HELP-Cloudy Water after adding coral

b_clark711

b_clark711

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I have a 30 gallon setup w/ zoo colony coral, 1maroon clown, 1 b/w clown, 2 percula clowns, 1 firefish goby, & 1 royal gramma. I introduced a pink pocillopora, pipe organ coral, & branching hammer coral last night. I run the dual satellite current power compacts with 130 total watts (65w daylight & 65w actinic). I acclimated the same way I acclimated everything else, and didn't turn the lights on for 4 hours after introduction. Everything is doing fine, fish & coral, and the water was clear when we went to bed last night. I woke up this morning to cloudy water, but everything seemed to be doing ok. I need some help, because if it's nothing, I can stop freaking out! The wife really loves the corals and I would hate for something to happen to our beautiful setup! Please help!
 
kholla12

kholla12

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I cant tell you why your water is cloudy.But list all your perms.And your way over stocked.In a 30g you will not be able to have all those clowns.You can keep one type.and maroon clowns are the most aggressive type of clowns and will kill you other clowns.
 
b_clark711

b_clark711

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I really appreciate the help! I have had my setup for going on 7 years now, and all of my clowns get along fine, no aggression whatsoever! As I said, I appreciate your help, but I really don't need lecturing on my tank being overpopulated, as I have had a very successful tank up until the introduction of these new coral, so again kholla12, please don't lecture me about my tank being overpopulated and my maroon killing my other clowns, it's been established with everything listed except the pipe organ, hammer & pocillopora since 2001. With that being said, to Spiderwoman, I am fairly versed in saltwater, but I honestly have no clue what you are asking! LOL Sorry. All I know is that my pink pocillopora is similar to the cauliflower coral, if that helps any! :)
 
kholla12

kholla12

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Did nt mean to be a jerk.Sorry if you took it that way.she is asking if you have any micro alges some times the go s e x u a l.
 
b_clark711

b_clark711

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Spideywoman........I did some research after I posted (I wanted to let you guys know that I am here and ready for advice) and I came across the "grape caulerpa" and I have not had any of that in my tank. The only coral I have had before trying to introduce the hammer, poco & pipe organ are my zoa's and they thrive! I had no luck with scopus, but I did find scopas tang, but I haven't had a tang either! I really appreciate your help, and all others, and I didn't mean to come off as rude, if that was the case, I am in a fragile state right now as this is my first & only "problem" that I have had with my saltwater setup!
 
spiderwoman

spiderwoman

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Originally Posted by kholla12
http:///forum/post/2645466
Did nt mean to be a jerk.Sorry if you took it that way.she is asking if you have any micro alges some times the go s e x u a l.
Yep, and Scopus Tang had that problem in his tank a while back so I figured I'll check with him if he can take a look at your thread. If you are well versed in SW, then you'll know what grape calerpa is.
 
b_clark711

b_clark711

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I am well versed, and just because I didn't know what grape calerpa is, doesn't mean that I am not well versed, it's just one of those corals I am not really into! It appears that you guys are just a bunch of assholes, and thanks for nothing, I am going elsewhere!
 
scopus tang

scopus tang

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Originally Posted by B_Clark711
http:///forum/post/2645502
Scopas Tang is a real fish as well!
Correct, a truly beautiful and underrated tang IMO, however, Scopus Tang is me. Grape caulerpa is a macroalgae that will sometimes go s.e.x.u.a.l overnight, and turn your water to a cloudy green. No one was trying to lecture or give you a hard time, just trying to get enough information to help you. If you have no macroalgae of any type in your system, than we can eliminate that as a potential source. Have you tested any of your water parameters? Particularly ammonia. How are the new corals looking today. For the tank to have gone cloudy, I would guess that something has to have gone wrong. If not a macroalgae going s.e.x.u.a.l, then something dieing and begin to decompose? Anybody or anything missing? Or something in the water chemistry. More info. you can give us, the more likely it is that we will be able to help. BTW, welcome to the boards.
 
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