Sugar dosing

[Girish23]

Yesterday i 5 g sugar dosing in my 180 gallon but my aquarium has get millky water today mourning what should i do?its is normal or complicated how do i saul this problem need uragent help

 

[LbulletM]

Probably a bacteria bloom from the sugar dosing. They have lots to feed on, so they multiply rapidly. Not sure on if there are any ill effects, but running carbon along with time will help. I'm sure someone more experienced will pop in soon. All the other inhabitants looking ok?

 

[Girish23]

its look ok untill now from dosing

 

[sundog101]

I'd make sure there is plenty of gas exchange. Bacteria can deplete 02 pretty rapidly.

 

[Girish23]

will i make some water changes or not just wait and watch ?

 

[LbulletM]

You can probably just wait, but I, personally, would do a water change. They never hurt!

 

[Reefing Madness]

Got a good sized skimmer running?

 

[Best Fish-Jake]

What's your reason for dosing sugar?

 

[LbulletM]

What's your reason for dosing sugar?

Most likely, serendipitously, to increase bacteria.

 

[Girish23]

Today i test my niterate level before i dose sugar it on 10 ppm it going towards 80 ppm after dosing sugar but now my water looks clear no cloudyness and milkyness

 

[jason_mazzy]

you have to run a skimmer to pull out all the bacteria you are breeding, by removing them the nutrients they ingest go with them.

 

[Girish23]

My skimmer is running 24/7 todays my nitrate result 40 ppm it is comeing down from 80 ppm

 

[Ashley Kekua]

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