Bacteria Bloom has been going on for weeks now not sure what to do!

[Imthatguybrandonn]

Hi everyone,

I have been ruining my salt water tank for about 5 months now and for the most part things have been good. I am having an issue right now with this bac bloom that I can't seem to get rid of no matter what I try. History leading up to this current point.

About a month prior my tank water was fairly clear, and I went and added to 2 hammer corals. shortly after I had a hair algae bloom and had to resort to manually scrapping it away on a weekly and sometimes semi weekly basis. I have since removed both corals and the hair algae bloom has stopped. Moving forward, the water has stayed foggy (pictures attached). I have done up to a 90% water change and the water stays the same with a slight clear and then heavy bounce back. Not sure what to do!


My stats as of this morning;

Salinity:0.35
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: between 2-5
Ammonia: 0
PH: 8
Tank Temp: 80.1F

Live Stock:
3 clowns, 1 pistol shrimp and a dozen or so snails and hermit crabs.

Tank is a 50 gallon peninsula AIO.
Filtration Media: Carbon, dry rock (instead of bio balls) and a filter pad.

 

[Dan_P]

Hi everyone,

I have been ruining my salt water tank for about 5 months now and for the most part things have been good. I am having an issue right now with this bac bloom that I can't seem to get rid of no matter what I try. History leading up to this current point.

About a month prior my tank water was fairly clear, and I went and added to 2 hammer corals. shortly after I had a hair algae bloom and had to resort to manually scrapping it away on a weekly and sometimes semi weekly basis. I have since removed both corals and the hair algae bloom has stopped. Moving forward, the water has stayed foggy (pictures attached). I have done up to a 90% water change and the water stays the same with a slight clear and then heavy bounce back. Not sure what to do!


My stats as of this morning;

Salinity:0.35
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: between 2-5
Ammonia: 0
PH: 8
Tank Temp: 80.1F

Live Stock:
3 clowns, 1 pistol shrimp and a dozen or so snails and hermit crabs.

Tank is a 50 gallon peninsula AIO.
Filtration Media: Carbon, dry rock (instead of bio balls) and a filter pad.

Looks like an algae bloom based on the apparent green color of the haze.

 

[Kzang]

Get a UV from petco/petsmart called mean green machine I think its called. It'll solve it in a day. Make sure you use an airstone when this is happening to protect your fish and corals.

 

[Imthatguybrandonn]

Looks like an algae bloom based on the apparent green color of the haze.

If that is case what should be my next step?

 

[Imthatguybrandonn]

Get a UV from petco/petsmart called mean green machine I think its called. It'll solve it in a day. Make sure you use an airstone when this is happening to protect your fish and corals.

Do you mean a UV light? If so, what exactly is the process with this?

 

[F4u-SuperCorsair]

Do you mean a UV light? If so, what exactly is the process with this?

Its a all in one that you hang it on the side of your tank, then plug it in until your algae is gone

 

[Kzang]

Do you mean a UV light? If so, what exactly is the process with this?

buy it, and stick it in the tank, and turn it on.....there are two sizes, this is one. A lot of stores have it in stock in store.

https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/green-killing-machine-internal-uv-sterilizer-with-power-head

 

[Nemo of Alex]

Algae are part of the ecosystem, they reproduce when they have enough food, like fish closures, nutrients released by live rock, the

Is frequent feeding more than the tank can accept.

Maybe you need more live rock and beneficial bacteria and less feeding to help you balance the ecology

 

[Nemo of Alex]

It's also possible that snails and hermit crabs are dying and they're decomposing to release nutrients, which is good food for algae