Why is my water so foggy/cloudy?

i waited it out for like a week and its still foggy. Why? might it be that my macro is dying? it has been without light for about a week because i was waiting on a new bulb to arrive for the refugium. Is it the algae on the rocks? cause there is no algae on the glass i clean up well in there. Any suggestions or ideas? its really really bothering me now. Please help. Water params are perfect...

 

could be a algae bloom a uv steralizer will get ride of that or it could be to much calcium in the water

 

and whats really bugging me is that i have 200 dollars saved up so im ready for corals. i just am not comfortable adding them to the tank when it looks like this...

 

i think its both. my rocks are covered in algae and i dosed for calcium a week ago and knew i put in too much!!! anyways, when should i expect this to end?

 

If you think you over-dosed on Cal, you should test it. That will be one less factor to take into consideration. Do you have any filter pads or sponges? If so, when was the last time you cleaned them out? I would re-install the old bulb that you had in your refugium, if possible.


Luna

 

I have edited your thread title. Please make it a point to avoid using profanity when posting on 3Reef. Thanks and good luck with your tank.

 

i have a ton of filter padding. a wall of it about 2 feet high why? should i replace it? clean it? and ill test calcium now...

 

Dirty pads will have that affect on the water.


luna

 

ok the calcium is now back down to 450 but i know it was high... and with the filter pads, should i replace them or just wash them down?

 

I wash my poly-pads to a point, when they pass the point-of-no-return, i replace them. All depends on the condition of the pads.


Luna