HELP

[PoonTang]

Cloudy and big stringy slime sounds like a big bacteria bloom. Big waterchange, and some carbon too wouldnt hurt either.

[windcoast reefs]

Okay I will put some carbon in, I just finished a 40% water change and it looks like it really helped. I will see how it does in the next hour of so. Should I clean the bio pellets and put them back on?

[daniella3d]

Did you just started the biopellets? because to avoid bacteria bloom one must start with the pellets slowly. Just put a small quantité, then a week later put some more etc...Go very slowly. To much pellets too fast will create a bacteria bloom.

Those bacterias quickly depleate the water from oxygen.

Originally Posted by windcoast reefs

Okay I will put some carbon in, I just finished a 40% water change and it looks like it really helped. I will see how it does in the next hour of so. Should I clean the bio pellets and put them back on?

[windcoast reefs]

Originally Posted by daniella3d

Did you just started the biopellets? because to avoid bacteria bloom one must start with the pellets slowly. Just put a small quantité, then a week later put some more etc...Go very slowly. To much pellets too fast will create a bacteria bloom.

Those bacterias quickly depleate the water from oxygen.

Yeah I was told to start with 50mL of bio pellets. I was running them since tuesday with just that 50mL. Is that mabey to much?

[daniella3d]

It should not have been too much but since you got that bacteria bloom I am guessing it was too much. It all depends on the size of the system and bioload etc..

Originally Posted by windcoast reefs

Yeah I was told to start with 50mL of bio pellets. I was running them since tuesday with just that 50mL. Is that mabey to much?

[windcoast reefs]

Yeah, maybe once this gets under control I will start with 25mL. My fish seem to be fine now, im just hoping none of my new frags die.

[windcoast reefs]

So Its been 12 hours since I had this bacteria bloom. So far my corals are alive and my fish still eating, but it is still really cloudy. Should I be doing another water change?