Hello,
Recently my tank water went from crystal clear to that milky haze that signals a bacteria bloom. Having considered and eliminated all of the usual causes, I am now thinking it may be a decomposing root problem. When I trimmed and replanted the tops of my wisteria a few weeks ago, I simply cut off the old stems at the substrate but didn't remove out the root system. They have a pretty good grip on the substrate, so I just left them in rather than cause a big disturbance by pulling them out. I imagine they're rotting pretty good by now, but before I go in there and dig them out, I'd like some feedback. Could this be the cause of the bacteria bloom? Thanks.
Recently my tank water went from crystal clear to that milky haze that signals a bacteria bloom. Having considered and eliminated all of the usual causes, I am now thinking it may be a decomposing root problem. When I trimmed and replanted the tops of my wisteria a few weeks ago, I simply cut off the old stems at the substrate but didn't remove out the root system. They have a pretty good grip on the substrate, so I just left them in rather than cause a big disturbance by pulling them out. I imagine they're rotting pretty good by now, but before I go in there and dig them out, I'd like some feedback. Could this be the cause of the bacteria bloom? Thanks.