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Hey all,
I have a Waterbox 90.3 that’s been running since November and is bare bottom. I have been taking things really slow and have in the past couple months added fish and just started adding coral. All my parameters have been good. Gotten nitrates and phosphates where they need to be. Calcium at 390, mag at 1390, all is a little high at 13 but I’m. Ot adding anything so it can come down naturally. Temp is a steady 78 F.
I had to remove a fish and added a new one and started to get cloudy water. the water got clearer in its own and all was well. Well last week while I was gone for a few days at work my wife said the water got cloudy again. Came home and the socks were overflowing and it was slimy with a clear slime in the sump and tank. So I have been working at it and the slime is gone but the socks still overflow after about 30 mins in the tank and the water is still fairly cloudy. It’s been probably three days with no improvements. All the signs point towards a bacterial bloom but I seem to have hit a wall and am not sure what else to do. I’ve cleaned the skimmer and tried doing everything i can think of. Any tips? Thanks!!
I have a Waterbox 90.3 that’s been running since November and is bare bottom. I have been taking things really slow and have in the past couple months added fish and just started adding coral. All my parameters have been good. Gotten nitrates and phosphates where they need to be. Calcium at 390, mag at 1390, all is a little high at 13 but I’m. Ot adding anything so it can come down naturally. Temp is a steady 78 F.
I had to remove a fish and added a new one and started to get cloudy water. the water got clearer in its own and all was well. Well last week while I was gone for a few days at work my wife said the water got cloudy again. Came home and the socks were overflowing and it was slimy with a clear slime in the sump and tank. So I have been working at it and the slime is gone but the socks still overflow after about 30 mins in the tank and the water is still fairly cloudy. It’s been probably three days with no improvements. All the signs point towards a bacterial bloom but I seem to have hit a wall and am not sure what else to do. I’ve cleaned the skimmer and tried doing everything i can think of. Any tips? Thanks!!