AJ_Tsin
02/05/2010, 05:08 PM
Hey everyone...
So I am preparing to upgrade tanks this weekend... Last night I mixed about 40 gallons of salt water in a big brand new, (rinsed with RO water) rubbermaid bin.
I am not new to the hobby or anything and I do a very precise water change method every time... however...
I mixed the water to precisely the correct salinity measured with a refractometer. I also added a significant amount of ALK Buffer and Calcium. I wanted the levels to match those in the water now so that way there wont be a huge ALK and calcium drop when I move my SPS into the new system.
Like any other water change I left a bubbler, powerhead, and heater in the bin overnight to mix the water for saturday.
All of the water is 0 ppm RO/DI
This morning i woke up and the water was crystal clear, however I jsut got home now and notice all the water is very cloudy. Now the heater had overheated the water to about 86 degrees so i dont know if this contributed to the problem.
Is this a bacteria bloom or result of the calcium or ALK in the water? Did the heater overheat the water and cause it to go cloudy?
I dont want to pour 40 gallons of this stuff into a nice new tank if its low on oxygen etc.
Any advice would be appreciated.... has anyone had this happen to them when mixing new water?
So I am preparing to upgrade tanks this weekend... Last night I mixed about 40 gallons of salt water in a big brand new, (rinsed with RO water) rubbermaid bin.
I am not new to the hobby or anything and I do a very precise water change method every time... however...
I mixed the water to precisely the correct salinity measured with a refractometer. I also added a significant amount of ALK Buffer and Calcium. I wanted the levels to match those in the water now so that way there wont be a huge ALK and calcium drop when I move my SPS into the new system.
Like any other water change I left a bubbler, powerhead, and heater in the bin overnight to mix the water for saturday.
All of the water is 0 ppm RO/DI
This morning i woke up and the water was crystal clear, however I jsut got home now and notice all the water is very cloudy. Now the heater had overheated the water to about 86 degrees so i dont know if this contributed to the problem.
Is this a bacteria bloom or result of the calcium or ALK in the water? Did the heater overheat the water and cause it to go cloudy?
I dont want to pour 40 gallons of this stuff into a nice new tank if its low on oxygen etc.
Any advice would be appreciated.... has anyone had this happen to them when mixing new water?