I_Machine
Aquarium Advice Newbie
First off, "Hi all!" got lots of good help here so far, but had to tell this one...
2 month-old 50 gal, everything was going fine, just had a nice diatom algae bloom, so I decided it was time for some Ottos. 2 days later, after they cleaned most the algae out of the tank (efficient little guys!) I'm in the middle of a HUGE bacteria bloom, even worse than when the tank cycled the first time. So bad, in fact, it's clogging my filter! Luckily I caught it and turned down the flow before it overflowed itself. Could the Ottos (who have been described as "poop factories" by some here) or the ProperPH 7.0 I added triggered the bloom? PH was 7.8 before, so I figured I'd make the tetras and rasbora more comfy.
2 month-old 50 gal, everything was going fine, just had a nice diatom algae bloom, so I decided it was time for some Ottos. 2 days later, after they cleaned most the algae out of the tank (efficient little guys!) I'm in the middle of a HUGE bacteria bloom, even worse than when the tank cycled the first time. So bad, in fact, it's clogging my filter! Luckily I caught it and turned down the flow before it overflowed itself. Could the Ottos (who have been described as "poop factories" by some here) or the ProperPH 7.0 I added triggered the bloom? PH was 7.8 before, so I figured I'd make the tetras and rasbora more comfy.