hazy water

[Sahabo]

the water is looking a bit hazy. The tank is fully cycled and I added 4 new otos last weekend. Any ideas about the hazy water?

ammonia, nitrites are at 0 and nitrates are at 5.

 

[jsoong]

Take some water & put it into a white plate/cup. See if the haze is green or white. White haze is likely bacteria bloom related to increased bioload & should settle once your filter catch up. Green haze would be algae & that needs a different approach.

 

[Sahabo]

I guess it's off white. Bowl on the left is tank water, right is regular tap water. Also, the otos are the only inhabitants. If it's bacterial bloom, should I do anything about it?

 

[Sahabo]

bump

 

[Zagz]

No for bacterial bloom it will go away on it's own.

 

[Sahabo]

so it's not harmful to the fish? I was planning upgrade Corwin into the 10 gallon today...should I wait until it clears up?

 

[Zagz]

No it doesn't harm the fish at all. Go ahead and move Corwin.

 

[Sahabo]

Thanks He'll be a happy camper!

 

[Sahabo]

ok, so I don't think it's the water that's really hazy. I think something on the the inside of the glass is making everything look cloudy/green, almost like there's a film on it. The otos have done a good job so I don't think it's algae. Anyone else have experience with this?

 

[Sahabo]

alright that's not it either. I tried using an old credit card on the inside glass...there's nothing there. arg! so it must be the water...but it really doesn't look green or really white. i don't get it.

 

[neilanh]

It's still hanging around?

In my planted tank, when I first set it up, I got that too, it lasted nearly 3 weeks, then cleared itself up. I attributed it to a bacteria bloom, but perhaps it's something else causing it.

 

[Sahabo]

3 weeks? hmmm. maybe i just need to be more patient! Here's the best pic I could get.

 

[brutus]

i don't see your tank its so haze.is the tank near a window?

 

[Sahabo]

it's across from a window. window on one wall and tank across the room from it about 12 feet across. the sun does not shine directly into the window.