Can anyone explain THIS cloudiness??!

i have had my shrim tank for 10 months now and i think it is cycled as the tank has been crystal clear until about 8 days ago. the tank suddenly become cloudy. while i dont think is bacteria bloom, i proceed to dose seachem clarity and stability hoping that it will clear the water.it didnt.
i also did a 30%water change. the TDS gone down to 130 but the water was still as cloudy.

thing is i didnt do anything different except feeding them once a day like usual and 10%water change weekly like usual.

2days ago i was complaining dunno what happened and my daughter just commented could be the plants. said the plants very bushy now. i dunno how is this related. but it thought the only change in there tank really is the plants are taller, more bushy and many were already touchy the surface of the water.

so yesterday morning before going to work i trimmed off alot of plants..basically all touching the water surface was trimmed till its about 1-2inch under. then wehn i came back from work..the water was crystal clear!

is it just coincidence that the bacteria bloom come to an end or was it really the plants that is causing the cloudiness?


also, as you can see, the red plants arent very red..but growing really fast though. any tips to make it more vibrant read?

would like to hear from you guys. thanks

 

Bacteria bloom. Lasts for a few days then changes to crystal clear water. It is possible to have too much plant growth that consumes the C02 and Oxygen in your system and cause your bacteria to re-adapt. Trimming plants brought your tank back in balance perhaps. It's a beautiful tank!

 

Bacteria bloom. Lasts for a few days then changes to crystal clear water. It is possible to have too much plant growth that consumes the C02 and Oxygen in your system and cause your bacteria to re-adapt. Trimming plants brought your tank back in balance perhaps. It's a beautiful tank!

thanks. so it could be due to the plant growth. maybe the CO2 is an issue too. the CO2 tank is almost empty. going to top up this weekend. maybe thats whey there is imbalance in the tank.

 

Lots of bacteria in an aquarium. When something changes in the ecosystem and gives one kind of bacteria an advantage you can get a bloom.

 

Came across an article that talks abt how too much plants will take up more oxygen at night and good bacteria can reduce cos no enough oxygen. (though I never see any fish shrimps heading to surface). How intricate is the tank eco balance!
Sidenote...I think seachem clarity helps. 1st time I am using it and the water hasn't been so crystal clear before..such a joy to look at the water...all the pearling from the plants looks like diamonds. Thank you for all the replies.

 

The tank will always find a balance but not necessarily where you want it to balance. So you have to redirect the balance to be where you want it to be.

The red part of the plants is the part closest to the light. The red needs high light. You will see that the plants that turn red have their red part where it is closest to the light.