Cloudy Water, High Co2 Levels?

[saintly]

here's the deal.

i did my regular water change yesterday (50%). after everything fine and working correctly.

this morning, on lights on i hade a haze to my water.

now my drop checker with 4dkh water reads yellow which i know is high. double checked with ph and kh which are ph 6.0... kh 5 (this gives 150ppm) i know, i know for some reason needle valve somehow opened up.

what im wondering is, could such high concentrations of co2 contribute to a haze in the water?

btw, fish were not gasping...strange.

i've also ammended the problems.

thanks

mark

 

[Themuleous]

Wouldn't think its CO2 related. Did you disturb the substrate during the water change? That can cause a bacterial bloom which would haze the water.

Sam

 

[saintly]

im reckoning that when i clead my filter, or should i say change the floss. i've somehow triggered a bacterial bloom. i've still got but it is going. just cut back on lighting and ferts.