Cloudy Water and Fuzzy Drift Wood ??

[pe0026]

Hey Guys, I put together my planted aquarium and have a problem.

The water is extremely cloudy and the drift wood has developed a fuzzy cloudy forcefield type of thing all around it! I am not sure what to do??

The tank has been up for 2 days. The first day the water was a little murky. The second it got worse.

My questions are:

Why is it so murky?
What should i do?
Is it safe for my plants?

Please help!

 

[Mebbid]

What substrate did you use and did you wash it off?
Is there any fish or ammonia in the tank?
Where did you get the driftwood from?
Do you have a picture?

I would start by pulling the driftwood out and brushing the goo off if there's a lot.

 

[pe0026]

Hi, substrate was from an a aquarium shop. I did not wash it.
drift wood was also from an aquarium shop and seemed to be treated.
There are no fish.

 

[RadMax8]

You're seeing a bacteria bloom. This is typical with a newly set up tank. Do you have any water testing supplies?


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[pe0026]

I don't but I will go and buy one tomorrow

 

[RadMax8]

Make sure you get the API liquid test kit for freshwater. I would also recommend you read up on cycling a tank. That way you can make sure your bacteria is up to the task of keeping the water safe for fish.


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[Mebbid]

You're seeing a bacteria bloom. This is typical with a newly set up tank. Do you have any water testing supplies?


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My only problem is that bacterial blooms generally don't happen that way. They need a pretty strong ammonia source to get going and even then it takes a few days. That wood you got looks pretty fresh. I would imagine it's leeching sap into the water

 

[RadMax8]

My only problem is that bacterial blooms generally don't happen that way. They need a pretty strong ammonia source to get going and even then it takes a few days. That wood you got looks pretty fresh. I would imagine it's leeching sap into the water

That's not good. Would boiling the DW help get rid of that?


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[Mebbid]

That's not good. Would boiling the DW help get rid of that?


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Possibly. It definitely couldn't hurt.