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So my tank cycled in about 5 weeks. I added Dr Tims and used ammonia. Had a long battle with high nitrites which dropped after two large water changes and then the tank cycled.
Now I have diatoms (normal I know). I have added two hermits, a couple frags and one clownfish and have been testing all levels. Zero ammonia, zero nitrites, around 5ppm nitrates.
The problem is the water has gone through two very cloudy periods. The first was during the high nitrites, I did two large water changes back to back and it cleared. A few days later back to cloudy water. I also have a stringy bacteria looking stuff on glass and in corners on seams.
I used caribsea "life rock" and I drilled the rock which could be releasing particles from the drilling. But I'm not sure since it seems to appear suddenly with no changes in flow etc.
The water is smoky cloudy I can see the cloudiness being moved in the flow... corals open, fish fine.
Here is a link to previous cycle thread..
https://www.reef2reef.com/index.php?threads/223320/
Here is a filter sock after about 2 hours on my return
Here are some pics of cloudiness...
Any thoughts?? Has been this way for about a week now...
Now I have diatoms (normal I know). I have added two hermits, a couple frags and one clownfish and have been testing all levels. Zero ammonia, zero nitrites, around 5ppm nitrates.
The problem is the water has gone through two very cloudy periods. The first was during the high nitrites, I did two large water changes back to back and it cleared. A few days later back to cloudy water. I also have a stringy bacteria looking stuff on glass and in corners on seams.
I used caribsea "life rock" and I drilled the rock which could be releasing particles from the drilling. But I'm not sure since it seems to appear suddenly with no changes in flow etc.
The water is smoky cloudy I can see the cloudiness being moved in the flow... corals open, fish fine.
Here is a link to previous cycle thread..
https://www.reef2reef.com/index.php?threads/223320/
Here is a filter sock after about 2 hours on my return
Here are some pics of cloudiness...
Any thoughts?? Has been this way for about a week now...