RedSea 650 Water Clarity

[kenman999]

I have to 200 socks and floss too been changing them every 4 days and I used a canister for 2 nights In a row with no help.

[Tigweldpro]

what size sump and what is the turnover rate? powerheads in tank?
I don't see how filter floss wouldent remove the haze... must be pretty fine stuff. When you do a water change does the old water look cloudy in the bucket? does it settle after time.....

[kenman999]

my sump is 75g
flow rate 7000 litres per hour
4 maxi jets
2 wave makers

When I do the water change the water seems cloudy too but hard to say because I always blow the live rocks with a turkey baster before water changes.

[Animal-Chin]

If your calcium was the issue and it was binding in the water column I'd have to think your pumps would all be seizing up due to calcification. I doubt its that. Could be an algae or bacteria bloom of some sort. Can you post a picture of the tank so we can see how cloudy it is?

[kenman999]

I just added a UV yesterday will wait for a few days and hopefully that solves the problem. The picture of the tank is on the first page but it is hard to see exactly what I meant.

[Animal-Chin]

ah ya sorry, my work blocked the image.

Have you tried turning your gyres off for a few hours? Shut them both down and see if your tank clears, they can pull dust of the bottom with the gyre they create. Your coral will be fine for a while with them off.

Just an idea.

Tank looks killer btw...

[kenman999]

Thanks for be advice guys. I will give it a try tonight.

[kenman999]

Just an update bought a uv yesterday and when I got home today.. crystal clear!

[Tigweldpro]

Awesome must be a bacterial thing. What size UV and how much flow? I'm currently trying to properly size a pump for my 18w aqua medic helix.. I'm thinking 300-400 LPH suction from skimmer chamber discharge into fuge....

have any pix how you plumbed?