Cloudy water won't go away

gaby_scan · 09/25/2018, 11:15 AM

Hello all, so i have been having this problem gor a wild and and idk what else to do really, i already did like 2 30% water changes and 1 50% and it is still the same, water parameter are good, corals and fish seem happy but the cloudiness is just super annoying and frustrating. Any help is appreciated. Tank is a 75 gallon with a 40g sump.

Uncle99 · 09/25/2018, 01:26 PM

How long since you cycled?

nereefpat · 09/25/2018, 01:36 PM

Yes, it would help to have some details, especially how long the tank has been running.

Cloudiness is either, algae bloom, bacterial bloom, or microbubbles.

d0ughb0y · 09/25/2018, 01:56 PM

is water cloudy due to suspended particles or is it due to micro bubbles?
if it has been cloudy for a while, it could be micro bubbles. as suspended particles should eventually settle on its own after a while.

gaby_scan · 09/25/2018, 03:14 PM

2 months...no micro bubbles, just cloudy everyday

gaby_scan · 09/25/2018, 03:18 PM

The water is very cloudy, don't think is because of suspended particles...i think is a bacterial bloom, but i tackle it already with no results...had tanks in the past and never had this problem.

nereefpat · 09/25/2018, 03:20 PM

White cloudy? If so, then it's probably bacterial. It may just take time. A UV sterilizer would do the trick, if you feel like owning one of those.

Jason9488 · 09/25/2018, 03:20 PM

Picture

gaby_scan · 09/25/2018, 03:27 PM

I will post a picture

gaby_scan · 09/25/2018, 03:39 PM

i took a pic of the side of the tank where u can clearly see the cloud

gaby_scan · 09/25/2018, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nereefpat

White cloudy? If so, then it's probably bacterial. It may just take time. A UV sterilizer would do the trick, if you feel like owning one of those.

yes i'm really thinking about getting one to fix this problem.

smatter · 09/26/2018, 01:10 PM

Are you carbon dosing? Are you running a skimmer? How about GAC? If you have some mechanical filtration in place a flocculent product like Seachem Clarity can help clear up cloudy water.

Uncle99 · 09/27/2018, 11:28 AM

Not fully cycled....

Shinte305 · 09/27/2018, 12:47 PM

I used to have that issue until i bought a UV. easy fix and maintains water clarity. check them out at BRS or wherever

gaby_scan · 09/27/2018, 02:11 PM

Thanks everyone for the ideas, i did run gac but very shortly and i do have a swc mini s cone skimmer on the sump...at the end i bought a uv, it's an 18w and omg it has been running for 18hrs and the water is already like 80% better than how it was, really shocked when i came from work today and saw how fast it worked. Probably gonna leave it on for a couple of days and then turn it off and see how the tank runs.

09/25/2018, 11:15 AM	#1
gaby_scan Registered Member Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 150	Cloudy water won't go away Hello all, so i have been having this problem gor a wild and and idk what else to do really, i already did like 2 30% water changes and 1 50% and it is still the same, water parameter are good, corals and fish seem happy but the cloudiness is just super annoying and frustrating. Any help is appreciated. Tank is a 75 gallon with a 40g sump.

09/25/2018, 01:36 PM	#3
nereefpat Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Central Nebraska Posts: 3,190	Yes, it would help to have some details, especially how long the tank has been running. Cloudiness is either, algae bloom, bacterial bloom, or microbubbles. __________________ Pat Current Tank Info: 125 in-wall , 40b sump. 6 bulb T5. ASM G2 skimmer. LPS and leathers

09/25/2018, 03:20 PM	#7
nereefpat Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Central Nebraska Posts: 3,190	White cloudy? If so, then it's probably bacterial. It may just take time. A UV sterilizer would do the trick, if you feel like owning one of those. __________________ Pat Current Tank Info: 125 in-wall , 40b sump. 6 bulb T5. ASM G2 skimmer. LPS and leathers

09/25/2018, 01:26 PM	#2
Uncle99 Crab Free Zone Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,906	How long since you cycled?

09/25/2018, 01:56 PM	#4
d0ughb0y Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: sf bay area Posts: 5,165	is water cloudy due to suspended particles or is it due to micro bubbles? if it has been cloudy for a while, it could be micro bubbles. as suspended particles should eventually settle on its own after a while.

09/25/2018, 03:14 PM	#5
gaby_scan Registered Member Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 150	2 months...no micro bubbles, just cloudy everyday

09/25/2018, 03:18 PM	#6
gaby_scan Registered Member Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 150	The water is very cloudy, don't think is because of suspended particles...i think is a bacterial bloom, but i tackle it already with no results...had tanks in the past and never had this problem.

09/25/2018, 03:20 PM	#8
Jason9488 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 152	Picture

09/25/2018, 03:27 PM	#9
gaby_scan Registered Member Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 150	I will post a picture

09/26/2018, 01:10 PM	#12
smatter Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,055	Are you carbon dosing? Are you running a skimmer? How about GAC? If you have some mechanical filtration in place a flocculent product like Seachem Clarity can help clear up cloudy water.

09/27/2018, 11:28 AM	#13
Uncle99 Crab Free Zone Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,906	Not fully cycled....

09/27/2018, 12:47 PM	#14
Shinte305 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 201	I used to have that issue until i bought a UV. easy fix and maintains water clarity. check them out at BRS or wherever

09/27/2018, 02:11 PM	#15
gaby_scan Registered Member Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 150	Thanks everyone for the ideas, i did run gac but very shortly and i do have a swc mini s cone skimmer on the sump...at the end i bought a uv, it's an 18w and omg it has been running for 18hrs and the water is already like 80% better than how it was, really shocked when i came from work today and saw how fast it worked. Probably gonna leave it on for a couple of days and then turn it off and see how the tank runs.