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Re: **DIY CO2 Problem**

On Tue, 2002-02-26 at 19:50, Robert P Rose wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I'm planning to start planting in my 10 gal established tank.  Yesterday I 
> started a DIY CO2 bottle according to the "microbrew" instructions on the 
> Krib.  I put the airstone in the tank last night to observe the
> effects of the CO2 on the pH of the tank.  This morning I was alarmed
> to see that the tank water had turned completely cloudy (almost murky
> with a yellowish tint).  I was alarmed at first, but the fish did not
> seem to be affected.  Currently I've got a juvenile Jack Dempsey, two
> Tiger Loaches, and a Pleco (and no plants).  All of them seem to be 
> fine, I even fed them this morning and they seemed to have their 
> normal appetites.
> 
> At first, I thought that maybe some of the yeast solution had siphoned into the tank, but that was thrown aside when I realized the bottle is sitting lower than the tank and therefore could not siphon back into the tank.  Now I'm thinking that maybe the increased level of CO2 has caused some sort of algae bloom?  Is this possible?  If not algae, what could it be? 
> 
> Has anyone else had this happen to them?

Hi Robert,

I had this _exact_ same thing happen to my 10g planted w/ DIY CO2.  All
I did was 20% water changes 24 hours appart until the water remained
clear.  I have no idea on the cause, but I remember testing for CO2 in
grade school using very hard water (limewater I think) and seeing if it
turned milky.  My GH here in Toronto is about 10 dGH which makes it
medium-hard.  Since I have a lightly planted tank, and you have no
plants yet, this may be the cause.

BTW: I think I've given up on DIY CO2 faster than most on this list as
I'm looking to replace mine less than 6 weeks after starting it.

Glenn Attwood - UNIX SysAdmin at large