BC29 looking slightly cloudy after 2 days of vinegar

Dr. Fish · 05/01/2012, 12:16 PM

I have a BC29 and started dosing vinegar two days ago. 2ml per day so far with kalk in my ato.

The tank is looking slightly cloudy, just barely. It is the same look though that I saw about a month ago when It was determined I had a bacterial bloom.

Should I continue with the 2ml per day and see if the cloudiness gets worse? Or back off from dosing vinegar completely?

Costazul · 05/01/2012, 12:41 PM

Hi Dr
My tank looks cloudy from time to time too (cyclical bacteria booms), as soon as I stop the vinegar from Kalk, the tank clear. In my case I can't keep ALK/Cal steady with Kalk alone, it need the boost from vinegar.

Randy Holmes-Farley · 05/01/2012, 01:12 PM

I would continue and hope/expect the bacteria will begin to grow more benthically.

Do you have a skimmer?

Dr. Fish · 05/01/2012, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Randy Holmes-Farley

I would continue and hope/expect the bacteria will begin to grow more benthically.

Do you have a skimmer?

Yes, its an aquaticlife 115 that fits in chamber 1. Its not the best skimmer, but does consistently pull out nasty gunk. I have been watching it since I began dosing the vinegar to see if it starts pulling more or darkens up, but no changes yet.

tmz · 05/01/2012, 02:02 PM

2ml vinegar for 29 gallons isn't very much ; I'd continue. Could the cloudiness be from the ato kalk?

Dr. Fish · 05/01/2012, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tmz

2ml vinegar for 29 gallons isn't very much ; I'd continue. Could the cloudiness be from the ato kalk?

Maybe, I thought I noticed the ATO mixture looking a little more cloudy with the vinegar added.

05/01/2012, 12:16 PM	#1
Dr. Fish Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 146	BC29 looking slightly cloudy after 2 days of vinegar I have a BC29 and started dosing vinegar two days ago. 2ml per day so far with kalk in my ato. The tank is looking slightly cloudy, just barely. It is the same look though that I saw about a month ago when It was determined I had a bacterial bloom. Should I continue with the 2ml per day and see if the cloudiness gets worse? Or back off from dosing vinegar completely?

05/01/2012, 01:12 PM	#3
Randy Holmes-Farley Reef Chemist Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Arlington, Massachusetts Posts: 86,233	I would continue and hope/expect the bacteria will begin to grow more benthically. Do you have a skimmer? __________________ Randy Holmes-Farley Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef

05/01/2012, 02:02 PM	#5
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 27,691	2ml vinegar for 29 gallons isn't very much ; I'd continue. Could the cloudiness be from the ato kalk? __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: Tank of the Month , November 2011 : 600gal integrated system: 3 display tanks (120 g, 90g, 89g),several frag/grow out tanks, macroalgae refugia, cryptic zones. 40+ fish, seahorses, sps,lps,leathers, zoanthidae and non photosynthetic corals.

05/01/2012, 12:41 PM	#2
Costazul Premium Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Guaynabo PR Posts: 271	Hi Dr My tank looks cloudy from time to time too (cyclical bacteria booms), as soon as I stop the vinegar from Kalk, the tank clear. In my case I can't keep ALK/Cal steady with Kalk alone, it need the boost from vinegar.