Cloudy Water from One Tiny Mushroom?

ReefGirlSara · 12/06/2007, 08:38 AM

I moved some live rock around in my 90 gallon tank last night, and I ended up kinda pulling one very small mushroom off the corner of a rock by bumping it against another rock. I decided to pull it off the rest of the way since I had several already in this tank and move it to my 54 gallon tank. When I pulled it off I noticed that some reddish liquid was oozing out of it's foot, I attached it to a small piece of lr with a rubber band and put it in my 54.

About 2 hours later I noticed the water in the 90 was very cloudy. Now this morning, it doesn't seem that cloudy anymore, but my 54 gallon is extremely cloudy!! Everything looks ok, even the GBTA. Params are good- at least what I had time to check before leaving for work. Nitrates are about 5-10, pH is low at 7.9, alk is 8.5, and phosphates are definitely not over .25, I didn't have time to do the full test.

The only other thing both tanks have in common was that yesterday I used top off water from an LFS instead of my home RO/DI system- they were both very low so the top off was about a gallon in the 54 and 2 gallons in the 90. I'm waiting on new filters for my RO system.

Anyway- my question is- what should I do? Can one tiny mushroom make the water that cloudy?

AndyH5512 · 12/06/2007, 10:42 AM

You could run some carbon to remove the cloudiness.

ReefGirlSara · 12/06/2007, 11:22 AM

I just started running carbon in a TLF phosban reactor about 10 days ago- I guess I could change that carbon.

fatrip · 12/06/2007, 11:32 AM

what is in there top off water? if they add calcuim to it, that could cause your cloud of calcuim cabonate. if you check the Mag and Cal when you get home the cal is prolly high and the mag low, the imbalance will cause the cloud. as for the carbon running it if it is this will do nothing. and carbon is usually only effective for about 48 to 72 hours then it is used up and ineffective....i know there is a big argument about this and there are people who are prolly going to say that it is good for much longer. you can find many good articls on the chem forums about this.

ReefGirlSara · 12/06/2007, 12:40 PM

Thanks fatrip. The water I requested is just plain RO water- it's not SUPPOSED to have anything in it at all...

I'm not sure what happened. I will change the carbon when I get home tonight.

12/06/2007, 08:38 AM	#1
ReefGirlSara Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Archer, FL Posts: 708	Cloudy Water from One Tiny Mushroom? I moved some live rock around in my 90 gallon tank last night, and I ended up kinda pulling one very small mushroom off the corner of a rock by bumping it against another rock. I decided to pull it off the rest of the way since I had several already in this tank and move it to my 54 gallon tank. When I pulled it off I noticed that some reddish liquid was oozing out of it's foot, I attached it to a small piece of lr with a rubber band and put it in my 54. About 2 hours later I noticed the water in the 90 was very cloudy. Now this morning, it doesn't seem that cloudy anymore, but my 54 gallon is extremely cloudy!! Everything looks ok, even the GBTA. Params are good- at least what I had time to check before leaving for work. Nitrates are about 5-10, pH is low at 7.9, alk is 8.5, and phosphates are definitely not over .25, I didn't have time to do the full test. The only other thing both tanks have in common was that yesterday I used top off water from an LFS instead of my home RO/DI system- they were both very low so the top off was about a gallon in the 54 and 2 gallons in the 90. I'm waiting on new filters for my RO system. Anyway- my question is- what should I do? Can one tiny mushroom make the water that cloudy?

12/06/2007, 11:32 AM	#4
fatrip Yup That Stuff Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: , ny Posts: 4,260	what is in there top off water? if they add calcuim to it, that could cause your cloud of calcuim cabonate. if you check the Mag and Cal when you get home the cal is prolly high and the mag low, the imbalance will cause the cloud. as for the carbon running it if it is this will do nothing. and carbon is usually only effective for about 48 to 72 hours then it is used up and ineffective....i know there is a big argument about this and there are people who are prolly going to say that it is good for much longer. you can find many good articls on the chem forums about this. __________________ "We learn from history that we never learn anything from history." Hegel " because the broad masses of a nation are always more easily corrupted in the deeper strata of their emotional nature than consciously or voluntarily; and thus in the primitive simplicity of their minds they more readily fall victims to the big lie than the small lie, since they themselves often tell small lies in little matters but would be ashamed to resort to large-scale falsehoods." H.

12/06/2007, 10:42 AM	#2
AndyH5512 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Lake County, Florida Posts: 710	You could run some carbon to remove the cloudiness.

12/06/2007, 11:22 AM	#3
ReefGirlSara Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Archer, FL Posts: 708	I just started running carbon in a TLF phosban reactor about 10 days ago- I guess I could change that carbon.

12/06/2007, 12:40 PM	#5
ReefGirlSara Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Archer, FL Posts: 708	Thanks fatrip. The water I requested is just plain RO water- it's not SUPPOSED to have anything in it at all... I'm not sure what happened. I will change the carbon when I get home tonight.