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12/16/2010, 06:54 PM
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Tank a tad cloudy now? Added biopellets
I added 750 ml worth of WM biopellets. Slow tumbling 2 days ago. Today tank seems a bit cloudy.....Normal? 250g display
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12/16/2010, 07:01 PM
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sounds like a bacterial bloom. Keep the oxygen pumping into that tank, if it doesnt clear in a day or two Id do a water change.
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12/16/2010, 07:14 PM
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The biopellets promote bacterial growth due to them being a carbon source, hence the cloud you are seeing. How is your protein skimmer running? Where is the output of your reactor? Most companies recommend running the output of the reactor right but the input of your skimmer. If you had high readings of phosphate and nitrate thats probably why you are seeing such a large cloud.
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12/16/2010, 07:17 PM
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the output is right at the skimmer feed input. It has skimmed quite a bit and wet the last 24hrs. I backed it down a tad. How long till water clears? Should I leave everything as is? I just have two little fish for now. Phosphate was near 0 (hanna tester), Nitrates were about 2.
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12/16/2010, 07:34 PM
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I personally wouldnt worry about it. Its really not going to hurt anything. Its just going to be an eye sore for the time being. It will clear up though. Like username said, doing a small water change should help it along if it doesnt...
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12/16/2010, 09:50 PM
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Gracias!
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