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Blue sparkles/lights in sump when adding RO

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waldend
, 01-12-2010 at 12:20 AM (2283 Views)
I should have made my first ever post something better but this was pretty cool. Tonight when I added the topoff water to my sump the were a few at first, then tons, then tapered back off, of blue lights/sparkles everywhere. Has anyone noticed this before?

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Updated 01-12-2010 at 02:09 PM by melev

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  1. Plantguy's Avatar
    Yes, but I stopped using mescaline years ago... LOL

    Huh, Im at a loss, maybe your topoff water pissed off some bioluminescent plankton?
  2. melev's Avatar
    Where was your camera?!
  3. waldend's Avatar
    I am going to set my video camera up tonight and see if I can capture it. It only lasted for about 10-15 sec total and the "lightning bug effect" was only 3-4 seconds. This was the first time I saw it but I typically don't have all the lights off when adding water. My luck it was a one time thing never to be duplicated!
  4. doomicon's Avatar
    You gotta capture that on film!!!
  5. TheBChamp's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Plantguy
    Yes, but I stopped using mescaline years ago... LOL

    Huh, Im at a loss, maybe your topoff water pissed off some bioluminescent plankton?
    hahaha ... but yeah, wierd.
  6. Trido's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Plantguy

    maybe your topoff water pissed off some bioluminescent plankton?
    Ive never heard of it in a reef tank before but would almost guarantee this is what happened. I used to see it all the time when I worked on the ocean. Always when the ship would brake the water creating alot of surface turbulance.

    BTW, this is a pretty cool first post, but without video, it can never be totally amazing.

    Better get the video camera ready in case it happens again.
  7. Plantguy's Avatar
    Ive seen the same thing Trido saw, although when I saw it, it was from the other side of the waterline while night diving.
  8. Trido's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Plantguy
    Ive seen the same thing Trido saw, although when I saw it, it was from the other side of the waterline while night diving.
    You lucky B*****D!!!
  9. Plantguy's Avatar
    Yeah, it does sound cool, but the first time it happens, the first thought that goes through your mind is...

    "Im narcing out".
  10. waldend's Avatar
    Well, good news and bad news. I was able to get it to happen again tonight. Less from pouring in water but more from swishing the handle of a scraper in the water. Bad news is it doesn't seem to show up on video. Will download and examine it full size tomorrow but maybe they are too fast and not bright enough. I do believe it is related to the unidentified small white deposits on all hard surfaces in my sump. They are calcium like deposits that remind me of coco worm shells but do not grow. Only about 1-2mm dia.
  11. Plantguy's Avatar
    Bioluminescent Barnacles?!? We could have a new character for Sponge-Bob!

    Is your video tape, or digital? Ill loan you my Digital, it has a night mode that might catch it.