Cloudy Tank Water

[Preston019]

Okay so, just for kicks, to see how well it would work, I put some Tetra EasyBalance in my tank. But before adding it, I did a water a water change of about 20%-25%. Yeah, well, EasyBalance, as I have found out, is a BIG JOKE. The next day my tank is cloudy with this milky-white color. So I figured it'd go away in about another day. Nope. I did a water change: nothing. I then tested my water to find out if I had an ammonia spike or something. As I come to find out, my nitrate levels were at about 60-80ppm (YIKES!) and my pH was at or below 6.0; everything else was perfect. So, in response, I did a water change of about 30% and now I'm here two days later, still with a cloudy tank and no idea why it is still cloudy or how to get rid of it. Any suggestions? More water changes?

Thanks!

 

[slimeneo]

I'm pretty sure the milky white cloud is just bacterial bloom which is good. I wouldn't do any more water changes, just let it settle.... Well unless you are doing a fish-in cycle.

 

[Preston019]

I'm pretty sure the milky white cloud is just bacterial bloom which is good. I wouldn't do any more water changes, just let it settle.... Well unless you are doing a fish-in cycle.

Even though the nitrate levels are high? And I'm not doing a fish-in cycle; it's been established for over a year now

 

[Preston019]

Okay, I did a water change about a day ago of about 40% and just tested it today.

Results of test:
-Still a low pH of around 6.0
-Ammonia went up to about 0.25ppm-0.50ppm
-Nitrite went off the scale; it was at about 5.0ppm or higher.
-The Nitrate came down to about 10ppm

By this, I'm guessing that the easybalance has put my tank into a "mini-cycle"

Can anyone confirm or prove me wrong otherwise?

Thanks!