Andy0x1
01-04-2018, 10:48 PM
I have a 50g cube with overflow to a sump, CO2 injection, RO water with Seachem equilibrium, and Micro/Macro ferts. (Fluval stratum substrate) 82deg Discus tank.
Filtration starts with filter floss followed by a micron filter mat, bio-balls, and Matrix (since removed). DC varios return pump.
Water would be crystal clear if not for the white bacterial haze.
Macro ferts are consumed within hours of dosing, and plants are showing signs of deficiency.
I installed a 36W UV sterilizer for 2 days, and this cleared the water completely. I took the sterilizer off, and within a day the water clouded back up.
I added some Seachem clarity (fluctuant) - and all it did was make the water look more cloudy.
I really don't want to run UV 24/7 as they say it does something to the plant nutrients, but it's beginning to look like my only option. Never had this problem before.
Nitrate, Phosphate will crash to 0 within 6hrs of dosing. I imagine if I stopped dosing, the cloud would go away, but the plants are already starving.
Filtration starts with filter floss followed by a micron filter mat, bio-balls, and Matrix (since removed). DC varios return pump.
Water would be crystal clear if not for the white bacterial haze.
Macro ferts are consumed within hours of dosing, and plants are showing signs of deficiency.
I installed a 36W UV sterilizer for 2 days, and this cleared the water completely. I took the sterilizer off, and within a day the water clouded back up.
I added some Seachem clarity (fluctuant) - and all it did was make the water look more cloudy.
I really don't want to run UV 24/7 as they say it does something to the plant nutrients, but it's beginning to look like my only option. Never had this problem before.
Nitrate, Phosphate will crash to 0 within 6hrs of dosing. I imagine if I stopped dosing, the cloud would go away, but the plants are already starving.