why do veggies still cloud my water?

[hc8719]

ive been skinning cucumbers and zucchini before i put them in my tank for the pleco and farlowella, so why does the water get cloudy before the morning? is it that the coat they put on veggies has little to do with the veggies themselves creating a natural cloudiness?

the veggies are always gone by the moring btw

 

[dskidmore]

Sounds like a bacterial cloud. If you're skinning the veggies, it shouldn't be the coating on them causing the problem.

How often do you feed these veggies? What are your ammonia/nitrite readings during the cloudy period?

 

[jcarlilesiu]

Be certain also that it isn't green water. Take out a gallon and put in a white bucket... this should help determine if in fact it is a white cloud (bacterial bloom) or green cloud (suspended algae). It may not be able to be determined while the water is inside the aquarium.