Bacterial Bloom?

[ChrisDaFish]

I set up my tank on Monday and it has some plants and the substrate is Seachem Flourite Black Sand. Last night, the water turned cloudy and before that, it was pretty clear. Is this normal? The first picture is before and 2nd is after

 

[Essjay]

Bacterial blooms are common in newly set up tanks. Bloom bacteria feed on organic matter and multiply very quickly. Once the chlorine/chloramine is removed from tap water there's nothing to stop them multiplying.

The bloom eventually goes away once the bacteria have eaten all their food, but as every tank is different it's impossible to say how long it will take.

 

[Uberhoust]

I often have a bloom after setting up a new tank. My blooms have all been algae, but sometimes in the initial stages they look white. I tend to wait them out, or put in a polishing pad in the filter to trap the free floating algae. I believe we sometimes see these blooms because a new tank hasn't yet developed an overall biofilm which tends to trap the particles. Just my experience and thoughts.

 

[MaloK]

Most of the time after a setup just a couple days old that goes blurry, I do a 100% water change, I have 0% patience with blooms. And most of the time it doesn't come back.

The idea is to remove completely the "initial nutrient release" in the water, Also Flourite can create dust in the water

If you use filter floss in your filter you should be able to see the color the haze really has.

If it's black it's flourite dust, gray it's bacterial, green it's algae.

 

[ChrisDaFish]

Most of the time after a setup just a couple days old that goes blurry, I do a 100% water change, I have 0% patience with blooms. And most of the time it doesn't come back.

The idea is to remove completely the "initial nutrient release" in the water, Also Flourite can create dust in the water

If you use filter floss in your filter you should be able to see the color the haze really has.

If it's black it's flourite dust, gray it's bacterial, green it's algae.

it looks pretty grey so i think it would be a bacterial bloom. should i wait it out or do a water change

 

[ChrisDaFish]

Bacterial blooms are common in newly set up tanks. Bloom bacteria feed on organic matter and multiply very quickly. Once the chlorine/chloramine is removed from tap water there's nothing to stop them multiplying.

The bloom eventually goes away once the bacteria have eaten all their food, but as every tank is different it's impossible to say how long it will take.

do you think its a bacterial bloom and if so what should i do? wait it out or water change

 

[MaloK]

It depend on your patience.

You can wait to be sure...

If you see that it doesn't seems to clear out in 3-4 days and remains roughly the same. I would flush it and refill with new water trying to disturb the bottom as little as possible.

It has great chances to still be dust and will remain for a very long time. Bacterial blooms doesn't come overnight in any case I encountered... As standard aquarium filtration are pretty much helpless facing this situation.

A complete water change is an instantaneous working solution for this, insured.

 

[ChrisDaFish]

Bacterial blooms are common in newly set up tanks. Bloom bacteria feed on organic matter and multiply very quickly. Once the chlorine/chloramine is removed from tap water there's nothing to stop them multiplying.

The bloom eventually goes away once the bacteria have eaten all their food, but as every tank is different it's impossible to say how long it will take.

do you think its a bacterial bloom and if so what should i do? wait it out or

It depend on your patience.

You can wait to be sure...

If you see that it doesn't seems to clear out in 3-4 days and remains roughly the same. I would flush it and refill with new water trying to disturb the bottom as little as possible.

It has great chances to still be dust and will remain for a very long time. Bacterial blooms doesn't come overnight in any case I encountered... As standard aquarium filtration are pretty much helpless facing this situation.

A complete water change is an instantaneous working solution for this, insured.

thank you