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05-18-2006, 04:32 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL
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 |  ASAP - Water Question
I left my light on all last weekend (was out of town - timer failed)
This week when I turn my light on in the morning the water is nice clear after a while the water starts to cloud up until I turn the lights off. Help!!
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Hardware - 90 gal reef ready, ProClear 125 Wet/Dry w/Rio 3100, 220 Coralife Super Skimmer, 9wTurbo-Twist UV Sterilizer, 2 Maxijet 1200 w/hydor FLO deflectors. 110lbs of live rock, 2 PFO 250w 10k HQI, 2 48" Aqualight T-5 Fixture 28W 10K T5 bulb
Software - Blue Tang, Yellow Tang - Hawaii, Foxface Lo, Ocellaris Clownfish, Yellowtail Damselfish, Blue/Green Reef Chromis, Sleeper Blue Dot Goby, Turbo Snail, Scarlet Reef Hermit Crab, Dwarf Blue Leg Hermit Crab | 
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05-18-2006, 04:43 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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Sounds like a bacteria bloom to me. Once you're back on your regular lighting schedule, it should settle down in about 7 days. | |
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05-18-2006, 04:49 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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I want to agree with Amcarrig too. (Nice Avatar) One question, when you turn the lights on the water was clear, then it became cloudy? Is there a chance somthing disturbed the sand or somthing? _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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05-18-2006, 05:54 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brooklyn
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Don't forget to do a water change.
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55 gallon. PC lights 12K/Actinic/Moon, Chiller, Powerhead, Prizm Skimmer, Fluval, Eheim Pro2 | |
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05-18-2006, 06:33 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL
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I have 2 new gobies that like to stir things up - I just finished a 10 gal change. So it should settle in 7 days or so? | |
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05-18-2006, 06:36 PM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
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Originally Posted by Peter@JAX I have 2 new gobies that like to stir things up - I just finished a 10 gal change. So it should settle in 7 days or so? | You just answered your own question. Very likely those guys are the culprit of sudden water clouding.
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30g reef tank, CPR CY192 filter w/ DIY plumb running Rio 17HF return, Coralife 3x 9w UV Sterilizer, 3 24W T5-Helios 10K Daylights/3 24W T5-Helios Blue lights, 2 Logysis blue meteor light strobes (moonlights/24 Blue LEDs).
Tiger tail cuke, asst. snails/hermits, asst. feathers, rainbow acan,zoos,shrooms,bubble,galaxea, asst. shrimp, 2 ocellaris,mandarin,zebrasoma xanthurum,pink-spot watchman,red-striped pistol. | |
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05-18-2006, 06:37 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Will they ever chile out? Thanks for the feed back.. | |
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05-18-2006, 06:58 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Here are some pics | |
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05-18-2006, 07:51 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: May 2006 Location: western united states
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kinda off topic but two questions.
1. is that an ESU (coralife) skimmer?
2. have you ever had leak or overflowing problems with it being out side the sump?
sorry for the high jack. :smile: | |
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05-18-2006, 08:01 PM
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#10 (permalink)
| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL
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yes, its a coralife super skimmer 220.
and yes, I have had overflow - but mostly my fault.. | |
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