Fishless cycle bacteria bloom?

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silverfin

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Have new 55 gal tank. Day 7 of the fishless cycle, have "foggy" "whiteish" cloudy water. Might this be a normal "bacteria bloom"?
I did use seed (water squeezed from sponge filter) added on day 2.
Added 2 plants on day 2. Have limited the tank light to 4 hrs per day. Tank positioned with no direct sunlight.
During setup, used API Stress Coat and "clear ammonia". Original ammo dose 4.0. Using two Penguin Bio 200 HOBs.

Temp-86, ammo-2.0, no2-0, no3-30, ph-7.6.

:thanks:
 
Sounds like a bacterial bloom to me. They are heterotrophic bacteria that divides WAY faster than the normal autotrophic bacteria we are wanting. The heterotrophs will divide every 15 - 20 minutes while the autotrophic bacteria can take up to 24 hours.

When the autotrophs catch up they will out compete the other bacteria clearing up the bloom.
 
Update

Thanks! 24 hrs later... as Clark Griswold said about the squirrel... "GONE"!
 
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