Cloudy Water

I had a bad case of carpet algae and the water started to get a green
tint and thought I had an algae bloom. I covered the tank completely
for 3 days and did a water change - crystal clear for a day or so.
Now the cloudiness has turned to more of a milky white (bacterial
bloom???).

54 gallon corner tank
10-20 small-large Julidochromis marlieri
3 Clown Plecos
Many caves of slate
30% planted
Aquaclear 300 running 2 sponges
Tank has been around for 7+ years

1) I did have to bleach my log to rid of carpet algae, but rinsed very
well
2) Rinsed sponges and added a 3rd
3) Feeding sparingly 4-5 times/week
4) All water parameters are 0 - high ph and hardness (thus the reason
for cichlids)
5) Recently removed 7 large leilupis
6) Added several new plants

Suggestions?

On Oct 13, 1:21*pm, ClownPleco wrote:
I had a bad case of carpet algae and the water started to get a green
tint and thought I had an algae bloom. I covered the tank completely
for 3 days and did a water change - crystal clear for a day or so.
Now the cloudiness has turned to more of a milky white (bacterial
bloom???).

54 gallon corner tank
10-20 small-large Julidochromis marlieri
3 Clown Plecos
Many caves of slate
30% planted
Aquaclear 300 running 2 sponges
Tank has been around for 7+ years

1) I did have to bleach my log to rid of carpet algae, but rinsed very
well
2) Rinsed sponges and added a 3rd
3) Feeding sparingly 4-5 times/week
4) All water parameters are 0 - high ph and hardness (thus the reason
for cichlids)
5) Recently removed 7 large leilupis
6) Added several new plants

Suggestions?

I bet that old damed hippy dude has been sneaking in your house at
night and wanking off in your aquarium. Anyone that likes to play with
crotch crickets (crabs) can not be trusted and wanking is one of his
major pastimes. Lock your windows and doors and I bet the problem goes
away all by itself..

On Oct 14, 9:10*am, Tynk wrote:
On Oct 13, 1:21*pm, ClownPleco wrote:





I had a bad case of carpet algae and the water started to get a green
tint and thought I had an algae bloom. I covered the tank completely
for 3 days and did a water change - crystal clear for a day or so.
Now the cloudiness has turned to more of a milky white (bacterial
bloom???).

54 gallon corner tank
10-20 small-large Julidochromis marlieri
3 Clown Plecos
Many caves of slate
30% planted
Aquaclear 300 running 2 sponges
Tank has been around for 7+ years

1) I did have to bleach my log to rid of carpet algae, but rinsed very
well
2) Rinsed sponges and added a 3rd
3) Feeding sparingly 4-5 times/week
4) All water parameters are 0 - high ph and hardness (thus the reason
for cichlids)
5) Recently removed 7 large leilupis
6) Added several new plants

Suggestions?

Hi there.
What you are calling "carpet algae" is actually Cyanobacteria
(pronounced "SYE - uh- no *bacteria) ..aka "Blue green algae".
It's a bacteria, not algae. You're trying to rid your tank of it by
treating it as if it were a type of algae.
You have 3 choices when it comes to cyano.
Find the source that's feeding and remedy it....or
Keep doing what you've been doing. Clean it off, and keep it under
control with weekly water changes....or
Kill it with erythromycin (brand name Maracyn 1 (not 2).
Here's the thing. If you kill it with the antibiotic, you may be done.
However, if there is a source coming into your tank it will be an
ending battle.
Our town has "city well" water. One of our wells has cyanobacteria in
it. I have a constant source of it coming in from my tap.
It's futile for me to try and kill *it with erythro, so my choice is
to keep it under control. You would never know I have a constant
battle with cyano from looking at my tanks though. With proper tank
maintenance you don't end up with it taking over a tank.
Instead of doing the normal algae cleaning, do it weekly. Yes, I said
"algae". You clean it off the same as you would algae. A scrubby,
paper towel and toothbrush work best.
There aren't any algae eating fish that eat this slime from hell. Can
you blame them. It's bacteria. Spah-tooey! * ; )
Also, when you mentioned you "rinsed" your sponges.....was that in tap
water or a bucket of old tank water?
If you rinsed them under the tap you most likely killed off too many
nitrifying bacteria...hence your bacteria bloom later on (white
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You tell him TYNK! Straighen out his act..........