Not sure what you are referring to as the bacterial bloom Sarah? Sorry, I am a bit slow with these things, is it the gasping of the fish or the milky appearance of the water??
Since co2 was turned off, fish have improved. I was THINKING that I saturated the water overnight with it. As the tank was completed late arvo with 100% fresh water and then co2 hooked up, there might already have been co2 in the water and the plants didn't have long enough to use enough before lights out......does this make sense???
Then with the added stresses of the move, that's why I lost two neons and two rummynose.
As for the milky water, not sure what the go is with this. Both tanks did the same, small tank took three days with no filter, big tank two days with canister filter running and the tank is crystal clear.
The fish now look ok. They seem a bit skittish and not there full color or normal behavior but I think it may be the fact that there is a lot less weed and cover plus the tank is so much brighter now, I think mainly due to the white substrate.
Any thoughts???