Cloudy water help

Neon_Tetra · 10-20-2005, 11:20 PM

Well I do water changes,gravel cleaning and what not but theres still that little cloudyness that drives me nuts! I was thinkign about buying the clear water chemical for aquriams it says "Makes water clear in seconds" or somthing like that I was just wondering if this actually works and if it can harm fish.

-Thanks in advance

**Fishfirst** · 10-21-2005, 12:30 PM

it works, for a while... but then the problem probably will come right back and glare at you because you left this site thinking we aren't dedicated fish people... unfortunately you judged a book by its cover... and apparently you didn't like the cover so you put the book back.

maxpayne_lhp · 10-21-2005, 05:42 PM

Calm down
Well, for your problem, hold on, we gotta look into the root of it.
To do so, we may look into the basic information of your tank. Size, available living organism, current water readings? There're many factors for this.

fishn00b · 10-21-2005, 10:43 PM

I think the color matters too doesn't it? I had cloudyness in my tank that was white at periods and then green most of the time. I just did a blackout for 3 days and it cleared it right up better than I could imagine. (Thanks to you guys on this site

).

maxpayne_lhp · 10-22-2005, 08:00 AM

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my tank that was white at periods and then green most of the time

To the best of my knowledge, it could be a bacteria bloom and the latter could be algal bloom.

fishn00b · 10-22-2005, 08:36 PM

That's exactly what I thought it was. When it got to be the algae bloom, that's when I covered it completly in towels and didn't turn on the light for three days or feed the fish. I thought that it might be the same problem as Neon Tetra, so that's why I said it.

Lara · 10-23-2005, 01:27 AM

Please post tank specs and water parameters. Also does it get worse when the lights are on? If so it most likely green algae not a bacterial bloom even if it doesn't look green. After your dramatic departure welcome back Neon_Tetra

Mr Aquarium · 10-23-2005, 06:54 AM

I don;t why people has to "black out" a tank, to me just sounds like a cheep n easy fix for something that can be fixed a better way.
Anyway, for this cloudy tank.....
Is it a new tank?
What size?
what fish?
what filter(s)
what temperture?
what light is on tank?
what substrate? = gravel? did you rinse it?
how often do you feed your fish and how much?
what do you feed them?

All we can gather from the lack of info, is,
Your tank is either new, over stocked, or you are over feeding your fish.

If your tank is new, it's just normal for it to be cloudy, it will be cloudy before it gets clear "in most cases cycling a tank"
(if you don;t know what cycling an aqaurium is, now is the best time to learn that part)
If your over feeding your fish, the fish can;t/don't eat all the food you give them and it sits on the bottom of the tank "or in filter" and decays and makes the water cloudy looking if you don;t do a regular tank maitanace to clean it out, i.e. gravle vac and w/c's.
if your over stocked you need to do more w/c's more often, because the tank's bio load/filtration can't handly the number of fish.

I know this sounds hard, but it's a must to have a ballanced and happy aquarium and fish.
Something else to keep in mind, research your fish before you buy, a let shop in most cases don;t care what happens to your fish once they leave the shop, so they will tell you anything just to make a sale and get you to come back.
I know that sounds bad, but most LFSs "local fish shop" will tell you anything just for a buck.

10-20-2005, 11:20 PM	#1
Neon_Tetra Silver Dollar Fish Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Minneasota Age: 18 Posts: 64	Cloudy water help Well I do water changes,gravel cleaning and what not but theres still that little cloudyness that drives me nuts! I was thinkign about buying the clear water chemical for aquriams it says "Makes water clear in seconds" or somthing like that I was just wondering if this actually works and if it can harm fish. -Thanks in advance __________________ [IMG][/IMG]

10-21-2005, 12:30 PM	#2
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,647 Blog Entries: 4	it works, for a while... but then the problem probably will come right back and glare at you because you left this site thinking we aren't dedicated fish people... unfortunately you judged a book by its cover... and apparently you didn't like the cover so you put the book back. __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

10-21-2005, 05:42 PM	#3
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	Calm down Well, for your problem, hold on, we gotta look into the root of it. To do so, we may look into the basic information of your tank. Size, available living organism, current water readings? There're many factors for this. __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

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10-21-2005, 10:43 PM	#4
fishn00b Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 21 Posts: 401	I think the color matters too doesn't it? I had cloudyness in my tank that was white at periods and then green most of the time. I just did a blackout for 3 days and it cleared it right up better than I could imagine. (Thanks to you guys on this site ).

10-22-2005, 08:36 PM	#6
fishn00b Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 21 Posts: 401	That's exactly what I thought it was. When it got to be the algae bloom, that's when I covered it completly in towels and didn't turn on the light for three days or feed the fish. I thought that it might be the same problem as Neon Tetra, so that's why I said it.

10-23-2005, 01:27 AM	#7
Lara not the tomb raiding type Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 30 Posts: 263	Please post tank specs and water parameters. Also does it get worse when the lights are on? If so it most likely green algae not a bacterial bloom even if it doesn't look green. After your dramatic departure welcome back Neon_Tetra

10-23-2005, 06:54 AM	#8
Mr Aquarium Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southern Iowa Age: 43 Posts: 499	I don;t why people has to "black out" a tank, to me just sounds like a cheep n easy fix for something that can be fixed a better way. Anyway, for this cloudy tank..... Is it a new tank? What size? what fish? what filter(s) what temperture? what light is on tank? what substrate? = gravel? did you rinse it? how often do you feed your fish and how much? what do you feed them? All we can gather from the lack of info, is, Your tank is either new, over stocked, or you are over feeding your fish. If your tank is new, it's just normal for it to be cloudy, it will be cloudy before it gets clear "in most cases cycling a tank" (if you don;t know what cycling an aqaurium is, now is the best time to learn that part) If your over feeding your fish, the fish can;t/don't eat all the food you give them and it sits on the bottom of the tank "or in filter" and decays and makes the water cloudy looking if you don;t do a regular tank maitanace to clean it out, i.e. gravle vac and w/c's. if your over stocked you need to do more w/c's more often, because the tank's bio load/filtration can't handly the number of fish. I know this sounds hard, but it's a must to have a ballanced and happy aquarium and fish. Something else to keep in mind, research your fish before you buy, a let shop in most cases don;t care what happens to your fish once they leave the shop, so they will tell you anything just to make a sale and get you to come back. I know that sounds bad, but most LFSs "local fish shop" will tell you anything just for a buck.

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