Cloudy - too much CO2 - H20 change? Leave? Lights on? Lights off?

[theoutdoorsykid]

Hey all,

I've been upping my CO2 program, and for the first time, my plants are truly flourishing. Today, after a water change, I added about 5 capfuls instead of my usual 4 (the new caps seem bigger - I actually added 4 of the new caps which I reckon is about 5 of the old caps). Anyway, the tank is cloudy now. I'm fairly well planted. Should I just leave it and let the plants soak it in, do an H20 change, leave lights off, put lights on...

I expect it will clear itself up, but not sure if there are some best practices others adhere to. Looks like the 4 small capfuls is the threshold going forward...

Thanks!

 

[mattcham]

5 capfuls of what?

Excel or Metricide? What size tank?

 

[theoutdoorsykid]

Excel. My program has been daily 1 cap iron & 4 caps excel. Then MWF, I add to that a cap of potassium, an extra cap of iron, and a cap of trace. Yesterday I didn't dose, so I did Friday's dose today (but I didn't double up - caps on new Excel just seemed a touch bigger).

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[theoutdoorsykid]

29 g tank.

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[theoutdoorsykid]

Pic. Not too cloudy. Probably fine. You think?

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