Cloudy Water

georgiaredhead2 · 07/03/2006, 06:38 PM

I seem to have acloudy water problem. I am using some Algone to clear it up hopefully. I have some hairy mushroom withering up as well. My GSP has not come out. My Zenia has pulsed then closed up. All others are fine. All parameters all fine. I have all Salifert Tests and no problems. Calcium is high at 490ppm. KH 9.2 Other than that nothing. I have a 75 gal tank, 20 gallon sump. Cheato in the sump. ASM G-1 Skimmer. A Polyfilter in the filter floss. Mag 7 return. 125 gph powerhead. 2 candycanes, One Favia - trying to bring back to life, Pavona, Ricordera, GSP, Hairy Mushrooms. Metalic Green Mushroom thats closing up bad. T-5 Ice cap Ballast 10 inchs off water surface.
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georgiaredhead2 · 07/03/2006, 06:39 PM

Paintbug · 07/03/2006, 07:06 PM

what have you added to the tank lately? chemical wise.

thor32766 · 07/03/2006, 07:17 PM

yeah if you dose calcium, it can really cloud up the tank.

bertoni · 07/03/2006, 08:30 PM

The calcium is a bit high, but not in a dangerous zone. You might be seeing a bacterial or phytoplankton bloom. They aren't that uncommon. A UV unit, if you could borrow one, likely would clear it up in a day or two. Some water changes might speed the process, otherwise.

What about the other water parameters?

kzoo · 07/03/2006, 08:53 PM

Run carbon

georgiaredhead2 · 07/04/2006, 12:02 AM

I run Carbon Always. Replaced every two weeks. I have two fish - Blue Regal Tang. Royal Gramma I use ALGONE to clear up anthing else. I have a phosphate reactor with Phos-Ban. I have a POLYFILTER in the filter of the wet-dry. I have A large Clump of Cheato and Live Rock - Live sand in Sump. All water parameters are ok. This happened and I pulled out every Salifert Test I have and thats All they make minus Two. Everything seems ok just the weird Cloudiness. I feed the fish every few days. My tank and sump are teaming with pods. I haven't dosed calcium in two weeks since it has been so high. I does some Magnesium the other week and Iodine a few days ago. It just seems odd and my shrooms and zenia don't care for it. I thought of a UV but just doesn't seem needed right now. Many people have tanks without one. This is the first time its happened after it cycled. The tank is 7 months old.

Paintbug · 07/04/2006, 07:32 AM

sounds like you have an bacterial bloom of some kind. when is the last time you replaced the carbon?

georgiaredhead2 · 07/04/2006, 10:04 AM

Replaced Yesterday and every two weeks prior. Thats the first thing I did. I woke up this morning with no change. Doing a 15% water change now.

cham · 07/04/2006, 10:09 AM

There were several people that told me I was wasting my $$$ on a UV. And they most likely still think that. But I had the same bloom yesterday and I turned mine on for five or six hours and it went crystal clear for me.

I also like to turn it on for 24 hours anytime I add something new to the tank (in addition to my QT). Just makes me feel better.

Oh and i picked mine up used with a new bulb for a song.

07/03/2006, 06:38 PM	#1
georgiaredhead2 Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Valdosta, GA Posts: 33	Cloudy Water I seem to have acloudy water problem. I am using some Algone to clear it up hopefully. I have some hairy mushroom withering up as well. My GSP has not come out. My Zenia has pulsed then closed up. All others are fine. All parameters all fine. I have all Salifert Tests and no problems. Calcium is high at 490ppm. KH 9.2 Other than that nothing. I have a 75 gal tank, 20 gallon sump. Cheato in the sump. ASM G-1 Skimmer. A Polyfilter in the filter floss. Mag 7 return. 125 gph powerhead. 2 candycanes, One Favia - trying to bring back to life, Pavona, Ricordera, GSP, Hairy Mushrooms. Metalic Green Mushroom thats closing up bad. T-5 Ice cap Ballast 10 inchs off water surface. http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...002/IMG_32.jpg http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...002/IMG_42.jpg http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...002/IMG_22.jpg http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...002/IMG_12.jpg __________________ Escalators are great, they can never break, only become stairs. Current Tank Info: 75 aga, G-1 ASM Skimmer, 20 Gal Wet-Dry Refugium, Cheato, 75lbs live rock, 2 candy canes, 1 Favia, GSP, Mushrooms, Zenia

07/03/2006, 06:39 PM	#2
georgiaredhead2 Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Valdosta, GA Posts: 33	__________________ Escalators are great, they can never break, only become stairs. Current Tank Info: 75 aga, G-1 ASM Skimmer, 20 Gal Wet-Dry Refugium, Cheato, 75lbs live rock, 2 candy canes, 1 Favia, GSP, Mushrooms, Zenia

07/03/2006, 07:06 PM	#3
Paintbug Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stoneville, NC Posts: 6,169	what have you added to the tank lately? chemical wise. __________________ Never ask a girl over to see your crabs!! <-Tony-> Current Tank Info: NONE currently

07/03/2006, 07:17 PM	#4
thor32766 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chuluota, FL Posts: 6,072	yeah if you dose calcium, it can really cloud up the tank. __________________ "Live your life so no one has to lie about who you were at your funeral" click on my red house to see my tang compound! Current Tank Info: 29 gallon in Wall!

07/03/2006, 08:30 PM	#5
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	The calcium is a bit high, but not in a dangerous zone. You might be seeing a bacterial or phytoplankton bloom. They aren't that uncommon. A UV unit, if you could borrow one, likely would clear it up in a day or two. Some water changes might speed the process, otherwise. What about the other water parameters? __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

07/03/2006, 08:53 PM	#6
kzoo Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 589	Run carbon

07/04/2006, 12:02 AM	#7
georgiaredhead2 Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Valdosta, GA Posts: 33	I run Carbon Always. Replaced every two weeks. I have two fish - Blue Regal Tang. Royal Gramma I use ALGONE to clear up anthing else. I have a phosphate reactor with Phos-Ban. I have a POLYFILTER in the filter of the wet-dry. I have A large Clump of Cheato and Live Rock - Live sand in Sump. All water parameters are ok. This happened and I pulled out every Salifert Test I have and thats All they make minus Two. Everything seems ok just the weird Cloudiness. I feed the fish every few days. My tank and sump are teaming with pods. I haven't dosed calcium in two weeks since it has been so high. I does some Magnesium the other week and Iodine a few days ago. It just seems odd and my shrooms and zenia don't care for it. I thought of a UV but just doesn't seem needed right now. Many people have tanks without one. This is the first time its happened after it cycled. The tank is 7 months old. __________________ Escalators are great, they can never break, only become stairs. Current Tank Info: 75 aga, G-1 ASM Skimmer, 20 Gal Wet-Dry Refugium, Cheato, 75lbs live rock, 2 candy canes, 1 Favia, GSP, Mushrooms, Zenia

07/04/2006, 07:32 AM	#8
Paintbug Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stoneville, NC Posts: 6,169	sounds like you have an bacterial bloom of some kind. when is the last time you replaced the carbon? __________________ Never ask a girl over to see your crabs!! <-Tony-> Current Tank Info: NONE currently

07/04/2006, 10:04 AM	#9
georgiaredhead2 Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Valdosta, GA Posts: 33	Replaced Yesterday and every two weeks prior. Thats the first thing I did. I woke up this morning with no change. Doing a 15% water change now. __________________ Escalators are great, they can never break, only become stairs. Current Tank Info: 75 aga, G-1 ASM Skimmer, 20 Gal Wet-Dry Refugium, Cheato, 75lbs live rock, 2 candy canes, 1 Favia, GSP, Mushrooms, Zenia

07/04/2006, 10:09 AM	#10
cham Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Winter Garden, FL Posts: 3,632	There were several people that told me I was wasting my $$$ on a UV. And they most likely still think that. But I had the same bloom yesterday and I turned mine on for five or six hours and it went crystal clear for me. I also like to turn it on for 24 hours anytime I add something new to the tank (in addition to my QT). Just makes me feel better. Oh and i picked mine up used with a new bulb for a song.