Water ?

deaclauderdale · 04-12-2007, 02:19 AM

My tank water has a slight yellow tinge to it. Nothing to major as I only notice it when I do a water change and the water removed from the main diplay is sitting in a white bucket. What is the cause and how do I cure it?

BoomerD · 04-12-2007, 02:58 AM

Probably just some dissolved organics...nothing serious. Just run some good quality carbon for about a week, You'll be amazed at how much nicer it makes the water look...I always did this for one week per month.

deaclauderdale · 04-12-2007, 03:25 AM

Thanx Boomer, can you recommend a brand?

prow · 04-12-2007, 05:31 AM

black diamond and seachems matrix are good ones, usually any LFS will carry at least one of them.

BoomerD · 04-12-2007, 07:16 PM

Black Diamond has been tested repeatedly, and scores near the top of all commercially available brands.

Snelly40 · 04-12-2007, 07:48 PM

carbon will def help

i use seachem and love it

sasquatch · 04-12-2007, 08:14 PM

Funny you say that, I was stunned at how white my waterchange was, then I ran a bucket of tap water and it looked like somebody had, well, you know lol

boozeman · 04-12-2007, 08:19 PM

*WARNING* the rapid removal of DOCs from your system via carbon may cause your corals to RTN from the increase in illumination.

deaclauderdale · 04-12-2007, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boozeman

*WARNING* the rapid removal of DOCs from your system via carbon may cause your corals to RTN from the increase in illumination.

RTN? What does that mean? and please forgive my ignorance.

sasquatch · 04-12-2007, 11:34 PM

Rapid Tissue Necrosis, not pretty,often has severe end result, start out slow, 10 points to Boozeman!!

boozeman · 04-13-2007, 11:12 AM

sorry... by now your corals and such have become accustomed to that ''yellow'' water and its ability to cut down on the amount of light that reaches them. If you supply a large amount of carbon, it will quickly remove the disolved organic compounds (DOC) that are making the water yellow. The increase in available light may cause your corals to get a ''sunburn'' resulting in 'bleaching' (the coral polyps expulsion of symbiotic zooalgae) or at the worst loss of tissue ( RTN as steve explained)... if your water is very yellow, I suggest putting a screen filter over the tank for a few days untill your inhabitants become accustomed to the new lighting.

deaclauderdale · 04-14-2007, 02:38 PM

Wow! Thanx for the information.

mps9506 · 04-14-2007, 03:22 PM

FWIW any rapid change in water conditions can seemingly trigger the mysterious RTN of SPS corals.
With the corals that you list in your tank RTN isn't really an issue as much as bleaching when it comes to sudden water condition and lighting changes. But again same advise applies.

deaclauderdale · 04-14-2007, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mps9506

FWIW any rapid change in water conditions can seemingly trigger the mysterious RTN of SPS corals.
With the corals that you list in your tank RTN isn't really an issue as much as bleaching when it comes to sudden water condition and lighting changes. But again same advise applies.

I'll be sure to monitor the tank closely, I'd hate for them to bleahc or get the dreaded RTN.

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BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,638 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Water ? Probably just some dissolved organics...nothing serious. Just run some good quality carbon for about a week, You'll be amazed at how much nicer it makes the water look...I always did this for one week per month. __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

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boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,802 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Water ? sorry... by now your corals and such have become accustomed to that ''yellow'' water and its ability to cut down on the amount of light that reaches them. If you supply a large amount of carbon, it will quickly remove the disolved organic compounds (DOC) that are making the water yellow. The increase in available light may cause your corals to get a ''sunburn'' resulting in 'bleaching' (the coral polyps expulsion of symbiotic zooalgae) or at the worst loss of tissue ( RTN as steve explained)... if your water is very yellow, I suggest putting a screen filter over the tank for a few days untill your inhabitants become accustomed to the new lighting. __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

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