ozgirl_bkk
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Hello,
I have been running a 30 gallon tank for about six months and earlier this week it had a very bad bacterial bloom. There were two causes:
1) I was way too overzealous in cleaning - gravel vac, scrubbed some rocks, and replaced half the filter media, at the same time as doing my regular weekly water change of 30 per cent.
2)The water i added to the tank had higher levels of organic material than usual - due to massive flooding in Thailand (where I live) making the water more contaminated than usual.
To combat the effects of the bacterial bloom, I did several partial water changes and stuck in three airstones but most of my tetras died. I still have 4 corys, 2 otos, 2 german rams, and two halfbeaks.
The water is much less cloudy now, but there is a white later of bacteria over all the gravel, rocks, plants (real and fake), tank decorations etc.
Because the problem was largely caused by my too drastic cleaning, I am a bit nervous about what to do next.
Should I take my rocks, plants etc out and clean them in dechlorinated water? Or just leave the tank alone and hope the horrible white film over everything goes away eventually?
Thanks for any advice.
I have been running a 30 gallon tank for about six months and earlier this week it had a very bad bacterial bloom. There were two causes:
1) I was way too overzealous in cleaning - gravel vac, scrubbed some rocks, and replaced half the filter media, at the same time as doing my regular weekly water change of 30 per cent.
2)The water i added to the tank had higher levels of organic material than usual - due to massive flooding in Thailand (where I live) making the water more contaminated than usual.
To combat the effects of the bacterial bloom, I did several partial water changes and stuck in three airstones but most of my tetras died. I still have 4 corys, 2 otos, 2 german rams, and two halfbeaks.
The water is much less cloudy now, but there is a white later of bacteria over all the gravel, rocks, plants (real and fake), tank decorations etc.
Because the problem was largely caused by my too drastic cleaning, I am a bit nervous about what to do next.
Should I take my rocks, plants etc out and clean them in dechlorinated water? Or just leave the tank alone and hope the horrible white film over everything goes away eventually?
Thanks for any advice.
