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deansreef
10/14/2016, 08:01 AM
I have not added any live stock to the tank in months- all fish are accounted for - I did add a new maxspect gyre 150 to the tank yesterday in the morning... check phosphates and are at .04 nitrates not detectable- alkalinity at 10.92 don't have a PH test... what the heck has happened- I am going to do a 40 gallon water chance- reef is a 240 gallon.

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vhuang168
10/14/2016, 08:51 AM
What is your Ca n Mg levels?


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Stevenrickard
10/14/2016, 02:08 PM
Do you have snails in the tank??? They could be breading. Turns the water super cloudy.
deansreef
10/14/2016, 02:09 PM
[QUOTE=vhuang168;24775772]What is your Ca n Mg levels?


Ca 450 Mag 1300
deansreef
10/14/2016, 02:10 PM
Do you have snails in the tank??? They could be breading. Turns the water super cloudy.


no snails at all
ClownMan727
10/14/2016, 02:10 PM
The new power head probably is stirring up some that has settled.
vhuang168
10/14/2016, 02:12 PM
Mg is a little low for an Alk n Ca levels of 10.92 and 450.

Might have caused some precipitation especially if it got warm.


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d2mini
10/14/2016, 03:05 PM
Bacteria bloom?
deansreef
10/15/2016, 05:40 AM
did a 40 g water change and crystal clear- weird! I ALWAYS change 25 gallons a week without fail- never know what really happened I guess
mikeatjac
10/15/2016, 05:46 AM
I am on the side of new flow pattern stirred up something.
ca1ore
10/15/2016, 08:06 AM
The new power head probably is stirring up some that has settled.

Seems most likely, I agree. Any new flow pattern or strength will 'release' all sorts of pockets of crud that you didn't know were there.
ThRoewer
10/15/2016, 02:02 PM
Corals or other inverts spawning could be one possible cause.
Though IME snails usually don't make such a mess.
Urchins, anemones and corals on the other hand will make a major mess when spawning.

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Buzz1329
10/16/2016, 06:26 PM
Long shot, but if you have GFO reactor, you may want to check whether it's spewing GFO/GFO juice. Happened to me recently with a TLF reactor.

Mike