gemach7
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Hello,
Will first start off with tank specifics.
55 gallon soft water planted community tank
Ph 6.2
Ammonia undetectable
Nitrite undetectable
Nitrate undetectable
Age about 1 year
Stock
1 Bolivian ram
2 crown pleco
6 diamond tetra
8 guppies(occasional fry but don't survive long to add to total)
6 harlequin rasbora
4 sterba's Corey's
4 amano shrimp
Assorted Amazon live plants.
No recent stock changes.
About a week ago I preformed a 20% pwc. But also stirred the substrate a little. I installed a small circulating pump afterwards to add unidirectional flow and aid with moving the detris created by the Plecos to the filter.
After the tank initially cleared from the substrate stir I was left with a cloudiness that still persists.
1) My initial thought was I had upset BB and created a bacteria bloom but 1 week in with daily water testing no parameters have changed(liquid not strips). I know I'm slightly understocked but would think a small gain in part of the nitrogen cycle would have shown by now.
2) due to the tannins my water is normally tea coloured. Could this be hiding the fact this is green algae not white. And by stiring the sediment I released nutrients that caused an algae bloom?
Performing another pwc today of 20%. To try to clear out some of the cloudiness.
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Will first start off with tank specifics.
55 gallon soft water planted community tank
Ph 6.2
Ammonia undetectable
Nitrite undetectable
Nitrate undetectable
Age about 1 year
Stock
1 Bolivian ram
2 crown pleco
6 diamond tetra
8 guppies(occasional fry but don't survive long to add to total)
6 harlequin rasbora
4 sterba's Corey's
4 amano shrimp
Assorted Amazon live plants.
No recent stock changes.
About a week ago I preformed a 20% pwc. But also stirred the substrate a little. I installed a small circulating pump afterwards to add unidirectional flow and aid with moving the detris created by the Plecos to the filter.
After the tank initially cleared from the substrate stir I was left with a cloudiness that still persists.
1) My initial thought was I had upset BB and created a bacteria bloom but 1 week in with daily water testing no parameters have changed(liquid not strips). I know I'm slightly understocked but would think a small gain in part of the nitrogen cycle would have shown by now.
2) due to the tannins my water is normally tea coloured. Could this be hiding the fact this is green algae not white. And by stiring the sediment I released nutrients that caused an algae bloom?
Performing another pwc today of 20%. To try to clear out some of the cloudiness.
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