cloudy water

saixiong08 · Mar 17, 2016

came home from work today and noticed my tank is cloudy... any ideas as of what happened? and how to prevent it

BryanS4 · Mar 17, 2016

saixiong08 said:
came home from work today and noticed my tank is cloudy... any ideas as of what happened? and how to prevent it

How long has your tank been running? It's more than likely a bacteria bloom, especially if it's a new set up. It will pass with time, but a UV will clear up up within a few days.

PatW · Mar 17, 2016

If it is bacteria, a skimmer can deal with much of it, that is assuming you have a skimmer that is of higher capacity than your tank.

nhat · Mar 17, 2016

If you have a calcium reactor, check your pH and media.
If your tank is new, its probably bacteria bloom, do 20% change 2 following day. And it will disappear

saixiong08 · Mar 17, 2016

my tank has been running for about 5 months now, will add a protein skimmer

nhat · Mar 17, 2016

If your tank is 5 months old with no protein skimmer, your water change amount should be 20-25% per week, if not then alot of stuffs wouldnt be remove cause bacteria bloom

saixiong08 · Mar 17, 2016

i have a corallife super skimmer, but due to the issues of having too much micro bubble i stopped using it, is there anyway i can stop the microbubbles? I looked at other websites and have added more filter pad but the bubble diffuser just overflows....