Help urgent

[regtur]

I got up this morning and fed the hordes and sat down and noticed micro bubbles on every rock except hard corals. Any idea where they all come from and what to do sump return is clean and no powerhead is sucking air I'm lost

 

[Sapelo]

How old is your tank and what are the numbers of your parameters?

 

[regtur]

tank is 150g tall 8months old using 30g refugium, fx6 canister, 8.3, 0 amo, 0 nitrate, 0 nitrite, 510 cal, kh unkown forgot to do. forgot to mention over 200lbs of live rock acquired from used tanks I broke down, new live sand 130lbs.

 

[Sapelo]

Picture would be awesome but I'm gonna go on a limb and guess some sort of algae bloom?
Doesn't sound like they are being returned from your sump....
Fish sound like they are ok?
In a panic I would do a water change.
Nothing else new or different in or about the tank?

 

[regtur]

sorry for being slow to respond I had a water pipe leak in the basement needed tlc-lol will post pic in a little while for you, my rose tip is a brilliant green tentacle with rose tip and mated pair of clowns ok. be back soon with pic thank you

 

[blowmecius]

I agree beginning of algae bloom or bacteria bloom. Water change couldn't hurt. Check your skimmer to make sure water is at proper level. Put in a poly filter or add/change carbon if you have some.

If you have macro algae in your fuge it could be going sexual. If it looks like its melting, check your ammonia level.

Oh i see you use a canister filter. Open it up and give it a sniff.

 

[regtur]

just changed canister charcoal, bio pads, and ammonia bags Sunday, maybe right will do a water change 20percent Friday, have to pre-mix water I use a rodi system.

 

[regtur]

 

[regtur]

not pretty yet, work in progress

 

[TimeConsumer]

not pretty yet, work in progress

Nonsense. Don't judge your success by the TOTM pictures. You have a great tank with no algae and a clean sandbed. I'd take the wait and see approach on the algae issues. But a water change never hurts anything, it's really the best maintenance you can do for your tank.

 

[regtur]

thank you it is weird that I can water jet the bubbles off{don't ask} and 2hrs later they are back again up to this morning didn't have problem will wait and see drew up ro water and mixed salt pumps running in 32g tube should be ready tomorrow night.

 

[SnowManSnow]

Stringy snot w air bubbles?
Maybe dynos

 

[Reef Bass]

dinoflagellates +1

 

[TimeConsumer]

Stringy snot w air bubbles?
Maybe dynos

Possibly. I hope you don't. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemies (falcons fans). Post more in-depth pictures if it gets worse. Dinos are a very difficult problem to solve as there is no set-in-stone approach. Some do the dirty method. Some do the clean method. Some do the dark method. Some do the chemical method.