Random cloudyness?!?!

[lolgranny]

Stats-
40g breeder / 20g sump
NAC-6 skimmer
Mag 9.5 return
1-Koralia#3
2-Koralia#2
Random powerhead putting 1200gph

NO reactors / media / kalk in top off water.

Bare bottom

Fuge with Cheateu / Red algae / long thin green leave looking algae. All of which was in my friends fuge. I have none of them looking like they are trying to go sexual(turning white / clear)

Perimeters in the tank are stable and have been for months now.
Ca-420 Alk-10 Mg-1350-1400

I havent added anything in the tank for quite sometime and i get these random clloudy days(2-3) at a time. It will be perfect for a week then BOOM cloudy. All the sps look healthy. PE is still the same from when i bought them.

Inhabitants-
20 blue legged hermits
10 nass snails
1 turbo
1 midas blenny
3 chromis

All i have is about 15 sps frags / 2 chalice / zooanthid colony

Im dosing B ionic part 1&2 12ml every other day. Water changes are done once every 2 weeks(10g) and salinity is stable at 1.025

I think i covered everything, but if i didnt let me know!

ANYYYYYYY help would be wonderful

Thanks!!!!

David

 

[tkeracer619]

Does it happen after you dose? Could be precipitation.

Measure the tank daily. When it happens again see if any levels have decreased.

 

[lolgranny]

Does it happen after you dose? Could be precipitation.

Measure the tank daily. When it happens again see if any levels have decreased.

HEY!:dance:

I was thinking the same EXACT thing, but i tested after it happened and they are at the same levels. Ca- 420 , Alk- 10, and Mg 1350

So i was thinking that maybe i have too much flow and thats causing the precipitation, but i dont think thats the case because flow seems right where it should be.

Im not going to dose for a couple weeks and see if it happens again? hmmm

 

[tkeracer619]

I just actually had an event like this. Tank got very cloudy.

It was late and the only thing I could do was manually overflow the skimmer every minute or so. Turns out I think it was a clam spawn. I ended up with a skimmer container that looked well like a bucket full of... well it was pretty gross.

 

[lolgranny]

I just actually had an event like this. Tank got very cloudy.

It was late and the only thing I could do was manually overflow the skimmer every minute or so. Turns out I think it was a clam spawn. I ended up with a skimmer container that looked well like a bucket full of... well it was pretty gross.

That would make sense, but i have nothing thats spawning Ill see what happens after not dosing if no one else has any ideas!

Thanks for your imput bud!

David

 

[williamjhitchcock]

Do you change filter socks? Do you wash the with soap or anything. I got some cloudiness when i dosed too much vodka before as well.

PS Sounds like we pretty much have the same tank setup I would be interested to see a few pics of your tank so see if you have done anything different than me.

 

[lolgranny]

Do you change filter socks? Do you wash the with soap or anything. I got some cloudiness when i dosed too much vodka before as well.

PS Sounds like we pretty much have the same tank setup I would be interested to see a few pics of your tank so see if you have done anything different than me.

I change the socks about once every 3 days. Clean them in the washer with bleach. Rinse then 2x's and let them air dry.

Ill get some pics up once i get back from vacation!

 

[lolgranny]

Any other ideas fellas?