Water is cloudy

[mich2599]

Has anyone woken up to a cloudy tank? Yesterday my skimmer went nuts I cleaned it and it would still overflow. Today I woke up to a cloudy tank. Alk dropped overnight and I am leaving to today and staying elsewhere overnight. I am going to do a water change 10 gallons if my RODI can make that in like 1 hr1/2. I’m leaning towards something was was thrown into the sump by my nephew or something that was sprayed. Any help it appreciated. Btw checked magnesium and it is at 1500

 

[Highgrade]

Possible bacterial bloom or precipitation. Do you dose 2 part?

 

[mich2599]

Possible bacterial bloom or precipitation. Do you dose 2 part?

Yes BRS pharma. Added around 10ml this morning to raise the Ph up. Would a bacterial bloom cause Alk to drop so much overnight?

 

[Highgrade]

Yes BRS pharma. Added around 10ml this morning to raise the Ph up. Would a bacterial bloom cause Alk to drop so much overnight?

If your PH dropped it is possible that a bacterial bloom could be depleting the oxygen in the tank. Thus the drop in PH.

 

[mich2599]

If your PH dropped it is possible that a bacterial bloom could be depleting the oxygen in the tank. Thus the drop in PH.

Any tips on how to fix it? Never had this happen.

 

[Highgrade]

Any tips on how to fix it? Never had this happen.

I would let the skimmer continue to run even if it is overflowing. It will help aerate the water. Possibly up your flow to get some water movement on the surface. A UV sterilizer will help if you have one. Other than that you would need to let it run its course if indeed it is a bacterial bloom. I would also recommend testing salinity and other parameters to see if anything is out of whack.

 

[ngoodermuth]

+1 keep the skimmer running just remove the cup if it’s overflowing. Power-head breaking the surface if possible.

Water change to remove as much as possible, fresh carbon in the sump in case of contamination, and time...

 

[High ICP]

The pH drop might have caused the cloudiness

As stuff may have reacted and come out in precipitate

 

[mich2599]

Did 10 gallon wc will do another 10 gallons when I get home tomorrow. Also added another bag of carbon and kept slimmer running. A pic from this morning

 

[HollidayReefer]

Attach a water bottle to a pump with some tape cut off the bottom of water bottle and buy 100% polyester stuffing from Walmart and stuff it in the bottle it will clear it up in a few hours

 

[vetteguy53081]

Do water change and add some carbon to the system. Should clear up fairly quick

 

[mich2599]

It cleaned up after a few days