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Re: Bacterial Bloom
>>1. Is the bacterial cloudiness the nitrofication bacteria that have become
>>free-floating or is it another bacteria that has bloomed and is feeding on
>>the nutrients in the water (i.e., E. coli, salminilla (humor here)?
>
>Nitrifying bacteria colonize substrates. They are not free floating. The
>bacteria in your water is something different, although I can't tell you
>what kind. (hey, after years of believing nitrifying bacteria were
>Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter, it looks like that might not be the case)
I have heard that if the ammonium levels rise because of increased fish
load, that the nitrification bacteria bloom in the water to reduce the
levels. Others have commented that they divide rapidly and escape the
colonization of the filter.?.?.?
>>2. I have increased the temp to 78 F and have stuffed the canister filter
>>with more material for the bacteria to colonize on - what else can be done
>>to decrease the bacteria?
>I'm not sure that increasing the temperature will have any benefit.
Actually, I found that if was helpful. Increasing tempature may have
decreased the time required for the trace nutrients to be consumed because
of an increase in metabolism.
>>3. Some have said to squeeze a sponge, from a "stable" tank, containing
>>colonized bacteria into the tank to help the process - sounds
>>counter-productive to me. Is this incorrect thinking on my part or will
>>this help?
Roger Miller Wrote:
>I've noticed at the outset of a green water bloom that the water initially
>appears cloudy white rather than green. The color doesn't turn green
>until the cloud gets thicker.
>
>Is it possible that your cloudy water is the start of an algae bloom,
>poised to turn into green water when conditions are right? You could keep
>the lights off for a couple days to see if it goes away.
>
>Roger Miller
>
Did not turn green the entire 12 days that the bloom lasted. Waited for it
to do thus though. I was lucky this time.
Casey Huang Wrote:
>Maybe the nitrification bacteria or some other group of bacteria
>normally feeding on organic wastes were starved to death because
>of sudden cut off of available nutrients. These dead bacteria are
>what causing the cloudy water condition or another group of bacteria feeding
>on the dead bacteria. Just guessing.
Disagree - it is a planted tank and therefore the amount of decaying
material is large; i.e, tons of food for the bacteria in the filter. Do
not know that dead bacteria "bloom." I believe that the majority of people
would define bloom as a growth. If, in fact, it was a "dead" bacterial
bloom then the fliter would have removed it within a day or two.
>In future, could you please don't leave out any detail because the
>answers you get might be completely off or incorrect and might
>embarrass the person trying to help by responding to your post,
>making him / her looking like a fool, if one is not discerning.
Not my intent. I was merely responding to a reply with increased info to
see if a problem could be figured out. Sorry if I offened you or anyone
else.
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