pettyrd November 12, 2012 Share November 12, 2012 I am seriously at my witts end here.... One day away from testing my new 45 acp on my tanks glass.... I have had cloudy water for about 5 days. And when I say cloudy I mean, I can hardly see my rocks. My tank levels are all good: Temp: 78 Ph: 8.18 Phos: 0 Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 15ppm Cal: 420 Alk: 20 So far what I have done is add lots of live bacteria hoping that it was just an instability In the bio filtration.... No change (3 days ago) Then performed a 25% water change... No change (1 day ago) Changed all the filtration media... No change (today) So far two fish have died... The water is too cloudy for them to come out from the rocks and eat... Also a very large acro colony has died... My anemone is looking rough and my other fish are knocking on heavens door.... I have executed all options known to me. I am about ready to scuttle the ship. If anyone can help, i would be very appreciative. I have lots of very nice pieces that I would hate to see die due to something I am overlooking.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktoriia November 12, 2012 Share November 12, 2012 Cloudy in which way. Did you dump a whole bag of sand recently with livestock in the tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettyrd November 12, 2012 Author Share November 12, 2012 Oh and my tank is about 4 months old and had already completed its ammonia cycle prior to the addition of livestock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettyrd November 12, 2012 Author Share November 12, 2012 No, I haven't added anything new to the tank recently... Just a few pieces of sps... No new sand or anything that would stur the sand. However, the skimmer is bubbling up a lot of "chalky" grey/white foam... Whatever that means... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpallas November 12, 2012 Share November 12, 2012 Could be a bacterial bloom of some sort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettyrd November 12, 2012 Author Share November 12, 2012 Could be a bacterial bloom of some sort That's what I thought at first... Added several types of anaerobic / aerobic bacteria to the tank ... And have seen no change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf November 12, 2012 Share November 12, 2012 Could be a bacterial bloom of some sort Which will pull Oxygen from the system, that's why your losing fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsi1330 November 12, 2012 Share November 12, 2012 Your alk is 20? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim November 12, 2012 Share November 12, 2012 Did you start using bio pellets, vodka, or vinegar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf November 12, 2012 Share November 12, 2012 Your alk is 20? I hope he means 0.20mls which is high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf November 12, 2012 Share November 12, 2012 (edited) Make sure to keep the skimmer running, and I would add an airstone and pump to the display. This will help keep the oxygen levels up and hopefully you won't loose any more fish. Edited November 12, 2012 by surf&turf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettyrd November 12, 2012 Author Share November 12, 2012 I hope he means 0.20mls which is high. Sorry.... Typo... 10 dKH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettyrd November 12, 2012 Author Share November 12, 2012 Did you start using bio pellets, vodka, or vinegar? None of the above.... Are these treatment options? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf November 12, 2012 Share November 12, 2012 None of the above.... Are these treatment options? No, those can cause a bloom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettyrd November 12, 2012 Author Share November 12, 2012 Make sure to keep the skimmer running, and I would add an airstone and pump to the display. This will help keep the oxygen levels up and hopefully you won't loose any more fish. Skimmer is going 24/7... I will add an air stone to see if that will save the fish. But I am more worried about long the coral and anemones... Is there anything else I can do to remove the cloudiness...? I am really worried.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim November 12, 2012 Share November 12, 2012 Skimmer is going 24/7... I will add an air stone to see if that will save the fish. But I am more worried about long the coral and anemones... Is there anything else I can do to remove the cloudiness...? I am really worried.. Research Seachem Clarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf November 12, 2012 Share November 12, 2012 (edited) I would do some water changes, your ph is still looking good, but your nitrate being at 15 ppm could keep feeding the bloom. Doing some water changes would help lower the nitrate and end the bloom. Edited November 12, 2012 by surf&turf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny November 12, 2012 Share November 12, 2012 One thing that has saved my livestock (fresh and saltwater both) is judicious use of water conditioners such as Prime (Seachem or equivalent). Helps even during power outages. I 'm not sure if the lack of food is what killed your fish since most likely can survive a long time without food. Personally I wouldn't do anything too drastic, maybe toss in a bag of carbon. Every 12 hrs dose it with a bit off Prime to keep nitrate in livable condition (until the bacteria recover). Use a syringe to target feed your fish, but i think you might underestimate their keen noses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind November 12, 2012 Share November 12, 2012 If it is a bacteria bloom then it is normally caused by waste or ammonia that the current bio filter can't handle. I would not do a water change unless you are sure it is free of ammonia. I would not change the filter media as you mentioned as that may further mess with the bio filter. Adding the bacteria products is good and they take several days to populate enough to cause the bacteria bloom to crash. UV is the fastest thing I've found to kill a bloom. Keeping up the O2 exchange as was already mentioned is important. Skim wet during this time as the skimmer can remove the bacteria particles and also helps with the O2 exchange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishie November 12, 2012 Share November 12, 2012 Did u try an alternate test kit...those numbers look good...wondering if the reading reported is incorrect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k November 12, 2012 Share November 12, 2012 Carbon can be used to clear water or to pull a pollutant out. Polyfilter is another clarifier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind November 12, 2012 Share November 12, 2012 Did u try an alternate test kit...those numbers look good...wondering if the reading reported is incorrect I agree, I think the ammonia level is higher than what it is reading at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettyrd November 12, 2012 Author Share November 12, 2012 Did u try an alternate test kit...those numbers look good...wondering if the reading reported is incorrect No I have not... Good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishie November 13, 2012 Share November 13, 2012 Any update ?... Curious as to what is going on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettyrd November 13, 2012 Author Share November 13, 2012 Any update ?... Curious as to what is going on Nothing has changed... I am making water now. I will do a big water change tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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