Water becoming slightly cloudy?

Tyguy35 · Nov 21, 2019

Hey, is there anyway to combat the water becoming cloudy. Most the corals are fine but the gsp of all the corals is not liking it. It’s not easy to see in the photo but believe me it’s not crystal clear

mta_morrow · Nov 21, 2019

Has anything changed recently? Do you carbon dose? Do you run carbon or a UV?

BornHandy · Nov 21, 2019

That depends on the source... If it's an algae bloom, a uv light will work wonders. If it's a bacterial thing, a uv light can solve that too, but you'll want to find the source first.

How long has the tank been set up?

Have you tested for ammonia?

Tyguy35 · Nov 21, 2019

BornHandy said:
That depends on the source... If it's an algae bloom, a uv light will work wonders. If it's a bacterial thing, a uv light can solve that too, but you'll want to find the source first.

How long has the tank been set up?

Have you tested for ammonia?

Set up for 2 months. I actually just did a test as I made this thread. My ammonia is up .50ppm. I have no fish in there currently. Added some fritz live bacteria

BornHandy · Nov 21, 2019

A touch of ammonia can cause a bacterial bloom... Its pretty common during a cycle. So long as the water doesn't turn green, I would keep an eye on the ammonia, and let the bloom cycle out.

Tyguy35 · Nov 21, 2019

BornHandy said:
That depends on the source... If it's an algae bloom, a uv light will work wonders. If it's a bacterial thing, a uv light can solve that too, but you'll want to find the source first.

How long has the tank been set up?

Have you tested for ammonia?

Set up for 2 months.

BornHandy said:
A touch of ammonia can cause a bacterial bloom... Its pretty common during a cycle. So long as the water doesn't turn green, I would keep an eye on the ammonia, and let the bloom cycle out.

Blame my wife lol. She loves to feed the fish I had in there. But I moved them to a qt.