Particles floating in tank

Reef kid · Dec 22, 2015

So my water appears fairly clear, but there appears to heal sorts of debris floating in the tank, almost bubble like. I don't have any mechanical filtration so should I maybe set up some of some sort? Just not sure how to get rid of it and clear up my tank.

Rob.D · Dec 22, 2015

Is it micro bubbles? If not, running a filter sock will certainly help.

Reef kid · Dec 22, 2015

I do have a problem where if my water level gets to low it bubbles very badly. But as long as I keep water level good it doesn't bubble so I don't think so. I will try to get a filter sock set up and also I have a dif. Question. I also have a surface film that I can't get rid of, tried to filter that out with no success.

NanaReefer · Dec 23, 2015

Wanna give us more info about your setup? Will help us to better help you. Thanks! [emoji2]

Reef kid · Dec 23, 2015

It's a 75 gallon with a pro leaf aquatic 150 sump, modified to refugium. It has a fair amount of soft corals and a couple LPS. For fish I have a yellow tang 3-4in, lea prod wrasse,scooter blennie, lawnmower blennie. I have more hermits than I can count. A single emerald crab. A couple brittle stars and a sand sifting starfish. Ammonia and nitrite 0, nitrate 10ppm, all fish and critters look extremely happy

Brian Kim · Dec 23, 2015

I had similar issues when I used RC salt. Check if your salt is hard, it could be calcium precip...

Reef kid · Dec 23, 2015

Sorry, what does rc stand for, new to the forum. Also what's calcium precip. Will it hurt my fish?

Reef kid · Dec 23, 2015

I just use the regular instant ocean salt, not the reef crystals

twilliard · Dec 23, 2015

That film on the water is excess dissolved organic compounds known as DOC's
Do you run a skimmer??

Reef kid · Dec 23, 2015

Yes, but I have trouble getting it to run real effective, I can only change the amount of air entering it, not water flow so it is not the most productive skimmer. It is built in to my sump. Google pro clear aquatic 150 model and that will be my filtration.

Irsug1 · Dec 23, 2015

More surface agitation and skimmer

Reef kid · Dec 23, 2015

Ok, so I have an extra hob hanging around would running that on the main tank help, could use it for mechanical for now too

twilliard · Dec 23, 2015

Reef kid said:
Yes, but I have trouble getting it to run real effective, I can only change the amount of air entering it, not water flow so it is not the most productive skimmer. It is built in to my sump. Google pro clear aquatic 150 model and that will be my filtration.

Yes that will make it difficult!

twilliard · Dec 23, 2015

Reef kid said:
Ok, so I have an extra hob hanging around would running that on the main tank help, could use it for mechanical for now too

I would do that for extra help

Reef kid · Dec 23, 2015

twilliard said:
Yes that will make it difficult!

Yeah, not to mention the original pump broke down, shocked me and everything in the tank(surprising only critter affected was my first anemone, forgot to mention him). So now the pump I have doesn't fit perfect in there is part of the reason as to why it won't run right also.