RE: [APD] Bacterial Bloom

["Sharon Frey" <sharonfrey at earthlink_net>]

Seweryn,

I am far from an expert but I do know a white cloudy bacterial bloom is
normal for a newly set up aquarium or one experiencing major changes.  Were
I in you shoes I would back off change water and let nature and let
beneficial bacteria clean up.

You posted finding a Cory fry.  There must be something going on good in
your tank and maybe time to let your tank take care of itself.

Most best,

Sharon


-----Original Message-----
From: aquatic-plants-bounces at actwin_com
[mailto:aquatic-plants-bounces at actwin_com]On Behalf Of Seweryn
Bialasiewicz
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 6:57 PM
To: aquatic-plants at actwin_com
Subject: [APD] Bacterial Bloom



Well, after changing 50% of my water and inserting more floss and some
Purigen, the cloudiness of my tank came back, and now looks like someone
poured a couple of litres of milk into my tank. I suspected bacteria going
nuts, so I took a sample into work today, and had a peek at it in dissecting
and light scopes. Result: Nothing. Looks clean of algea, protazoa, and
hordes of bacteria. Tried a gram stain, but it came up with nothing either.
Did a gram stain of a centrifuged aliquot, and there were bunches of cocci
looking things under 100X oil, but none of them stained as either pos or
neg, so not sure if they are not just some sort of artifacts. I am stumped.
Anyone have any ideas on what it could be? The only thing I added before
these troubles was a cup of sand (rinsed, same as my substrate), a small bit
of soaked driftwood, and two clay pots covered in "aquarium safe" silicone
which holds the sand to the pots. Fish seem to be doing fine.

Stumped in Brizzie,
- Seweryn

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