Saturday, March 1, 2008

Algae/Bateria Bloom

After doing a water change and maintenance on my tank last week my water turned milky white and cloudy. I left it for two days (using water clarifier) to see if it would clear. It did not. I did some quick research aand mistakenly learned that it was a algae bloom when it was actually a bacteria bloom. When cleaning I changed both filters bags at the same time - a big NO-NO.
I bought a chemical to remove the algae, applied it and the very same day the water was crystal clear. The cost - All of my guppies died, one rasbora and one neon.

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