Hi all,
So I have been experimenting with DIY co2, where I take a plastic bottle and add water, sugar and yeast and let it start fermenting to create co2, which is fed into my tank to try to promote plant growth. One of my cats has been very curious about the bottle and I do believe he knocked it over yesterday morning. I slept late, woke up, and the tank was super cloudy. The bottle was knocked over and liquid went through the airline into the tank. This is alcoholic water, fermented, but it hadn't been brewing that long so I guess it wasn't that strong. No fish died.
So yesterday I did three 25% water changes through out the day, then last night did a 75% water change. That last one was big, so the water was pretty clear, not great, but way better. I then noticed that the filter wasn't running, so I took it apart, saw that everything looked okay, put it back together and started running it. I went to bed hoping everything would be okay this morning.
But nope! It's like a fish tank full of milk. Dense fog, only like three inches of visibility! Everyone is still alive, I think. What is going on? Do I need to replace filter material? (I'd prefer not to, as the filter has established bacteria). Am I going to have to take the fish out and break down everything and start over? I really don't want to do that, but I'll do whatever I need to make my tank nice again and take care of my little fish buddies.
Could the co2 bottle water caused some sort of algae bloom, like, could this be some sort of bio growth?
Please help! Thanks in advance.
(this is a 10gallon tank with anacharis, mongo grass, water wisteria, bacopa, two albino cories, upside down cat, two rasboras, one swordtail, one apple snail)
So I have been experimenting with DIY co2, where I take a plastic bottle and add water, sugar and yeast and let it start fermenting to create co2, which is fed into my tank to try to promote plant growth. One of my cats has been very curious about the bottle and I do believe he knocked it over yesterday morning. I slept late, woke up, and the tank was super cloudy. The bottle was knocked over and liquid went through the airline into the tank. This is alcoholic water, fermented, but it hadn't been brewing that long so I guess it wasn't that strong. No fish died.
So yesterday I did three 25% water changes through out the day, then last night did a 75% water change. That last one was big, so the water was pretty clear, not great, but way better. I then noticed that the filter wasn't running, so I took it apart, saw that everything looked okay, put it back together and started running it. I went to bed hoping everything would be okay this morning.
But nope! It's like a fish tank full of milk. Dense fog, only like three inches of visibility! Everyone is still alive, I think. What is going on? Do I need to replace filter material? (I'd prefer not to, as the filter has established bacteria). Am I going to have to take the fish out and break down everything and start over? I really don't want to do that, but I'll do whatever I need to make my tank nice again and take care of my little fish buddies.
Could the co2 bottle water caused some sort of algae bloom, like, could this be some sort of bio growth?
Please help! Thanks in advance.
(this is a 10gallon tank with anacharis, mongo grass, water wisteria, bacopa, two albino cories, upside down cat, two rasboras, one swordtail, one apple snail)