Plz help my tank is so cloudy

[frizzayyyyreef]

My tank the past 2 weeks has gotten horribly cloudy I went to my lfs and they said my levels were fine . I only have a marine peguin filter on a 36 gallon but I was thinking of getting the hang on aqua max one with a protein skimmer …I know of algae blooms my tank is almost 2 years old but this is horrible I can’t see anything !!

 

[frizzayyyyreef]

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[Mxracer65]

What were said fine levels?

 

[frizzayyyyreef]

Idk I just remebver he said my ph just a tad low no ammonia nitrate 5 no nitrites I just forgot the rest

 

[frizzayyyyreef]

Idk I just remebver he said my ph just a tad low no ammonia nitrate 5 no nitrites I just forgot the rest

 

[Lavey29]

If you havecany live stock in there you better get an airstone going for 02.

 

[frizzayyyyreef]

I have a Nero 5 also if that helps

 

[frizzayyyyreef]

I have 2 clowns a fire fish small yellow coris wrasse all doing well for 2 months

 

[frizzayyyyreef]

Then this insane amount of algae came clarity won’t even help and that stuff was gold for me in my old tank

 

[CrimsonTide]

You should do a waterchange.

 

[frizzayyyyreef]

Tried cutting the feeding and light cycle back if anything he was worse

 

[CrimsonTide]

Also if you're using HOB filters and want a different one I like the Tidal filters theyre more saltwater quality. They come in 35gal 55gal 75gal and 110gal

 

[CrimsonTide]

Is it on the rocks and sand aswell or just the water?

 

[frizzayyyyreef]

Also if you're using HOB filters and want a different one I like the Tidal filters theyre more saltwater quality. They come in 35gal 55gal 75gal and 110gal

I’m using a wack marine land I hate it it was 30 bucks I wanna order a good hang on filter/ protein skimmer I know they’re expensive but they gotta work and maybe that’ll clear this crap up or help

 

[frizzayyyyreef]

I do water changes but I guess not enough? It’s a 36 gallon I try to change 5 gallons a week latest 2 weeks max it was doing great the first month and a half this came out of nowhere

 

[frizzayyyyreef]

Is it on the rocks and sand aswell or just the water?

It’s on the glass alittle on the sand not much but alot in the water

 

[Miami Reef]

A UV sterilizer would clear that right up.

Doing a large water change and running activated carbon would be smart as well.

 

[CrimsonTide]

I would definitely run some carbon in the tank like chemi-pure blue or something of that sort and I would do a fairly large waterchange. Definitely clean the glass and get it off of there before the waterchange.

 

[dedragon]

I’m using a wack marine land I hate it it was 30 bucks I wanna order a good hang on filter/ protein skimmer I know they’re expensive but they gotta work and maybe that’ll clear this crap up or help

^ what both @CrimsonTide and @Miami Reef said.
Marineland is actually a pretty ok filter, i would recommend adding on this instead and running a small tunze or internal k1-50 or k1 nano or using it as a fuge and using an air bubbler inside the refugium box to increase O2 levels.

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[JPM San Diego]

Light! If you don't have photosynthetic organisms (coral, etc) turn off the lights! All that algae requires light.
Do this in addition to water changes, etc. Don't go out and buy expensive equipment yet.