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RayAllen
Sun, 24th Feb 2013, 12:57 AM
Guys i am having a strange cloudy water issue. After my last 2 water changes using Reef Crystal salt the water is becoming couldy a day or two later. I did a 10g water change on wednesday it is now saturday and the water is still cloudy. Nitrates, nitrites, ammonia at zero. Im running GFO and phosphates are slim to none.

I have never had this issue where the water is cloudy after a wate change. actually my water is never cloudy except for the initial bacteria bloom. Is it the salt, maybe time to change my RO/DI filters although im still getting a good ppm.

I have read the Caulerpa can go sexual and cause cloudy water also...


The corals all seem fine.

Any ideas?
Paul28
Sun, 24th Feb 2013, 01:11 AM
maybe a bad batch, dosent seem like precipitating being few days
350gt
Sun, 24th Feb 2013, 08:37 AM
If u were closer I would let u try my salt for reference...


Is the water cloudy entering the tank?
RayAllen
Sun, 24th Feb 2013, 10:18 AM
entering the tank its clear. I should say entering the sump. I do my water changes through the sump sometimes. Im going to remove the caluerpa and go with cheato and see if that helps at all. after looking at it its not as green as it once was. when it starts getting more light or white ive read that its going sexual and releasing spores into the water which makes it cloudy. I would not think cloydy for days.

Prosess of eleminations. I will start with the macro, I was planning on changing my ro/di filters soon so might as well, My reef crystals bucket is almost empty so that will be gone soon anyhow...

The lovestock is doing fine, fish eating and coral open and full. So its more of a ugly annoyance.
Mike
Sun, 24th Feb 2013, 11:23 AM
Carbon might help clear it up...
RayAllen
Sun, 24th Feb 2013, 01:39 PM
Carbon might help clear it up...

im am running some carbon in a bag. going to add some filter floss today see if that improves it.
LuckySingh
Sun, 24th Feb 2013, 03:45 PM
It will go away next day ....it happens to me tons of time ....if carbon is fresh and every other filter seems to work normal it will be clear in about a day ....don't bother change carbon .....
I do suggest to always run a Gud carbon ....