Dusty water

Emmanuel.dam · 03/05/2013, 08:35 PM

My water looks slightly dusty? What is the cause?

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greech · 03/05/2013, 08:45 PM

On the surface or in the water column?

Surface would most likely be due to not enough surface skimming or lack of surface agitation (or both). Do you have an overflow box or prefilter box (HOB protein skimmer)?

In the water column could be detritus being blown around but not enough flow through your overflow or a strong enough skimmer/filter to capture it or the dust could actually be micro bubbles produced by a skimmer or a pump.

Emmanuel.dam · 03/06/2013, 01:17 AM

I have a hang on back skimmer :-)

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PAnanoguy · 03/06/2013, 07:36 AM

without a surface skimmer you will have a constant layer of junk on top of the water.

greech · 03/06/2013, 08:06 AM

^That and I'm betting your skimmer is producing micro bubbles.

Bones12 · 03/06/2013, 10:12 AM

Did you recently re-scape the tank and stirred up the sand?

Emmanuel.dam · 03/06/2013, 02:05 PM

Micro bubbles sound about right but the cloudiness isn't always there, it comes and goes

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03/05/2013, 08:35 PM	#1
Emmanuel.dam Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 435	Dusty water My water looks slightly dusty? What is the cause? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03/05/2013, 08:45 PM	#2
greech Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 3,133	On the surface or in the water column? Surface would most likely be due to not enough surface skimming or lack of surface agitation (or both). Do you have an overflow box or prefilter box (HOB protein skimmer)? In the water column could be detritus being blown around but not enough flow through your overflow or a strong enough skimmer/filter to capture it or the dust could actually be micro bubbles produced by a skimmer or a pump. __________________ ~Graham Current Tank Info: Tank: 40 breeder; 20H sump w/SWC 120; Sicce 3.0 return; Vortech MP-10; Sundial T5, DIY Actinic LED (3W Cree). Livestock: Pair of Black & Whites; Midas Blenny; Firefish; Yasha/pistol; Black Leopard Wrasse; LPS and SPS

03/06/2013, 07:36 AM	#4
PAnanoguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Red Lion, PA Posts: 441	without a surface skimmer you will have a constant layer of junk on top of the water. __________________ 120 Gallon Mixed Reef Apex Controller, (1) Radion XR30w Gen 1 with Gen 3 upgrade, (1) Radion XR30w Gen 3, MP10ESw, MP40ESw, Bubble Magus NAC7 skimmer, Eheim 1260 retun pump, Eshopps 2 channel doser,

03/06/2013, 08:06 AM	#5
greech Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 3,133	^That and I'm betting your skimmer is producing micro bubbles. __________________ ~Graham Current Tank Info: Tank: 40 breeder; 20H sump w/SWC 120; Sicce 3.0 return; Vortech MP-10; Sundial T5, DIY Actinic LED (3W Cree). Livestock: Pair of Black & Whites; Midas Blenny; Firefish; Yasha/pistol; Black Leopard Wrasse; LPS and SPS

03/06/2013, 01:17 AM	#3
Emmanuel.dam Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 435	I have a hang on back skimmer :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03/06/2013, 10:12 AM	#6
Bones12 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Upstate Sc Posts: 68	Did you recently re-scape the tank and stirred up the sand?

03/06/2013, 02:05 PM	#7
Emmanuel.dam Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 435	Micro bubbles sound about right but the cloudiness isn't always there, it comes and goes Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk