Too much debris/particles in tank.

[Incredible Corals]

My new tank has too much stuff floating around in the tank. It's not micro bubbles but more like tiny particles all over and won't go away. The sand bed is very coarse so it's not a dust storm. I've been running the filter sock since the tank was started and it's not going away. The last two tanks I had didn't have this issue. Any ideas on how I could fix this?

Edited September 11, 2011 by forrealb50

[Vadim]

maybe the powerheads?

 

 

[BowieReefer84]

My new tank has too much stuff floating around in the tank. It's not micro bubbles but more like tiny particles all over and won't go away. The sand bed is very coarse so it's not a dust storm. I've been running the filter sock since the tank was started and it's not going away. The last two tanks I had didn't have this issue. Any ideas on how I could fix this?

 

Use a felt sock with like a 1 micron filter tolerance. I found them online as bio-diesel filters... OR, get a diatom filter and run it for a few hours.

[treesprite]

did detritus in the sump get stirred up? Sometimes it takes a few days for that to finally settle down, because it keeps going through the tank and sump and tank... suspended in the water until the skimmer gets it all out,

[BowieReefer84]

http://www.filterprofilters.com/

 

I bought from them, and it was a smooth transaction.

Edited September 11, 2011 by BowieReefer84

[Supernova26]

do you have a diamond goby or a goldhead goby?

[Incredible Corals]

Use a felt sock with like a 1 micron filter tolerance. I found them online as bio-diesel filters... OR, get a diatom filter and run it for a few hours.

 

Wouldn't a 200 micron filter take it out? I would think the drain from the overflow couldn't even get through a 1 micron filter without overflowing.

 

did detritus in the sump get stirred up? Sometimes it takes a few days for that to finally settle down, because it keeps going through the tank and sump and tank... suspended in the water until the skimmer gets it all out,

 

I don't think so. The problem is the tank has been like that since I started it on 08/07/11.

 

 

http://www.filterprofilters.com/I bought from them, and it was a smooth transaction.

 

Thanks, I'll check it out.

 

 

do you have a diamond goby or a goldhead goby?

 

Nope, no critters stirring up the sand.

[srd4080]

I bought a charcoal and GFO filter, and it took care of it. Clear now.