My aquarium has developed a white bloom in the water. The water itself is clear (ie no debris) however there seems to be a white cloudy appearance to the water.
It started after a 1/3 water change last week and has not cleared even after a further 1/3 water change 7 days later.
The filter seems to be working OK.
The fish do not seems to be affected.
I have an Aqua One aquarium Model AR-62T (holds approx. 140 litres) with biological filter. I have had the aquarium for almost 2 years.
Can anyone help?
Regards, Irene
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Mon Mar 13, 2006, 03:29 AM #1Hi, I'm New Here!
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Problem with white bloom in aquarium
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Mon Mar 13, 2006, 09:54 AM #2Wrigglers
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sounds like a bacteria bloom, over fed recently, added lots more new fish or gave your filters a super clean?
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Mon Mar 13, 2006, 10:45 AM #3Eternal Moderator
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Irene, it sounds like you may have a bacterial bloom in the water. Are your nitrite or nitrate readings high?
Have a look for a dead fish or dead snail hidden somewhere in the tank, or maybe some rotting food.
Frequent water changes will help, but a UV will fix the problem.Thirty-five years keeping and breeding discus, and I'm still learning :P
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Tue Mar 14, 2006, 05:27 AM #4Hi, I'm New Here!
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Merrilyn,
Excuse my ignorance but what is a UV? Can I get that from my local pet shop?
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Tue Mar 14, 2006, 03:20 PM #5Medium Discus
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Check this one out for UV:
http://www.discusforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=929
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