Wondering if anyone can give me some advice as to why my QT w Copper suddenly torn cloudy. It’s a 28 gal. Quarantine w hang on filter, power head, heater, clip on led bar light, and pvc pipe. I’ve got 2 clowns and a Leopard Star wrasse. Leopard Wrasse was ready for DT after 5 weeks looking good, eating, etc. went down to find cloudy water overnight. Quickly acclimated Wrasse to display. (Not sure if that was good or bad, but panic set in). Did 30% water change, added carbon, and Vibrant. Looks better, but still cloudy. Any thoughts as to cause and next steps?
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I'll let others help with the cloudiness and merely offer a welcome.
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Welcome to R2R! I'm sorry to here about the challenges with your tank. Does the cloudiness change depending on whether or not the lights have been on? Just to make sure, based on your description it seems that it is a bare bottom tank with no skimmer and no sump.
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Sounds like you are having a bacteria bloom, though it’s not ideal, you can use Furan-2 and Kanaplex or spetrogram while using copper. I would also aim a power head towards the surface because if it is a bacteria bloom the bacteria will eat up the oxygen in the water.
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As already said it might be a bacterial bloom especially if your using vibrant potentially
Pictures if the tank might help as well.
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You might benefit from some cheap ceramic media such as https://www.algaebarn.com/shop/aquarium-supplies/biomedia/marinepure/ceramic-media-cubes/
I've been told this style minimally absorbs/throws off your copper levels. If you have any cycled rubble rock in your dt, that could help as well... just never put it back in the dt.
I've been told this style minimally absorbs/throws off your copper levels. If you have any cycled rubble rock in your dt, that could help as well... just never put it back in the dt.
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Vibrant could possibly, but with copper as well I don’t know, but I’m just wondering why your using vibrant liquid in a quarantine tank ? Also carbon, unless that’s what your using to try and clear it up.
The pictures look like a slight bacterial bloom, but it could also be some form of precipitation
It’s a smallish tank so it might be worth mixing some fresh saltwater and starting again, but without the vibrant or carbon
This might help you out
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I don't have any experience with bio-balls. Generally speaking, you don't want to remove anything that is serving as a surface area for your nitrifying (sp) bacteria. You see lots of posts of people undoing their cycle cleaning out canister filters or changing filter pads in a hob qt filter
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