Frag tank cloudy for over a month and a half.......

[Kbra]

Alright - I've seen the "light"

Looking for a used/cheap UV.

How are the Petco UV lights? They have one rated to 50G for 24.99, but I'd imagine it is as good as the price (read: cheap).

I used those when I first started out but just so I could use it and return it while I waited for my aqua UV to come in. I run UV 24/7 for over two years now.

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[ronnie]

I just fired up the UV - it is a smaller unit - I think it's a 3W system, so it may take a while (or will it?)

 

[swannyson7]

I think you'll be surprised how fast even a 3 watt unit will clear up your tank. Should be a pretty big difference within a couple days assuming that it is in fact a bacterial bloom.

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[ronnie]

Let's hope it makes a difference! I'll update once it either clears up or doesn't.

I appreciate everyone's input. :wink:

 

[greg0385]

hope it works out well for you. do you think you will always have to have a UV on it? or is this just a temp problem and in a few weeks take out the UV. good luck
greg

 

[ronnie]

I'm hoping I'll be able to remove the UV once the problem clears up. I've never ran one before, so I'd hope to not need it forever.

 

[ronnie]

SUCCESS!!!!!!!!

I've been running the UV for a couple days now and it is notably clearer! I'll get a shot here in a few.

Thanks to everyone for their help and all the ideas!

 

[ronnie]

 

[ronnie]

Clear!

 

[Viva'sReef]

Nice that's much better....glad you guys figured it out before you pbitawa LOL

 

[patent]

Clear!

Congrats, looks like the UV killed off enough of the bacteria to let the skimmer pull it out? FWIW, I suspect the algae like stuff on the back right wall is bacterial in nature too. Can't see it well enough in the pic, but have had some that generally looked like that before.

 

[ronnie]

Yep - it is the bacterial stuff still. I'm still running the UV - and will be until all of it goes away.

The skimmer has been going nuts, too.

 

[patent]

Yep - it is the bacterial stuff still. I'm still running the UV - and will be until all of it goes away.

The skimmer has been going nuts, too.

I'll bet. I have a UV on my 180 that feeds into the skimmer, and it works well for me. Its not big enough to kill everything, but I like how it feeds the skimmer enough to keep the parameters in check. I definitley notice the difference in skimmate when its off.

 

[Reef Breeders]

How about a uv sterilizer?

 

[ronnie]

How about a uv sterilizer?

What do you mean?

 

[Reef Breeders]

They kill bacteria, and with a filter sock on their output, collect the dead ones, clearing the water.

 

[ronnie]

That is what I'm running. That is what cleared it up.

I have a filter sock on the drain of the overflow.

 

[Reef Breeders]

Lol, I only read the first page, sorry.

 

[JasonC]

Cool to see how fast the UV cleared things up.
I have never been one to avidly put one into My filtration however I may re-think this philosophy of Mine.

Cool frag tank as well !

Congrats dude !