prob not but its a possibility.

nemogirl · 08/01/2008, 05:42 AM

Glad everything seems to be ok. Now I'm going to go eat my breakfast!

Fizz71 · 08/01/2008, 07:10 AM

You don't have a fuge with caulerpa racemosa in it do you?

chuppy · 08/01/2008, 07:48 AM

Nope, frankly, its a sumpless tank..

Drew

IslandCrow · 08/01/2008, 07:53 AM

Likely suspect: Your anemone spawned. I had this happen once, and it turned my whole tank cloudy (granted my BTA was about 6-8" diameter). I was actually lucky enough to watch the event. It lasted for a good hour or so. If I remember correctly, I didn't have any saltwater mixed up, so I had to wait until the next morning to do a water change. Everything was just fine. If that's what it is, it should have cleared up in a few hours. I believe I did run my canister filter with carbon, so that probably helped clear it up. How's the tank looking now?

chuppy · 08/01/2008, 08:07 AM

Everything's clear and back to normal.. Nothing extraordinary happened.. But cloudy water..

Drew

chuppy · 08/01/2008, 08:08 AM

Oh.. and i don't think I see any mini RBTA's except my original..(Less than 1"D!!)

Drew

07/31/2008, 08:24 PM	#1
chuppy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Penang, Malaysia Posts: 269	Water turned cloudy in less than 2 hours time!! Went out for breakfast.. Came back and I see a cloudy tank!!! it was clear before.. No idea what's the cause, going to do a WC .. Nothing died in the tank, All corals and fishes are accounted for.. Skimmer isn't going haywire(weird..).. Oh, all are healthy though.. Could it be that the government has been misting parasites pesticide early this morning?? I doubt that's the cause though..(if it's true all of inhabitants would be dead now..) Drew __________________ - Chuppy a.k.a. Andrew Your clownfish is doing Whaaa? Current Tank Info: 50G mixed reef

07/31/2008, 08:26 PM	#2
chuppy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Penang, Malaysia Posts: 269	Oh water params.. Ammonia Ntrite Nitrate = 0,0,<0.2 ph= 8.2 Cal= 390 Drew __________________ - Chuppy a.k.a. Andrew Your clownfish is doing Whaaa? Current Tank Info: 50G mixed reef

08/01/2008, 02:12 AM	#9
chuppy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Penang, Malaysia Posts: 269	Well Here's a better list.. I WCed and everything was back to normal... Fishes: Maroon Clown(less than 0.8') Algae Blenny Six line Wrasse Inverts: Skunk Cleaner Shrimp Pin Cushion Urchin Hermits of all variations(Black/yellow spot, blue, red) RBTA(No bigger than 1'Diameter.. ) Corals: Green Hammer Start Polyps Zoas Shrooms Blastos Trumpet coral I didn't dose anything in particular last night or this morning. That's pretty much it.. No power heads dropped or so.. It's all Magnet type... THe matter is pretty much resolved but I have no idea what can make it so cloudy.. Main suspect is the wrasse giving the sand a good stir.. Further info: My breakfast was eggs with bacon thanks for asking LOL!!! __________________ - Chuppy a.k.a. Andrew Your clownfish is doing Whaaa? Current Tank Info: 50G mixed reef

08/01/2008, 05:42 AM	#11
nemogirl Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 67	Glad everything seems to be ok. Now I'm going to go eat my breakfast! __________________ It's wicked dark down there, you can't see a thing Current Tank Info: Est. 4/11/04: 37 gallon FOWLR, 2 clown fish

08/01/2008, 07:10 AM	#12
Fizz71 FragSwapper Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Lawn, PA Posts: 5,800	You don't have a fuge with caulerpa racemosa in it do you? __________________ --Fizz Current Tank Info: Current system is 8x2x2 240g peninsula setup with a single "chamber" 100g sump in the basement with an RDSB. All corals are 100% home grown from frags of fellow reefers (low natural reef impact).

07/31/2008, 08:51 PM	#3
gavinthefish Moved On Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: pa Posts: 55	I'd say the government is to blame.

07/31/2008, 09:10 PM	#4
centipede Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 35	Maybe a fish was stirring up the sand and made it cloudy.

07/31/2008, 11:43 PM	#6
BurntOutReefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Granada Hills Posts: 4,376	what was for breakfast?

08/01/2008, 12:22 AM	#7
gulfstream Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa,Ontario.Canada Posts: 110	are you sure one of your power heads did not came of its suction cups and stirred all the sand?.... and according to your profile you're just starting...your water will get cloudy and then will slowly start to clear.......looks like your set up is just beginning to cycle.

08/01/2008, 12:25 AM	#8
BurntOutReefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Granada Hills Posts: 4,376	"All corals and fishes are accounted for.. " hmmm...you dosing anything else?

08/01/2008, 03:11 AM	#10
RyanMcLaughlin Moved On Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Anaheim Posts: 982	Odds are some fish stirred up your sand bed. But it also could have been your BTA Spawning. Prob not but its a possibility.

08/01/2008, 07:48 AM	#13
chuppy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Penang, Malaysia Posts: 269	Nope, frankly, its a sumpless tank.. Drew __________________ - Chuppy a.k.a. Andrew Your clownfish is doing Whaaa? Current Tank Info: 50G mixed reef

08/01/2008, 07:53 AM	#14
IslandCrow Reef Monkey Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rockledge, Fl Posts: 5,759	Likely suspect: Your anemone spawned. I had this happen once, and it turned my whole tank cloudy (granted my BTA was about 6-8" diameter). I was actually lucky enough to watch the event. It lasted for a good hour or so. If I remember correctly, I didn't have any saltwater mixed up, so I had to wait until the next morning to do a water change. Everything was just fine. If that's what it is, it should have cleared up in a few hours. I believe I did run my canister filter with carbon, so that probably helped clear it up. How's the tank looking now? __________________ All opinions in the above message should be taken with 35 ppt salt. -Mike C. Current Tank Info: I have a reef screen saver on my phone, does that count?

08/01/2008, 08:07 AM	#15
chuppy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Penang, Malaysia Posts: 269	Everything's clear and back to normal.. Nothing extraordinary happened.. But cloudy water.. Drew __________________ - Chuppy a.k.a. Andrew Your clownfish is doing Whaaa? Current Tank Info: 50G mixed reef

08/01/2008, 08:08 AM	#16
chuppy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Penang, Malaysia Posts: 269	Oh.. and i don't think I see any mini RBTA's except my original..(Less than 1"D!!) Drew __________________ - Chuppy a.k.a. Andrew Your clownfish is doing Whaaa? Current Tank Info: 50G mixed reef