Cloudy Reef tank

adamsfour · 08/06/2019, 05:19 PM

I have a well establish tank and all of the sudden the water is not clear. In addition, I have noticed on some of the LPS that there is film like material (clear transparent almost like lint) hanging off the coral. Coral look fine. I'm am in the middle of resolving a running away doing pump that over alkalinity dosed my tank so I was thinking Calcium precipitation but it doesn't seem to look like it. I would have to think its some sort of Algae or bacteria bloom. Its not completely cloudy but hazy. Any ideas and how to resolve. The tank is a Red Sea max and been running for 5 years. All level are normal (except Alkalinity)

mcgyvr · 08/06/2019, 07:11 PM

Alkalinity spikes can/will cause coral stress which can manifest as coral mucus and may also result in clouy water and various other issues...
Get your water parameters back in order and the issues should clear up..

adamsfour · 08/07/2019, 03:45 AM

Thank you very much. This is good information. I am slowly bringing Alkalinity back in line. Hopefully as you stated this will resolve my issue.

CrayolaViolence · 08/08/2019, 05:38 PM

Ammonia can also cloud the water.

Myers71 · 08/09/2019, 01:55 AM

Got any urchins? Or anything else that spawns? Happens to me (bunch of urchins) every once and a while. Freaked me out the first time.

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tuckerjackk · 08/09/2019, 07:01 PM

Had same issue

earwicker7 · 08/12/2019, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Myers71

Got any urchins? Or anything else that spawns? Happens to me (bunch of urchins) every once and a while. Freaked me out the first time.

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My urchins have spawned so many times... it is very messy lol.

jordan_reefer · 08/21/2019, 07:04 PM

I still get this problem at times. I found out it was my snails spawning.

08/06/2019, 05:19 PM	#1
adamsfour Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 110	Cloudy Reef tank I have a well establish tank and all of the sudden the water is not clear. In addition, I have noticed on some of the LPS that there is film like material (clear transparent almost like lint) hanging off the coral. Coral look fine. I'm am in the middle of resolving a running away doing pump that over alkalinity dosed my tank so I was thinking Calcium precipitation but it doesn't seem to look like it. I would have to think its some sort of Algae or bacteria bloom. Its not completely cloudy but hazy. Any ideas and how to resolve. The tank is a Red Sea max and been running for 5 years. All level are normal (except Alkalinity)

08/06/2019, 07:11 PM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Alkalinity spikes can/will cause coral stress which can manifest as coral mucus and may also result in clouy water and various other issues... Get your water parameters back in order and the issues should clear up.. __________________ Who me?

08/08/2019, 05:38 PM	#4
CrayolaViolence Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,867	Ammonia can also cloud the water. __________________ "The good thing about science is that it's true whether you believe it or not." Neil deGrasse Tyson Current Tank Info: 90 gallon reef tank

08/09/2019, 01:55 AM	#5
Myers71 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Frederick, MD Posts: 4	Got any urchins? Or anything else that spawns? Happens to me (bunch of urchins) every once and a while. Freaked me out the first time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Tom 120g 4x2x2, 80g basement sump system, TBS "The Package" Current Tank Info: 120g 4x4x2, diy stand and overflow, basement sump room About 80g, SCA-302 skimmer, brs reactor carbon, TBS "The Package"

08/09/2019, 07:01 PM	#6
tuckerjackk Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: ohio Posts: 1	Cloudy Reef tank Had same issue

08/07/2019, 03:45 AM	#3
adamsfour Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 110	Thank you very much. This is good information. I am slowly bringing Alkalinity back in line. Hopefully as you stated this will resolve my issue.

08/21/2019, 07:04 PM	#8
jordan_reefer Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Posts: 11	I still get this problem at times. I found out it was my snails spawning.