CO2 = cloudy water?

[adamj]

hey guys, i've noticed that whenever i add small amounts of carbinated water to my tank for the plants it gets extremely cloudy and i have to literaly replace the filter cartridge for it to eventualy clear out over night.. any ideas as to why this happens when i add the co2 water? could it have something to do with the ph of the water rising because of the co2?

thx in advance

 

[SLO-Dean]

co2 will lower pH.
do you vacuum gravel regularly? the carbonated water could be stirring up debris in gravel. (any stirring of gravel will make water cloudy)

I have DIY CO2 and my water isn't cloudy.

 

[adamj]

well, i do clean it often. but it appears this morning that the tank is 100% fine. i tested the water last night as well. nitrites were high for some reason. ammonia was fine.

edit: i just checked the co2 water i added. appears to have various types of salts in it. very freaking wierd. maybe the salts had something to do with it.

 

[Coyote]

Usually I hear people do CO2 injection but I haven't heard of pouring carbinated water in. What kind of carbinated water is it? (7-up? )

 

[adamj]

lol no man, you can guy carbinated water for making gin and tonic and whatnot... i've always done it for years, but this kind i got is somehow different with salts and chemicals in it...i guess that caused it