And yes, that color is pretty accurate. I did a fishless cycle with a shrimp. Took just over 3 weeks... seeded the tank with gravel from a healthy set up at work. Ammonia at 0, nitrItes at 0, nitrAtes at 10. Water started to get "white cloudy" towards end of cycle... took this to be the bacterial bloom and added 4 Corys and 2 Otos 7 days after cycle was complete. Also added at that time were 2 Crypts and 1 Anubias. Since adding the fish and plants 8 days ago, this thing just gets greener and greener. All the fish seem happy as can be and the water parameters remain stable.
29 Gallon, Lighting is at 1.24 WPG with THIS light.
I've been told to just hang in there and let this run it's course, but the stuff seems to be getting AWFUL thick to me... Is this normal and will it go away on its own, or is it time for an intervention?