Tank is a tad cloudy in the last few days

Discussion in 'Water Chemistry' started by dinkanber, Jan 31, 2012.

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  1. NanaReefer

    NanaReefer Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    FYI-all those crabs will continue to kill all your snails-hermit crabs are pure evil :)
     
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  2. vawdka

    vawdka Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Could be a bacterial bloom... or...

    What sort of macro algae? Just Chaeto? Or do you maybe have some others in there? I ask because if you have algae in there that isn't chaeto or maybe somewhere else in your tank you have some macro algae it could have gone sexual and caused your cloudy water. For instance, any form of Caulerpa could cause that if it was anywhere in your tank. Just an idea. I've even seen cases where it was growing through the chaeto ball and the owner didn't even realize it was in there.

    I'm not saying everyone is wrong, it is just another possibility. Likely though it's just a bloom.

    Good luck on figuring it out.
     
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  3. dinkanber

    dinkanber Skunk Shrimp

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    No just cheato
    and to nanareefer. i hate them but they sure can clean.But i noticed that they are eating my sun polyps.Is there a reason why they would do that.
     
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