I'm having an interesting dilemma with my 180g-
I can't get it not to be cloudy - it's a white/yellow cloudiness. See below.
Here are the details -
40" x 16" x 12"W 3 chamber sump w/bioballs and a RIO 26HF return using a T and 1/2" ID return hose. Have 2 blue pad prefilters in drip trays and a large 'polishing block' prior to the pump. Top of Tank is about 6' off the ground.
72" 54 x 3W LED light
Sand
Larger mellow fish - 8" arowana, 12" fire eel, the rest are 3-5" RH Geos, Black shark, Dist sex, Myleus schomb, Leporinus, etc.
Two huge pieces of wood that have never been submerged prior
Water quality is not an issue - 0 Amm/0 Nitrates/very little if any nitrates.
Tank has been cycled for about 3 weeks now and I do 50% weekly water changes. Water is clear for about a day and then gets whitish/yellowish. Chamber in the sump with the return pump has protein scum on it. Sand is clear when I gravel vac it. I am trying to get the fire eel to eat and have been trying everything under the sun with no luck thus far (market shrimp, bloodworms, earthworms, massivore, etc) and have to feed the other guys on the other side of the tank with sinking pellets, shrimp, etc. One confusing thing is that it's clear when I put the new water in but when I run the sump it clouds back up. Thinking about vacuuming the sump...
My assumption is that the 'bloom' is partially due to the wood, but mostly due to the feeding of high protein foods which is causing the cloudiness. I plan on putting an airstone in the sump and when the eel either dies or eats, I'll cut back on the food.
Am I correct or missing something. It's driving me crazy - in 35 years I've never had this issue.
I can't get it not to be cloudy - it's a white/yellow cloudiness. See below.
Here are the details -
40" x 16" x 12"W 3 chamber sump w/bioballs and a RIO 26HF return using a T and 1/2" ID return hose. Have 2 blue pad prefilters in drip trays and a large 'polishing block' prior to the pump. Top of Tank is about 6' off the ground.
72" 54 x 3W LED light
Sand
Larger mellow fish - 8" arowana, 12" fire eel, the rest are 3-5" RH Geos, Black shark, Dist sex, Myleus schomb, Leporinus, etc.
Two huge pieces of wood that have never been submerged prior
Water quality is not an issue - 0 Amm/0 Nitrates/very little if any nitrates.
Tank has been cycled for about 3 weeks now and I do 50% weekly water changes. Water is clear for about a day and then gets whitish/yellowish. Chamber in the sump with the return pump has protein scum on it. Sand is clear when I gravel vac it. I am trying to get the fire eel to eat and have been trying everything under the sun with no luck thus far (market shrimp, bloodworms, earthworms, massivore, etc) and have to feed the other guys on the other side of the tank with sinking pellets, shrimp, etc. One confusing thing is that it's clear when I put the new water in but when I run the sump it clouds back up. Thinking about vacuuming the sump...
My assumption is that the 'bloom' is partially due to the wood, but mostly due to the feeding of high protein foods which is causing the cloudiness. I plan on putting an airstone in the sump and when the eel either dies or eats, I'll cut back on the food.
Am I correct or missing something. It's driving me crazy - in 35 years I've never had this issue.
