Annoying filtering issue

Floyd37

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Hi, just like the title states, I'm having an issue. I've never ever ever had this issue before, and I've had over 20 different tank setups. Ranging from all complete new setups to 5 year old setups. This one is kicking my :headwalls: .anyways, my parameters are fine, I have a sump under a 125 gallon corner overflow reef tank. I've used the same sump setup for years and never had an issue, always worked awesome. But this is the first 125 corner overflow tank. The last one I had was a back wall dual OF. Anyways, I CAN NOT get this thing to clear up. I'm running fine filter socks, a skimmer full time, floss pads a refugium, the tank is 6 months old and has completely hit it's diatomaceous bloom 2 times and it cycled greatly. And ever since the second bloom I had a bacteria bloom and a million pods everywhere even free floating so thick you can't see clear water. They've cleared but the debris in my tank is annoying since then. It's like I have gobies thrashing my sand bed. I have figi pink sand, never had this issue. But I have white debris everywhere in my tank. It won't clear up. I've tried everything I can think of. I have plenty of flow, I've tried letting it settle. Didn't work. Trying siphoning, didn't work, water changes, didn't work, wet skimming, didn't work. I have an ro di unit, nothing in it, pumps great water. I'm at a loss in the hobby right now. Got a great swtup, beautiful tank and it looks like garbage because of this white snow catastrophe. Help!?:deadhorse::furious::headwally::spin2::confused::deadhorse1:
 
BTW I forgot to add the livestock, nothing but a melanarus wrasse , mimic tang, snow onyx clown, flametail blenny, bubble coral green button polyps .

Is it calcium deposits?? That heavy?? How do you get rid of something like this.....???
 
what's your alkalinity, calcium, Mg, pH and salinity?

If you turn off all pumps, do the particles settle or rise or remain suspended?
 
Is it actually debris or is it sort of milky like. could be a bacterial bloom, I had one that lasted a couple of weeks, I got frustrated and decided to throw a uv sterilizer on it. pics of before and next day; 2 days later completely clear
 

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I would take socks out and floss

You listed many possibilities.


So we need your help figuring out if it is, micro bubbles, sand storm from gobies, or calcium from 2 part additions?????
 
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