lots of particles in the water column...?

[hayabusa2003]

I noticed in my 75G mix-reefed that I seem to have alot of particles blowing around in my water column. At first I thought they were micro-bubbles, so I turned off all the pumps/powerheads and let the water stand for about 30 min. When I do this I see alot of particles ... some are pods which is great, but most just seem like dust/dirt/sand. I do run a 4in sand-bad in my tank. Was wondering if this is common in other reef tanks, or if I need to add some filter floss to my sump.

 

[jazzsam]

Did you change your flow recently? Sounds like just the normal stuff that lands on the LR.

 

[Candi]

I noticed the same thing this morning in my tank, however I did move pumps and added a hydor 3 yesterday so I'm assuming it'll settle back down in a day or two

 

[Carlo]

You could try adding a sponge, filter sock or floss for a day or two to trap some of this assuming it makes it to your overflow.

Carlo

 

[hayabusa2003]

Thx. I'm going to add some filter floss to my return section of the sump to see if it clears things up. I did adjust my return flow, so it seems that change in flow pattern is kicking up stuff. I guess it'll only get worse, since I'm hooking up a SCWD and seaswirl soon, so my pattern should always be changing.

my tank isn't reef ready, so I have dual overflows with a sponge on each which I thought would keep the water clear, but maybe it's not getting to the overflows

 

[Carlo]

Might be a little nasty now but it's good to get as much out of the water and rock as possible.

Carlo