Cloudy water

[jose hernandez]

Yes

 

[Garf]

Does the bloom disappear at night and get worse during the lit period?

 

[jose hernandez]

Just started 2 days ago looks more cloudy now than ever cant really see anything on the side in the front I can see but looks like it’s getting worst trying to get my hands on Salome microbacyer 7 and making water for a water change

 

[jose hernandez]

Looking for a reactor as well but most of the lfs near me don’t carry any I was using no pox it helped just a little but ran out

 

[vetteguy53081]

So I’ve been having phosphates problem for awhile nonlsce for a reactor so went with no pox then chemipire elite rowaphos nether is working have a refugium which I started back up noticed this lie if. Water is real cloudy and jay could be the cause of it

While you've used various compounds which help , what is your method of filtration? Does tank have overflows and sump or just hang on units?
This is not a phosphate issue and if it were, the compounds you used would have addressed the levels.
is your tank at or near a window?

 

[jose hernandez]

I have 4 media cups 3 with filter floss the other with carbon have a refugium which I started up recently and a skimmer which is rated for 500 gallons tank is 200 total water volume

 

[jose hernandez]

Sump is 40 gallons main display 160 around 200 gallons live rock tank is 2 years old

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

So what causes bacteria bloom

Most often it would be availablity of dissolved organic matter for them to consume.