SALTWATER BATERIAL BLOOM UPDATES.

Amit Kumar · Sep 4, 2015

My 30 gallon tank. I'm gonna do 20 % water changes for 3 days and see if theirs a difference. Here's my problem https://www.reef2reef.com/index.php?threads/212605/

Amit Kumar · Sep 4, 2015

50% water change.

Amit Kumar · Sep 5, 2015

After the change... Day one.

veselym · Sep 5, 2015

that's a lot of fish

Amit Kumar · Sep 5, 2015

Baby fish xP you want some?

veselym · Sep 5, 2015

no, that might be your problem however

Amit Kumar · Sep 5, 2015

It's a new tank. Just cycling

veselym · Sep 5, 2015

exactly, that's why there shouldn't be that many fish in the tank...JMO

Greenstreet.1 · Sep 5, 2015

Is this a saltwater tank ? Reason for asking is that those fish do not look like saltwater fish.

broskie · Sep 5, 2015

They look like Mollies

eatbreakfast · Sep 5, 2015

Mollies can live in full reef, so that is not dangerous to them. The ammonia is however. Water changes dilute the ammonia, but make it harder for the bacteria population to build to the proper levels, thus making the water cloudy and taking longer to complete it's cycle.

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Harold Green · Sep 5, 2015

After reading all your posts I've got to say people are trying to tell you you have probably ten times the fish you should have in the tank. You're not going to fix the problem by adding chemicals or partial water changes. One or two mollies would have been enough to cycle the tank. The cloudiness is most likely the tank trying to cycle and it's getting there but you have to realize that a salt water tank can only support so much bio-load and past that point you don't have a stable system. Remove all but a few of the mollies and let the tank run for a month or so and see if the water clears on it's own. If all you want in the tank is mollies then lower the salinty to something more brackish. Mollies aren't a true salt water fish and green mollies are found in nature in brackish water areas. If you intend to add marine fish or corals then you need to remove all the mollies at some point.

Amit Kumar · Sep 5, 2015

Yup you guys are right. I had a ten gallon with a pair of Silver Sailfin Mollies and a pair of Lyretail Mollies. They gave birth and got a bigger tank. Should I put them into a 10 gallon and wait it out. But I'm going to need a filter and heater... I don't have those.

Harold Green · Sep 5, 2015

If you plan on reselling the young mollies it would be best to acclimate them to fresh water as most fish stores don't keep them in salt water. Mollies are pretty tough and I would think a simple sponge filter with a power head on it would be enough plus a small heater. If you want to grow large amounts of mollies then a stock tank or wood and poly film tank will work for little money and give you enough room and water for dozens of fish.