eco23
Aquarium Advice Addict
I'm not sure if this is a bacterial bloom or an algae bloom. I had a 3 day mini-cycle because I removed too many fake plants too quickly. I thought the cloudiness was from the mini-cycle and was bacterial bloom at first (looked milky), but as it got cloudier it started taking on a green tint. I'm starting to think it was mostly just all the green plants reflecting in the water.
I did daily 50% pwc's and kept the light off for 4 days to help deal with the mini-cycle and the potential algae. Cloudiness got better over the days, but I think it was due to the pwc's and not so much clearing up on it's own.
It still seems to be getting worse, and I'm at my wits end with this thing.
- I always avoid chemicals if possible...but are clarifiers dangerous to fish, plants or the bio-filter?
- Any other random causes you can think of? I've wondered if it's something in the filter that could be causing it. I've got a Fluval 405 with the filter pads, bio-media and now carbon. I tried the water polishing pads but they did nothing.
- The Water has never been crystal clear. I had blamed the slight haze on the CC I was running...but that's been out of the filter for weeks now.
I did daily 50% pwc's and kept the light off for 4 days to help deal with the mini-cycle and the potential algae. Cloudiness got better over the days, but I think it was due to the pwc's and not so much clearing up on it's own.
It still seems to be getting worse, and I'm at my wits end with this thing.
- I always avoid chemicals if possible...but are clarifiers dangerous to fish, plants or the bio-filter?
- Any other random causes you can think of? I've wondered if it's something in the filter that could be causing it. I've got a Fluval 405 with the filter pads, bio-media and now carbon. I tried the water polishing pads but they did nothing.
- The Water has never been crystal clear. I had blamed the slight haze on the CC I was running...but that's been out of the filter for weeks now.