What happened to my tank

[xfactor6699]

So anyone that's been following I had a huge tank crash yesterday when I went from fake plants to real. My water clouded my test were all messed up the whole kitten kaboodle . Just got home to do a pwc and my water is crystal clear. Going to run some test anyone might know what happened

 

[fort384]

What is "messed up"? Water parameters would help. How long has the tank been established? Were you performing regular gravel vacs? What color was the "cloud"--brown, green, white (they all mean different things)?

 

[HUKIT]

So anyone that's been following I had a huge tank crash yesterday when I my fake plants out for really. My water clouded my test were all messed up the whole kitten kaboodle . Just got home to do a pwc and my water is crystal clear. Going to run some test anyone might know what happened

I'm sorry but I dont understand any of those questions your asking. Fort us right about the color of the bloom whether it's bacteria(white) if green/brown(algae). If you could post water parameters and a answer to what color is the bloom? Then we can start to help.

 

[xfactor6699]

Sry had another post that had everything but I'll put it on here

Tanks been up for alittle more than two months I decided to go from fake to live plants so I did a 30% pwc took out fake plants gravel vac'd planted live didn't change anything else just plants and my water after about 3 hours was white and cloudy so I ran some test and got
Ammonia.25
Nitrite.25
Nitrate 0
So we thought I some how killed all my bacteria came home to do a pwc and the water is crystal clear, clearer than ever so lost

 

[fort384]

Test again. Moving a bunch of stuff around in the substrate could have caused a bit of a mini cycle. White cloudiness is a sign of a bacterial bloom. If it is cleared up now, and the tests look good tonight, then nothing to worry about.

 

[HUKIT]

Sound like a bactiera bloom due a mini-cycle in which removing your substrate killed some of your beneficial bactiera. I would continue with pwc until the mini cycle is over which generally only last a few days.

 

[xfactor6699]

The levels are the same but water looks amazing what should I do

 

[fort384]

pwc if ammonia or nitrite go over 0.25 ppm. Otherwise, patience

 

[xfactor6699]

How much its a 55 g

 

[mfdrookie516]

50% any time they get over .25... I'm with them. I believe you stirred up some junk in the substrate when moving things around causing the ammonia to spike.

 

[xfactor6699]

Did my pwc put in my new light things look good everything even my fake plants are pearling