Why is my water cloudy

[SLoViper]

After a few water changes and checking the water condition with my LFS the water is still cloudy and cant get rid of it.

What can i possibly do to clear up the water

 

[bud29]

It appears to be a bacteria bloom. Is this a newly set up tank? If so, this is common. If you do water changes, the bacteria will just reproduce, that is why the water wont clear up after a pwc. It should clear up in a few days to a week.

 

[SLoViper]

Ive had this tank up and running for about 6 months now, i hope it goes away soon, it really annoys me

 

[FishFanatic88]

i would reccomend getting some sort of liquid test kit so you dont have to drive to your lfs all of the time. even test strips would be better than nothing.

 

[BBradbury]

Cloudy Water

Hello SLo...

When I had a similar problem, I recall using an extra HOB filter and filling it with a dense polyfiber material. Hagen Aqua Clear has a good HOB. The dense fiber material held the small particles of plant and fish material and cleared the water in a few days.

Water changes will sometimes stir the substrate a little and cause debris to float around in the tank water, but they also help remove debris and help clear the water.

Run an extra filter until the water clears.

B

 

[SLoViper]

so do you think that i was doing water changes too often, i usually do it once a week

 

[SLoViper]

I remember ive had dirty water ever since i put driftwood in it. And i even boild the heck out of it

 

[BBradbury]

Cloudy Water

so do you think that i was doing water changes too often, i usually do it once a week

Hello again SLo...

Water changes benefit most if you do them weekly and remove half the water. This will maintain a stable water chemistry and removes small debris floating in the water.

I found the longer my tank ran, the clearer the water became. I kept a small AquaClear 30, just for times when the tank water seemed a little cloudy and ran the HOB with only the biological medium in the filter for a couple of days, that cleared the water.

B

 

[SLoViper]

Hello SLo...

When I had a similar problem, I recall using an extra HOB filter and filling it with a dense polyfiber material. Hagen Aqua Clear has a good HOB. The dense fiber material held the small particles of plant and fish material and cleared the water in a few days.

Water changes will sometimes stir the substrate a little and cause debris to float around in the tank water, but they also help remove debris and help clear the water.

Run an extra filter until the water clears.

B

Thanks for the advice, i have an extra fluval 305 filter running with just biomedia in it, well see if it clears up in a few days.

 

[shellieca]

My 10g that had been running for about 4 months developed cloudy water, I discovered I wasn't vacuuming good enough. Once I started vacuuming better it cleared right up. How often do you do a good vacuuming? I have gravel so I had to dig deep to get it good.

 

[Athaocity]

activated carbon did not help at all? its supposed to rid cloudy water and odor. with it, a few weeks in, it should begin to clear.....