Cloudy water still/again

GeejEx · 04-05-2008, 02:51 PM

Seems like a constant battle- I got the water cleared up, then the LTA died. Cleaned that up with extra filtration, then the crab ate the feather duster. Got *that* cleared up-ish, and now I think the skimmer is injecting all kinds of micro bubbles. I have the intake turned all the way down, but the water has been cloudy since adding it (3-25-0

. Skimmer is off for the day to see if things clear up again, but this is getting frustrating!

suckafishtankcleaning · 04-05-2008, 03:39 PM

skimmer will throw those air bubbles in the tank which will make it look cloudy. try a media sock those will catch all those bubbles. what i did was build a sump, and have the skimmer on the far side away from the outake. there are other ways thats just how i did it.

GeejEx · 04-07-2008, 12:22 PM

Adding carbon helped. I pulled the carbon media from the can so as to not overdo it. Seems like things are settling in- of course yesterday I saw that LFS has a needle skimmer/fuge HOB for $10 less than the Prizim venturi they sold me. Grrrr!

04-05-2008, 02:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
GeejEx Skunk Shrimp Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Bruno, CA Age: 35 Posts: 278 Skin: Mint Karma: 726	Cloudy water still/again Seems like a constant battle- I got the water cleared up, then the LTA died. Cleaned that up with extra filtration, then the crab ate the feather duster. Got that cleared up-ish, and now I think the skimmer is injecting all kinds of micro bubbles. I have the intake turned all the way down, but the water has been cloudy since adding it (3-25-0. Skimmer is off for the day to see if things clear up again, but this is getting frustrating! _________

04-05-2008, 03:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
suckafishtankcleaning Feather Star Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: monterey...cali Age: 26 Posts: 788 Skin: Dark Karma: 1747	skimmer will throw those air bubbles in the tank which will make it look cloudy. try a media sock those will catch all those bubbles. what i did was build a sump, and have the skimmer on the far side away from the outake. there are other ways thats just how i did it. _________ nothing the ex-crazy lady broke it down and got rid of it all.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
People who are new to reefing please read this	Pro	New To The Hobby	7	11-14-2009 06:10 PM
Help - Anenome Death? Cloudy Water	ItalianNJ	ASAP	8	03-28-2006 09:11 PM
newbee checkin in. cloudy water...	Jamaica_sun	New To The Hobby	14	03-09-2006 12:01 PM
MAJOR water evaporation problem!	dancin_trancy	General Reef Topics	10	03-02-2006 03:51 PM
Tap Water Filter (deionizer)	Apophis924	Product Review Archives	16	05-27-2004 12:29 PM

04-07-2008, 12:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
GeejEx Skunk Shrimp Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Bruno, CA Age: 35 Posts: 278 Skin: Mint Karma: 726	Adding carbon helped. I pulled the carbon media from the can so as to not overdo it. Seems like things are settling in- of course yesterday I saw that LFS has a needle skimmer/fuge HOB for $10 less than the Prizim venturi they sold me. Grrrr!