+Lamont Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Hello everyone, i was wondering if anyone else had a problem with cloudy water in the mornings! I have just recently transferred everything from my 37g tank to a 40g breeder tank. I believe the transition went well. The next day the water was clear and fine, but the following morning I woke up and the water was cloudy. I thought it was from the skimmer so i unplugged it and went to work. When i returned home yesterday evening the water was clear again. This morning I checked the water and it was cloudy again without the skimmer being on. My filter pads and my Hydor powerhead were clean. I did not have time to test any water parameters this morning but I will when i return home after work. The water of this tank has been used for 3 years with a fish only setup. I just added the live rock 3 months ago. The tank is stocked with only a false percula, 20 snails, 7 red legged hermits and 50lbs of live rock. I use a penguin HOB filter and a Remora C Skimmer. When everything was in the 37g i never had this problem. I do have the tank by a window but not in front of it.(same spot as the 37g) i posted a pic of the tank so you can get an idea of my setup. i will try to put a youtube link for a video from yesterday evening. If you have any suggestion please let me know. Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddybluewater Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Are you running a sump? If so it could be micro bubbles. Could also be a precipitation event caused by Kh. Check paramiters and post numbers and more info on the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 It could be the snails spawning. Does it only happen intermittently or is it every single morning since the movie to the new tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lamont Posted December 29, 2009 Author Share Posted December 29, 2009 It could be the snails spawning. Does it only happen intermittently or is it every single morning since the movie to the new tank? its has just happened twice. this morning and sunday morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lamont Posted December 29, 2009 Author Share Posted December 29, 2009 Are you running a sump? If so it could be micro bubbles. Could also be a precipitation event caused by Kh. Check paramiters and post numbers and more info on the system. No, i am not running a sump just a skimmer and mechanical filter and Hydor koralia 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefman Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 I would take out the Hydor immediately. I had issues with the first Hydor 2's. They started leaking in the magnent area. It almost caused a complete tank crash. I did a big water change and ran tons of carbon, and was able to save most things, although I did loose some stuff. Not saying you do all that immediately, but I would take out the Hydor and inspect it very closely, and maybe run it in a bucket for 24 hours to see if you get the cloudiness in there. Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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