RE: VERY cloudy Water, Part 2 (The saga continues)

[Mark Wolek <mwolek at omiintl_com>]

The growth in the fog looks great from the pics, so I'd guess ammonia?
plants would use it to grow and algae wouldn't...or something from the wood.

In a normal situation with a biological filter I would say its a new tank
and probably has high ammonia...but I'm not sure it works the same in a
planted tank.

That said, the wood you added, did you leech it for a month or so in a tub
of water before you put it in the tank?  Was it wet or dry when you found
it?   It could verywell not be rotting but leeching (or rotting?).  I would
replace it with a suitable piece of driftwood or something aquarium safe for
sure.

In either case, I would think water changes would help.

Best of luck, 
Mark





Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 23:39:20 -0600
From: "Kevin Sheller" <kevmo at arenafan_com>
Subject: VERY cloudy Water, Part 2 (The saga continues)

Thanks to all who have responded.

Unfortunately, I have officially had the cloudy water for 14 days now. It's
only getting worse.

I just tried a Diatom filter today -- it had no affect. So with that
possibility eliminated, I have a few options left.

Algae Bloom vs. Bacterial Bloom - Since the diatom filter did NOTHING, I
suspect it is bacterial.

Cause - It could be that I'm too impatient to let this go away on it's
own -- there could be no special cause. Just a SEVERE case of "new tank
syndrome." However, I believe there is a cause, and I'm starting to suspect
the wood.

Wood - I found the wood in the wild in Michigan. It could be rotting, and
therefore, the bacterial bloom is feeding on the rotting wood. I'm leaning
toward removing it for good. It's a shame, however, because I really like
it. (It's a pain to move around because it isn't water-logged. It is tied to
the bottom using fishing line.)

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Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 23:39:20 -0600
From: "Kevin Sheller" <kevmo at arenafan_com>
Subject: VERY cloudy Water, Part 2 (The saga continues)

Thanks to all who have responded.

Unfortunately, I have officially had the cloudy water for 14 days now. It's
only getting worse.

I just tried a Diatom filter today -- it had no affect. So with that
possibility eliminated, I have a few options left.

Algae Bloom vs. Bacterial Bloom - Since the diatom filter did NOTHING, I
suspect it is bacterial.

Cause - It could be that I'm too impatient to let this go away on it's
own -- there could be no special cause. Just a SEVERE case of "new tank
syndrome." However, I believe there is a cause, and I'm starting to suspect
the wood.

Wood - I found the wood in the wild in Michigan. It could be rotting, and
therefore, the bacterial bloom is feeding on the rotting wood. I'm leaning
toward removing it for good. It's a shame, however, because I really like
it. (It's a pain to move around because it isn't water-logged. It is tied to
the bottom using fishing line.)

Want to learn more? Follow my incredible adventure, here:
http://www.aplants.com/75g

If anyone has any other thoughts, please feel free to send them my way.


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