Bacteria bloom / cloudy water.

[John A!10]

So the tank is relatively knew, 29 gallon + sump, finished cycling around a month ago. I have 1 fire fish and 3 snails. I got copepods on the chaeto and they are know everywhere. Also receiving copepods and amphipods, this Wednesday. My tank is pretty cloudy, it was crystal clear yesterday morning, and in the afternoon started to get cloudy. Realized my filter sock was overflowing so I changed but today it still didn’t clear up. I think it’s a bacteria bloom. I’m running carbon, and no skimmer. My guess is to just wait, maybe a water change. Will be checking nitrates, and phosphates tomorrow.

 

[Flippers4pups]

White colored?

White - bacterial or a over dose of sodium carbonate.

Green - algae.

Bacterial blooms come from a imbalance in organic nutrients and can go away once consumed. This can take very little time or months.

Using a UV sterilizer will clear the bloom in some cases overnight or a day.

 

[John A!10]

White colored?

White - bacterial or a over dose of sodium carbonate.

Green - algae.

Bacterial blooms come from a imbalance in organic nutrients and can go away once consumed. This can take very little time or months.

Using a UV sterilizer will clear the bloom in some cases overnight or a day.

It’s white and the tank is relatively knew. I heard it’s normal.

 

[waleedreef]

UV light.

 

[John A!10]

UV light.

Is it necessa I had a tank for a while with now if lights, and bacteria bloom only after the tank cycled. Will this go away on its own? I heard there is also a sponge bloom after?

 

[bevo5]

It will go away by itself eventually.

Raise up your return lines just a bit to get more oxygen going into the water - you want to have a lot of agitation.

You could also do some water changes - which is almost always a good idea.

 

[John A!10]

It will go away by itself eventually.

Raise up your return lines just a bit to get more oxygen going into the water - you want to have a lot of agitation.

You could also do some water changes - which is almost always a good idea.

I’ll also point the power heads upwards. What could be the cause, is it because it’s a new tank?

 

[waleedreef]

Is it necessa I had a tank for a while with now if lights, and bacteria bloom only after the tank cycled. Will this go away on its own? I heard there is also a sponge bloom after?

it will go by its own. but if you can't wait, you can do WC or fix UV. If the tank is new, close the light. fish don't need light. only you need light when you put coral.

 

[John A!10]

it will go by its own. but if you can't wait, you can do WC or fix UV. If the tank is new, close the light. fish don't need light. only you need light when you put coral.

No light at all? How about feeding? The tank is in the basement, so if I turn the light off it won’t get more than 20 min of any source of light. I used to run 12h, now I run 8.

 

[waleedreef]

fish require light to see only.. so they can rely on room light. before you place the first coral, you can start the tank light.

if there is no light in basement then fix one.