Cloudy water from side of tank?

[cichliddude]

I got a scrubber pad in a wand from petsmart. It was like a scotch bright pad on it but didn't scratch the tank

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[brandi85]

Our tank is still cloudy too... Nothing is seeming to help it.


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[cichliddude]

Our tank is still cloudy too... Nothing is seeming to help it.


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Is it just on the sides or is it cloudy from the front view too

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[evil Nick]

I honestly think all tanks look cloudy from the sides

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[blueramboy87]

I honestly think all tanks look cloudy from the sides

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My other tank is crystal clear from the side.

 

[brandi85]

Mine is cloudy from front and sides


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[Paul1792]

Mine is cloudy from front and sides

It almost certainly is a bacterial bloom caused by your tank not being fully cycled. Do you have a test kit ?? If you don't start off with seeded media, it can take over a month to fully cycle.

What kind of filtration do you have?

When I set up my 38 gallon after moving to Florida in 2010, it turned out to be a combination of two factors:

1) Poor quality tap water - Solution 25% bottled spring water % 25% RO, & 50% tap.

2) I was changing the poor quality filter media in my Wal-Mart Aqua Tech 30-60 too often and destroying the beneficial bacteria needed to fully cycle the tank. Solution: Added lots of Seachem Matrix in a biobag and made "cut to fit" media out of 100 micron aquatic life non-woven polishing pads so fine particles could be filtered out. Or, you can do about the same thing with tightly packed filter floss. Sera Wool is best:

Amazon.com : Sera Filter Wool 3.5 oz : Pet Supplies

Later, I got me a couple Fluval C3 HOB's and with 50 micron pads, my water is "stunning."

 

[mrvincent]

I guess that's a bacterial bloom. Is this tank new ? Did you cleaned filter media under tap water ? If not, DON'T.

Just let the tank ajust, it will clear by itself. If in two weeks it's still looking like that, you can get a water clearifier. Don't overdose.

Polywool pads may help.


UPDATE: I just read the whole thing, this is a new tank syndrome. Your tank seems to be young, you are probably in cycling process. Also I see you got goldfishs. They represent massive bioload in an aquarium. I would monitor Ammonia and Nitrites and do water changes according to tests results.

Make sure you never clean your filter media under tap water, or this process will start over.

I recommand you read about the Nitrogen Cycle: http://www.fishlore.com/NitrogenCycle.htm

 

[ImACoolguy]

I just got over a bacterial bloom because I got excited and didn't let my tank finish cycling. Do a 50% water change and that should clean up quite a bit of your water parameters are normal.


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