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02/03/2013, 01:25 AM
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Cloudy water
All of a sudden my water has gone cloudy!! What would cause this?
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02/03/2013, 01:37 AM
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Picture would help, guessing with out seeing could be bacteria bloom.
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02/03/2013, 01:40 AM
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It doesn't really show it but it's cloudy but not heaps It just annoys me when it's not heaps clean and clear Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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02/03/2013, 01:49 AM
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Now seeing it, it does not look like bacteria bloom.
Run some active carbon or chemi pure to buff water if you want clearer water. How much and often do you do a water change and are you dosing anything? |
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02/03/2013, 01:53 AM
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Usually once a week! But couldn't get time this week :-/ I wanted to start using sea water but it been raining so I can't!, I am dosing calcium strontium and iodide
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02/03/2013, 02:13 AM
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What is your calcium level at? Too much calcium may cause cloudy water as well, IMO you don't have that much corals therefore using good quality salt mix and WC should replenish your levels no need for dosing calcium and strontium..
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02/03/2013, 02:22 AM
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IMO? WC?
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02/03/2013, 02:28 AM
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Its that cheap test kit you bought your levels are off "sorry bad joke"
Its not uncommon to have this happen but your doing something wrong and posting up your tests results will allow us to help you .
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02/03/2013, 02:32 AM
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I have all Red Sea test kits!! Haha
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02/03/2013, 02:40 AM
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02/03/2013, 02:40 AM
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WC= water change IMO= In my opinion |
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02/03/2013, 02:41 AM
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Originally posted by Serra : I have a question. How do you drag race marine aquariums? Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon mixed reef and a 30 gallon waterfall reef setup |
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02/03/2013, 02:42 AM
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Oh ok yer that would probz be why cuz I dosed calcium for my elegance coral
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02/03/2013, 06:00 AM
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Use your test kit and post up your results
if your nitrate is zero your using your test kit wrong
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02/03/2013, 02:05 PM
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Why can't it be 0?
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02/04/2013, 06:53 AM
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the end cycle of that is nitrates. even if you do a water change you still have nitrates in a tank. Quit stalling lol and postup your results ALL OF THEM! Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, Magnesium, Calcium , dKH alkalinity, salinity without these no one can help you
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Originally posted by Serra : I have a question. How do you drag race marine aquariums? Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon mixed reef and a 30 gallon waterfall reef setup |
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02/04/2013, 09:24 AM
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I think its possible for nitrates to be 0, even after cycling. If the die-off was low there would be little ammonia would would be turned into nitrate. But that small ammount of nitrate could easily be diluted by water volume, absorption, and possibly DSB filtration to a level low enough to read 0.
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02/05/2013, 01:31 AM
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My parameters are
Nitrate- 0 Ammonia- 0.2 KH- 11 Phosphate- 0 Calcium -465 Magnesium - 1320 My hammer coral has decided to close up more then it's usual open state :-/ why? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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02/05/2013, 07:51 AM
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In that small of a tank I have never seen nitrates at zero after cycling
looks like a 46 bow front. If your test kits are reading correct then i have no idea why your having the problems you are.. was it a used tank and maybe its leaching copper?
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02/05/2013, 07:52 AM
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Are you reading the nitrate or the nitrite??
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02/05/2013, 11:33 AM
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Not much rock in the tank means not much bio filter either. That .2 ammonia reasding you posted means your system is not able to process the amount of waste coming from those two or three healthy size fish I see there. If you have no sump or a very small sump with out additional bio filtering processes like additional rock and /or sand / mud / macro algae or skimmer then ...
Might be why your hammer is closing up as (Euphyllia Ancora) AKA Hammer Coral require fairly stable water parameters. Unstable water parameters is also the most likely cause of your cloudy water. Most likely other problems will ensue if not addressed. My suggestion to maintain this current set up is to feed very lightly and avoid the highly processed flake foods. I would utilize a fairly aggressive water change program to acheive a total monthly volume change of 25 - 30 %. I would utilize a drop bag of Purigen and PhosGuard combination in a high flow area and utilize a bacterial suppliment like StartSmart for saltwater to boost nitrifying de-nitrifying bacteria. Merry Skerry |
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02/05/2013, 01:17 PM
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I have Red Sea kits :-)
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02/05/2013, 04:15 PM
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Corals naked you know your stuff thanks for the help, is my water quality alright I have cut the food, isn't the live rock classed as bio filter?
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