Dealing with a Bacterial Bloom

[PhillyReefDude]

Need some advice. I woke up this morning to a bacterial bloom. I added a cleaner shrimp yesterday to my Waterbox 35.2 AIO. My tank is 2 months old. Parameters are below and they have been consistent for about 5 weeks. The only change was my pH. Usually it is around 7.8-8.1 but it was 7.69 when I noticed that he bloom. I opened the windows and the pH is starting to normalize. Should I just let it play out?

Ammonia 0ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Nitrate 3ppm
Phosphate .01ppm
Alkalinity 9 dKH
Salinity 1.025 SG
pH 7.69

 

[Daddy-o]

Have you added a carbon source (nopox, vodka, vinegar...?)

 

[living_tribunal]

Need some advice. I woke up this morning to a bacterial bloom. I added a cleaner shrimp yesterday to my Waterbox 35.2 AIO. My tank is 2 months old. Parameters are below and they have been consistent for about 5 weeks. The only change was my pH. Usually it is around 7.8-8.1 but it was 7.69 when I noticed that he bloom. I opened the windows and the pH is starting to normalize. Should I just let it play out?

Ammonia 0ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Nitrate 3ppm
Phosphate .01ppm
Alkalinity 9 dKH
Salinity 1.025 SG
pH 7.69

You could add in a small little uv, that should clear it up fast.

 

[PhillyReefDude]

Have you added a carbon source (nopox, vodka, vinegar...?)

No

 

[Drdisrespect]

Patience brother Patience.

Bacterial bloom will go away as time passes, Bacterial bloom is very normal for new tanks.

Good Luck.

 

[PhillyReefDude]

Patience brother Patience.

Bacterial bloom will go away as time passes, Bacterial bloom is very normal for new tanks.

Good Luck.

Thank You. That is what I thought. Would you suggest a doing a water change or waiting? I usually to 10-25% every Sunday.

 

[mcshams]

I second @living_tribunal ...I swear by the use of a UV. I know not everyone uses them, but it's one of our favorite equipment pieces for our tank. Decreases algae, bacteria, fungal, and parasites are all in the benefit column of a UV sterilizer in addition to really clear water.

 

[daybreaksky]

Is it a bare bottom?

 

[Kalinina]

This happened this week to me on a rebooted tank. I added UV this morning, an extra skimmer and will add fritz turbo start. I’ve never had this happen, and I’ve started over 6 tanks, but this is the only time I did not start a tank with or add fritz turbo start.

 

[PhillyReefDude]

Is it a bare bottom?

No

 

[PhillyReefDude]

I second @living_tribunal ...I swear by the use of a UV. I know not everyone uses them, but it's one of our favorite equipment pieces for our tank. Decreases algae, bacteria, fungal, and parasites are all in the benefit column of a UV sterilizer in addition to really clear water.

Any recommendations on a UV sterilizer for an all in one?

 

[mcshams]

Any recommendations on a UV sterilizer for an all in one?

Auqa Shield UV Replacement Foam Sponges

Keep your Auqa Shield UV Sterilizer Clean and Efficient by Replacing the Pre-Filter Sponges Innovative Marine Auqa Shield UV Sterilizers rely on foam pads to keep large free-floating debris from blocking the light emitted from the UV-C Lamp. Over time the sponges will become clogged with...

www.marinedepot.com

Innovative Marine makes: AUQA 9W, 10W and 11W (I think they call their 10W a UV gadget)

Auqa Shield UV Sterilizer Desktop

Compatible With all Nuvo Fusion Desktop, and also Innovative Marine Concept AIO Aquariums UV sterilization has been used for quite a long time in the medical and other industries for destroying micro-organisms. Innovative Marine's Aqua Shield UV Sterilizer will help reduce free-floating...

www.marinedepot.com

IF I where to do a UV in an AIO system, this is the way I'd go about it I think because I prefer not to plumb out of those tanks and back in (such as a hang-on). I don't because I don't trust leaks and I don't like the cosmetics. That being said, sometimes equipment just has to be plumbed out of the tank and back in and we deal with it by taking precautions.

The difference between the 9W and 11W has to do with what size back area you have to cover I believe. I have NOT used these systems. I have used AQUA brand (spelling difference) 40W and 25W and was IMMEDIATELY impressed (within 24 hours) of using a UV sterilizer and do not see me ever NOT using one. We have since place the 40W and 25W in series for our current build as we consolidated tanks into a much bigger peninsula.

Hopefully someone else will contribute some advice too on these or other units. This R2R group is awesome and often lend a hand.

 

[PhillyReefDude]

Auqa Shield UV Replacement Foam Sponges

Keep your Auqa Shield UV Sterilizer Clean and Efficient by Replacing the Pre-Filter Sponges Innovative Marine Auqa Shield UV Sterilizers rely on foam pads to keep large free-floating debris from blocking the light emitted from the UV-C Lamp. Over time the sponges will become clogged with...

www.marinedepot.com

Innovative Marine makes: AUQA 9W, 10W and 11W (I think they call their 10W a UV gadget)

Auqa Shield UV Sterilizer Desktop

Compatible With all Nuvo Fusion Desktop, and also Innovative Marine Concept AIO Aquariums UV sterilization has been used for quite a long time in the medical and other industries for destroying micro-organisms. Innovative Marine's Aqua Shield UV Sterilizer will help reduce free-floating...

www.marinedepot.com

IF I where to do a UV in an AIO system, this is the way I'd go about it I think because I prefer not to plumb out of those tanks and back in (such as a hang-on). I don't because I don't trust leaks and I don't like the cosmetics. That being said, sometimes equipment just has to be plumbed out of the tank and back in and we deal with it by taking precautions.

The difference between the 9W and 11W has to do with what size back area you have to cover I believe. I have NOT used these systems. I have used AQUA brand (spelling difference) 40W and 25W and was IMMEDIATELY impressed (within 24 hours) of using a UV sterilizer and do not see me ever NOT using one. We have since place the 40W and 25W in series for our current build as we consolidated tanks into a much bigger peninsula.

Hopefully someone else will contribute some advice too on these or other units. This R2R group is awesome and often lend a hand.

Awesome. Thank you for your help. Would you suggest I wait on a water change?

 

[living_tribunal]

Any recommendations on a UV sterilizer for an all in one?

One of the smaller sizes that @mcshams posted would work great. I run a little 12W 24/7 and love it. The larger sizes: 36W and up are for dealing with dino or other extreme situations. <12W will work great.

 

[PhillyReefDude]

One of the smaller sizes that @mcshams posted would work great. I run a little 12W 24/7 and love it. The larger sizes: 36W and up are for dealing with dino or other extreme situations. <12W will work great.

Great thank you. I think at the moment I am just going to let it play out. Seems to be getting clearer. Also noticing a diatom bloom. Any correlation?

 

[Drdisrespect]

@PhillyReefDude It’s going through different stages, Patience.

How big is is your tank? Do you have Tangs and inverts? Then no need of UV.

Tang's will graze on algae, Inverts will eat whatever is left.

Water changes can be done every month, If you have good skimmer then do water change, Once a month is fine.

Keep it simple.

 

[tuco2018]

My brown diatoms showed up heavy after my dry rock turned green.


then it turned deep purple,

then my pistol shrimp sifted over half the Tank and it disappeared over night,
I have a 2-2.5 “ sand bed.
And he never really messed with the sand until it got bad, he would usually just dick his holes under rocks and only come out at night to eat.

my snails and hermits did what they could but nothing helped like burying it so it gets no light.

it went away from the sand within a week of it getting bad.

none of my parameters really changed , with or without it,

 

[living_tribunal]

@PhillyReefDude It’s going through different stages, Patience.

How big is is your tank? Do you have Tangs and inverts? Then no need of UV.

Tang's will graze on algae, Inverts will eat whatever is left.

Water changes can be done every month, If you have good skimmer then do water change, Once a month is fine.

Keep it simple.

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