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RE: Cloudy water
> I changed about 50% of my water and I came home the same night to find a
> semi-cloudy tank. I change around 20% of my water twice a week. No
> nitrite
> levels, no ammonia...7 PH.
> David
>
My guess would be a bacterial bloom. When I change more than %25 of
the water at a time I get some cloudiness in the water. It usually goes
away after a day or two. I also noticed the same effect when I changed %20
of my water and removed most of my stem plants in favor of some crypts.
It may also be a slight green water outbreak (but I doubt it). Your
well water could have enough nutrients to trigger a bloom, albeit a very
slight one. The low concentration of the algae spores make the water seem
cloudy instead of green. I have noticed this phenomenon.
Just my $0.02 - Chris