Is This Bacterial Bloom Or Something Else?

[Fish are friends]

Just was wondering what could be causing the water to become so cloudy....(AGAIN)

I am due a water change today, tested the water and nitrites 0 ammonia 0 nitrate 30. looking at getting a second filter to help clear it...

 

[Skins]

Is it a milky colour, hard to tell by the photo

Keith.

 

[Fish are friends]

if i didnt know any better i would say the water was dirty.. its sort of green, it looks exactly like the photo. ill do a fairly large water change and add another filter in the corner and hope it clears it. the addition of the plants was only about 3 weeks ago!

 

[Essjay]

If it's green, it's more likley to be an algae bloom. The problem with this is that water changes don't always sort it out. If you can't get rid of it doing that, try a 3 day blackout of the tank, followed by a large water change.

 

[karin]

Check out this site. Scroll down to read about green water.

http/www.theplantedtank.co.uk/algae.htm

Good Luck. I had green water and a UV sterilizer cleared it up for me. But can be a pain for certain.

 

[Fish are friends]

So annoyed, have kept the tank lights off all day, had to rescue a danio caught behind the filter so i turned the lights on and bam, the water was worse then yesterday will keep it covered and in the dark for a few more days. Only thing i am concerned is how will the darkness affect the plants and once cleared how do i prevent it again?

 

[Skins]

So annoyed, have kept the tank lights off all day, had to rescue a danio caught behind the filter so i turned the lights on and bam, the water was worse then yesterday will keep it covered and in the dark for a few more days. Only thing i am concerned is how will the darkness affect the plants and once cleared how do i prevent it again?

You could try seachem purigen

Keith.

 

[Skins]

How is your tank water looking now?

Keith.

 

[Fish are friends]

Sorry for the delay in replying, been offline for a bit.. I couldnt find any seachem purigen but i found this other stuff called clearwater... I added a second filter which you can see in the corner of the tank and within a few days the water is crystal clear and looking fantastic..

Thanks for all your advice!!