Cloudy water while fishless cycling?

[brittanykluss]

What causes this?

 

[jetajockey]

Bacteria, not nitrifying bacteria though, probably from the breakdown of organics.

 

[orandafan12]

Bacteria bloom. I think its part of the cycle. It happened to me also.

 

[brittanykluss]

Bacteria, not nitrifying bacteria though, probably from the breakdown of organics.

Is that good or bad?

 

[brittanykluss]

Well yesterday it wasnt cloudy at all, I just set the tank up yesterday I did use a capful of Stability like it says too on the bottle, and today I did about half a capful like it says too. I dont think its from that though because after I poured it in I never noticed it getting cloudy. I also use stability on a 5 gallon tank that I have been cycling as well and its crystal clear.

 

[jetajockey]

Is that good or bad?

It's fairly normal, not a big concern. it should go away in time

 

[orandafan12]

Well yesterday it wasnt cloudy at all, I just set the tank up yesterday I did use a capful of Stability like it says too on the bottle, and today I did about half a capful like it says too. I dont think its from that though because after I poured it in I never noticed it getting cloudy. I also use stability on a 5 gallon tank that I have been cycling as well and its crystal clear.

Do you know about fishless cycling? This takes up to 4-6 weeks to do and is very easy.

 

[jetajockey]

Well yesterday it wasnt cloudy at all, I just set the tank up yesterday I did use a capful of Stability like it says too on the bottle, and today I did about half a capful like it says too. I dont think its from that though because after I poured it in I never noticed it getting cloudy. I also use stability on a 5 gallon tank that I have been cycling as well and its crystal clear.

it's very possible that the stability has something to do with it because of its ingredients, facultative bacteria comes to mind.

 

[brittanykluss]

Do you know about fishless cycling? This takes up to 4-6 weeks to do and is very easy.

Thats what im doing now.

 

[orandafan12]

Yeah its normal. It should settle later on.

 

[brittanykluss]

it's very possible that the stability has something to do with it because of its ingredients, facultative bacteria comes to mind.

What is facultative bacteria? & If it is the stability why isnt my 5 gallon cloudy at all?

 

[eco23]

I'm gonna let jeta handle this one, haha!

Only thing I'll add though...this link (which I included in your Stability thread) covers cloudy water from a bacterial bloom and explains exactly what jetajockey is mentioning. An interesting point it makes that I didn't know is that it claims the bloom actually inhibits the true nitrifiers from colonizing since it severely depletes the o2 in the tank.
http://www.oscarfish.com/article-home/water/72-heterotrophic-bacteria.html

 

[brittanykluss]

I'm gonna let jeta handle this one, haha!

Only thing I'll add though...this link (which I included in your Stability thread) covers cloudy water from a bacterial bloom and explains exactly what jetajockey is mentioning. An interesting point it makes that I didn't know is that it claims the bloom actually inhibits the true nitrifiers from colonizing since it severely depletes the o2 in the tank.
Heterotrophic Bacteria and Their Practical Application in a Freshwater Tank

So what should I do?