Why is my aquarium water cloudy?

Canadian · 11-08-2007, 08:33 AM

Why is my aquarium water cloudy? I only put tap water conditioner in (doesnt change the water colour) and Aquarium salt.. whats the problem? I did a water change it it cleared only the tiniest bit

trashion · 11-08-2007, 08:38 AM

is this tank new? it could be a bacterial bloom, and it'll eventually clear up on its own.

Canadian · 11-08-2007, 08:39 AM

nope i have had it for.. um..3 months.

redpaulhus · 11-08-2007, 10:10 AM

3 months is pretty new.

How much water did you change ?
Did you happen to clean the filter (or change the filter media) at the same time ?

What's your ammonia level ?

shade2dope · 11-08-2007, 10:20 AM

Any new fish put in tank ?

Obsidian · 11-08-2007, 12:28 PM

Is it cloudy white or cloudy green?
Test for ammonia nitrite and nitrate.

Cloudy white is often an increase in ammonia, which can still happen in a new tank like that. 3 Months is not that old.

What size is the tank and who are the inhabitants. Post test results and tank parameters and hopefully we can be of more help

**TheOldSalt** · 11-09-2007, 07:40 AM

Green, gray, white, brown, yellow, reddish, or just hazy but colorless are all caused by different things. Once you tell us the color of your cloud, we can be better able to tell you what's wrong and how to fix it.
In the meantime, try a change of carbon in your filter.

11-08-2007, 08:33 AM	#1
Canadian Banned Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada, Ontario Posts: 11	Why is my aquarium water cloudy? Why is my aquarium water cloudy? I only put tap water conditioner in (doesnt change the water colour) and Aquarium salt.. whats the problem? I did a water change it it cleared only the tiniest bit

11-08-2007, 08:38 AM	#2
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,319	is this tank new? it could be a bacterial bloom, and it'll eventually clear up on its own. __________________ current setup: 5.5 gallon low-light planted tank -nothing....thinking a mini-community. for reference: my name is Julie

11-08-2007, 10:20 AM	#5
shade2dope Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 371	Any new fish put in tank ? __________________ 3 Aulonocara Sp Maleri 2 female Two eletric blu ali 1 male 1 female,Clown Pleco,abn,Yellow Lab Two Haplochromis ruby green and some juvies, two flame backs one female, compressicep,Fancy Guppies Goby Dragon,Jack Demsey,Altolamprologus calvus (Chaitika)

11-08-2007, 12:28 PM	#6
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 1,039	Is it cloudy white or cloudy green? Test for ammonia nitrite and nitrate. Cloudy white is often an increase in ammonia, which can still happen in a new tank like that. 3 Months is not that old. What size is the tank and who are the inhabitants. Post test results and tank parameters and hopefully we can be of more help __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 5 Cherry Barbs; 7 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Albino Bristlenose Pleco (Old Blondie) 10 gallon Breaking it down for storage. 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 7 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 1 German Blue Ram, 7 Julie Cory cats, 2 Burmese Loaches; 5 Zebra Daios

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11-08-2007, 08:39 AM	#3
Canadian Banned Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada, Ontario Posts: 11	nope i have had it for.. um..3 months.

11-08-2007, 10:10 AM	#4
redpaulhus fishgeek Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boston Age: 38 Posts: 456	3 months is pretty new. How much water did you change ? Did you happen to clean the filter (or change the filter media) at the same time ? What's your ammonia level ?

11-09-2007, 07:40 AM	#7
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,360	Green, gray, white, brown, yellow, reddish, or just hazy but colorless are all caused by different things. Once you tell us the color of your cloud, we can be better able to tell you what's wrong and how to fix it. In the meantime, try a change of carbon in your filter.

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