Cloudy Water.............

Hey guys


My water is a little cloudy, mostly do to little tiny air bubbles from the return in my sump.............How can I make the water a little more clear.....a carbon bag?...........any suggeestions?

I have a 55 gallon reef tank a month and a half old...........10 gallon wet dry 10 gallon fug............protein skimmer(seaclone).........2- koralia 2 power heads.............60 lbs of LR 60 lbs of LS........


Only have snails, hermits, 1 cleaner shrimp, 1 fire shrimp and just added two baby GS Maroon clowns...............

Thanx Adam

 

Mostly due to bubbles? What else do you think is causing your cloudy water?

 

I'm not to sure maybe alage floating around and so on....................

 

The only things that I know to cause cloudy water are calcium precipitation and bacteria blooms. If it was calcium precip., you would have white powder coating everything or may have noticed what looked like snow falling in your tank. If it's being caused by a bacteria bloom, running carbon may help but I don't think it will help if it's being caused solely because of micro bubbles.

 

Thanks man its def not calcium precipitation............. ok ill add a bag of carbon and see whats happens...............how do I get rid of the annoying little bubbles?

 

I run carbon 24/7 so adding it to your system will do nothing but good, in my opinion. Have the micro bubbles always been there or is this something that developed recently?

 

those little bubbles are micro bubbles. You can add a bubble trap in your sump or add a bubble sponge

 

The bubbles have always been there the thing is my protein skimmer realses the water right over the return pump which make the bubbles i think...........where can I find a bubble trap or a bubble sponge?...........

 

you will have to make a bubble trap in the sump. Or you can make a holder for the sponge, but the water has to pass through the sponge to get it to work.

 

Ok thank you................do you think putting a small sponge around the return hose in the take would also work or it is better to have one in the sump.............you wouldnt happen to have an diagram would you........Thanx adam