Frag Tank Going CLOUDY! HELP!

[Louiemiller9]

Hey fellas,
So I currently have a 40 g frag tank that has been set up for around 3 months now. No problems until now! So I woke up 2 days ago and noticed my water has gotten extremely cloudy maybe 1-2” visibility. I am currently running filter socks as well as 40lbs of live rock in the sump as filtration. I have tried numerous water changes as well as doing a 70% water change. Water has been crystal clear until now. MY corals are starting to suffer. (Monti Cap and others starting to lose coloration)
Running 2 Kessil 160
Running 4 t5 ( Blue, purple, white, white.

Please let me know what I can do to save my corals!

Appreciate everything!

 

[tsouth]

Can you tell us what your inhabitants are? Any anemones, macro algae, or any chemical dosing you're doing?

Three things to look into that I typically see cause fogginess (assuming you didn't stir up the sand):
1. Bacterial bloom (Watch your PH levels)
2. Caulerpa going sexual
3. Anemone spawning

 

[Louiemiller9]

Thanks for the response!
Currently I have 1 yellow tang and 1 six line wrasse. As for corals, i only keep SPS including acros as well as montis(no Nems) This tank is bare bottom so sand shouldn’t be an issue.
I have polyp labs “one” which I dose about once a week.

I can also run some testing and share with you the results of you would like.

 

[stephj03]

How are you dosing?

Maybe a precipitation snowstorm?

 

[r20crazy]

what are the parameters? alk, cal, bla, bla, bla. if its lightly stocked atm no need to dose.. as stated could be calcium precipitation

 

[Louiemiller9]

Testing Results:
Salinity- 1.025
Alkalinity- 10
Magnesium- 1700
Calcium - 410
High range PH- 8.0


hopefully this helps

 

[Louiemiller9]

How are you dosing?

Maybe a precipitation snowstorm?

Thanks for the reply!
One cap full of polyp lab one 1-2 a week

 

[Louiemiller9]

what are the parameters? alk, cal, bla, bla, bla. if its lightly stocked atm no need to dose.. as stated could be calcium precipitation

Thanks for the response!
I have around 25 Various SPS Frags
i just posted my water parameters below.

 

[Louiemiller9]

Can you tell us what your inhabitants are? Any anemones, macro algae, or any chemical dosing you're doing?

Three things to look into that I typically see cause fogginess (assuming you didn't stir up the sand):
1. Bacterial bloom (Watch your PH levels)
2. Caulerpa going sexual
3. Anemone spawning

Testing Results:
Salinity- 1.025
Alkalinity- 10
Magnesium- 1700
Calcium - 410
High range PH- 8.0

 

[Louiemiller9]

How are you dosing?

Maybe a precipitation snowstorm?

1 Cap Full once a week (polyp Labs ”one”)

 

[Louiemiller9]

I am currently using FritZ Reef Pro salt mix.

im worried the bleaching is due to the lighting.
Maybe too much?

 

[Louiemiller9]

Temp is at 80.2

 

[Louiemiller9]

what are the parameters? alk, cal, bla, bla, bla. if its lightly stocked atm no need to dose.. as stated could be calcium precipitation

Testing Results:
Salinity- 1.025
Alkalinity- 10
Magnesium- 1700
Calcium - 410
High range PH- 8.0

 

[Tahoe61]

Pull socks and clean if indicated. Run some charcoal. Run UV if you have one. Skip feeding for the day. Run skimmer wet

 

[Louiemiller9]

Pull socks and clean if indicated. Run some charcoal. Run UV if you have one. Skip feeding for the day. Run skimmer wet

I do not run a skimmer.

 

[Louiemiller9]

Pull socks and clean if indicated. Run some charcoal. Run UV if you have one. Skip feeding for the day. Run skimmer wet

Do my water parameters look ok?

 

[Tahoe61]

I do not run my alk and mag as high, but consistency is the key.

Every once in awhile I get a bacterial bloom. I use a UV and Charcoal and cut out feeding for a day.

 

[Louiemiller9]

How do u use charcoal? Anything I get from a local pet Store? As local fish store is closed

 

[Louiemiller9]

I do not run my alk and mag as high, but consistency is the key.

Every once in awhile I get a bacterial bloom. I use a UV and Charcoal and cut out feeding for a day.

How do u use charcoal? Anything I get from a local pet Store? As local fish store is closed

 

[r20crazy]

Mg is high... do you know your ph? id do some reading online regarding sw tanks. some questions you are asking you should know without having to ask...

u using RODI? tds readings of rodi? whats nitrate/nitrite and phosphate?

previous poster talking about activated carbon.... or chemi-pure... not stuff that goes in your bbq fyi