Cloudy tank (not new tank)

[RemainVayne]

Are you using tap water to do your water changes? Or RO or DI water

Drip and water changes both are rap water

 

[RemainVayne]

It sucks up massive amounts of nutrients and is risky because it's very hard to remove once introduced also it blocks a good portion of the lighting entering the water if its not kept in check

I think my Pearsei and Flagtail wouldn't allow duckweed, or any real vegetation, to remain in the tank for long at all

 

[RemainVayne]

I do have a sunsun canister with UV sterilized sitting unused in my basement right now. Maybe I'll hook it up somehow to see if it helps. Not sure if it's big enough to help with the 500ish gallon system though...

 

[RemainVayne]

Bought UV sterilizer, ran it a couple times for 2ish hours a a time, and still cloudy. Such a hummer to see lightly cloudy water on my big tank.

 

[shaun_jon]

Just let it run for a couple of days. I switched mine to a timer 8 hours a day after it cleared up.

Depending how big the uv is it might take longer. You do have a big tank so just leave it on.

 

[pacu mom]

There's always constant particles in the column, I'm assuming from having so many bottom feeders? I can't seem to clear up the water through water changes and staying on top of changing out filter sock

This is really annoying me... Help!

Particulates in the water sounds like a mechanical filtration issue. Suggest beefing up your mechanical filtration. UV sterilizers are effective against green water but don't do much for brown algae. If it is a particulate issue causing the cloudiness, then the UV sterilizer won't help that situation.

 

[RemainVayne]

Particulates in the water sounds like a mechanical filtration issue. Suggest beefing up your mechanical filtration. UV sterilizers are effective against green water but don't do much for brown algae. If it is a particulate issue causing the cloudiness, then the UV sterilizer won't help that situation.

I wish I could figure this out. My main drain (bean animal) tees off into 2 outlets, both with a 200 micron filter sock. One of the outlets then drains into a 5gal bucket with additional filter pads. There's no green or brown tint to the water, just a slight cloudy/opaque look to it.


Could my drip system have something to do with it?

 

[RemainVayne]

Just let it run for a couple of days. I switched mine to a timer 8 hours a day after it cleared up.

Depending how big the uv is it might take longer. You do have a big tank so just leave it on.

I'm not comfortable running the UV for long periods because my sump are plastic totes and I don't want the UV to degrade the plastic. I did place the UV in a 3" pvc pipe, but still...

 

[pacu mom]

I wish I could figure this out. My main drain (bean animal) tees off into 2 outlets, both with a 200 micron filter sock. One of the outlets then drains into a 5gal bucket with additional filter pads. There's no green or brown tint to the water, just a slight cloudy/opaque look to it.


Could my drip system have something to do with it?

Perhaps the filter socks are the issue. 200 microns allow for lots of particulates to pass through. For my mechanical filtration the RTL cartridges have a 20 micron rating. Why don't you try filter socks with a small micron rating and see if that solves your problem.

 

[RemainVayne]

Perhaps the filter socks are the issue. 200 microns allow for lots of particulates to pass through. For my mechanical filtration the RTL cartridges have a 20 micron rating. Why don't you try filter socks with a small micron rating and see if that solves your problem.

Suppose it's worth a try!