Cloudy water after water change

How long has the tank been setup? Sounds like a bacteria bloom in a tank
that hasn't fully cycled yet.

Ron

"Victor M. Martinez" wrote in message
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I've been meaning to post here about the cloudiness that sets on my large
tank after I make water changes and fertilize the plants. The small tank
doesn't get it, just the big one. Yesterday I changed about 30% of the
water and fertilized with Fluorish, Fluorish Iron, Fluorish Excel, plus I
added some Freshwater Trace. Like clockwork, the water started turning
cloudy about an hour after the water change. This morning it's cloudy, but
it should start clearing this afternoon. I also cleaned the filter
(Eheim), rinsing all the media in it.
One interesting aside is that everytime I make a water change, some of the
usually shy clown loaches come out and hang out all over the tank.

Anybody else get cloudiness after water changes?

Victor M. Martinez

http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv

Ron Nelson wrote:
How long has the tank been setup? Sounds like a bacteria bloom in a tank
that hasn't fully cycled yet.

Nope, the tank has been cycled for months. All water parameters are perfect.

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http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv

"Victor M. Martinez" wrote in message
...
I've been meaning to post here about the cloudiness that sets on my
large
tank after I make water changes and fertilize the plants. The small
tank
doesn't get it, just the big one. Yesterday I changed about 30% of the
water and fertilized with Fluorish, Fluorish Iron, Fluorish Excel,
plus I
added some Freshwater Trace. Like clockwork, the water started turning
cloudy about an hour after the water change. This morning it's cloudy,
but
it should start clearing this afternoon. I also cleaned the filter
(Eheim), rinsing all the media in it.
One interesting aside is that everytime I make a water change, some of
the
usually shy clown loaches come out and hang out all over the tank.

Anybody else get cloudiness after water changes?

Victor M. Martinez

http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv



Whats the substrate? Lighting? Change water info? conditioner?

How about doing a water change tonight and not squirting in all that
stuff and see what happens.......

If it does not get cloudy.....as usual....squirt in all but the Excel
and regular Flourish......and from there.....lets see what happens......

I remember one like this from a long while ago. Seems like it was some
sort of chemical reaction.....but ...I do not remember well enough....

Yep.... both my 50 and 55 do the same, never happens in the grandkids gallon
guppy tank. Clears over night with a Acurel F treatment.

Bob
"Victor M. Martinez" wrote in message
...
I've been meaning to post here about the cloudiness that sets on my large
tank after I make water changes and fertilize the plants. The small tank
doesn't get it, just the big one. Yesterday I changed about 30% of the
water and fertilized with Fluorish, Fluorish Iron, Fluorish Excel, plus I
added some Freshwater Trace. Like clockwork, the water started turning
cloudy about an hour after the water change. This morning it's cloudy, but
it should start clearing this afternoon. I also cleaned the filter
(Eheim), rinsing all the media in it.
One interesting aside is that everytime I make a water change, some of the
usually shy clown loaches come out and hang out all over the tank.

Anybody else get cloudiness after water changes?

Victor M. Martinez

http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv

Your tank may be getting too much light. Is it in sun light? Do you leave
your hood lights on a lot? That can and does tend to make the water quite
cloudy.

"Victor M. Martinez" wrote in message
...
I've been meaning to post here about the cloudiness that sets on my large
tank after I make water changes and fertilize the plants. The small tank
doesn't get it, just the big one. Yesterday I changed about 30% of the
water and fertilized with Fluorish, Fluorish Iron, Fluorish Excel, plus I
added some Freshwater Trace. Like clockwork, the water started turning
cloudy about an hour after the water change. This morning it's cloudy, but
it should start clearing this afternoon. I also cleaned the filter
(Eheim), rinsing all the media in it.
One interesting aside is that everytime I make a water change, some of the
usually shy clown loaches come out and hang out all over the tank.

Anybody else get cloudiness after water changes?

Victor M. Martinez

http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv




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"Victor M. Martinez" wrote in message
...
I've been meaning to post here about the cloudiness that sets on my
large
tank after I make water changes and fertilize the plants. The small
tank
doesn't get it, just the big one. Yesterday I changed about 30% of the
water and fertilized with Fluorish, Fluorish Iron, Fluorish Excel,
plus I
added some Freshwater Trace. Like clockwork, the water started turning
cloudy about an hour after the water change. This morning it's cloudy,
but
it should start clearing this afternoon. I also cleaned the filter
(Eheim), rinsing all the media in it.
One interesting aside is that everytime I make a water change, some of
the
usually shy clown loaches come out and hang out all over the tank.

Anybody else get cloudiness after water changes?

Victor M. Martinez

http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv



I thought I remembered this.....and I tripped over a possibility. It
really has to do with your dissolved C02 levels in your tank and how it
behaves with CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate). To make a long guess
short.......If your dosing right after a water change...if your CO2
level drops CaCO3 will/could come out of solution and manifest itself as
milky white pooh until it can dissolved back into solution....which can
be a little while. Does your change water contain elevated amounts of
dissolved CO2? Mine does here in MN....

Or can you think of anything that would alter the CO2 level dissolved in
your tank when this happens?

Or even some other chemical reactions could occur that could cause CaCO3
to come out of solution temporarily, but I am no Science wizard.......

Racf wrote:
Whats the substrate? Lighting? Change water info? conditioner?

Gravel mixed with fluorite. (what's the substrate have to do with water
changes?) 1 W/gallon compact fluorescent, 30% water change, tap water from
a municipal source with chloramines and pH of around 9-10. Prime.

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Victor M. Martinez

http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv

"Victor M. Martinez" wrote in message
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Racf wrote:
Whats the substrate? Lighting? Change water info? conditioner?

Gravel mixed with fluorite. (what's the substrate have to do with
water
changes?)

If it was sand.....you could be blowing dust out of it.....If its
crushed coral you would have a hard time disolving more CaCo3 into the
water.


1 W/gallon compact fluorescent, 30% water change, tap water from
a municipal source with chloramines and pH of around 9-10. Prime.

Wow the highest pH in city water I have ever heard of.....

THX...


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Victor M. Martinez

http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv