im lost

maddog0118

maddog0118

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my tank has an algea issue but i slowed it down...
but what im lost at is the water is dusty...it is even on the glass just like a winshield of a car...i think it could be coming from the sump tank below...i have a layer of looks like sand dust in it and maybe its going up thru the sump...my tank is officially 1 yrs old today....do i have to clean the sump tank out and replace bio balls.?im just lost
 
maddog0118

maddog0118

Member
usind rodi...i bougjt a 35 gpd one....my phosphates are high..but that would cause the dust....i been doing a 30 gal every 10days or so.....
 
maddog0118

maddog0118

Member
going to try to add pic..i cant do it..keeps saying its to big..my wife says she will try....my phosphates are an issue...my lfs says i should add this bag like 50 bucks to see if it will work
 
maddog0118

maddog0118

Member
a windshiled of a car after a rainy day...till i get pic posted it just looks dusty you can sde it floating throughout the tank...i even removed some crushed coral like my lfs said..i had like 4-5 inch bed....when the guy set it up..found out the lfs was a little shady..selling me all kinds of stuff when i bought the tank...so i went to most rep lfs store in my area and he is guiding me...
 
darren0311

darren0311

Member
well My personal opinion is the Phosphates cant be helping the Sit. Hopefully someone has something to add, But I am aiming towards that, We had the same issue in a grouper tank at our store, And it winded up beina a phosphate problem, soon as we got rid of them it stopped, But it is hard to tell if it is the same thing!
 
prime311

prime311

Active Member
Have you tried running carbon? Get a reactor and you can run carbon and/or phosban in it to check either. Are you sure the dust isn't micro bubbles?
 
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