Cloudy tank need help!!!

Marcus Justus

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Hey guys I have a 75 gallon bare bottomed reef tank with a 30 gallon sump and fuge in the sump I have miracle mud live rock and a marinepure block.. this is going to sound weird but in the day time my water gets cloudy like a milky cloudy but at night my water turn crystal clear also early in the mornings it's clear till the lights are on for like an hour! All my water levels are good.. ammonia 0 pH 8.3 nirite 0 nitrates 5ppm
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You should get this thread moved to the reef discussion forum for more help.
My first thought was something stirring up your miracle mud during the day like snails or something?
Are you dosing anything? Is it a new tank?
 

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I have the same exact problem zeoreactor no sand just live rock
 

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Bacterial bloom. I used a cheap ebay uv clarifier, Cleared up in 3 days.
 

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