Hello, I am so glad to have found this website!
I recently was given my dad's 180l juwel aquarium, complete with bioflow 8.0 jumbo filter and heater, live plants, gravel, ornaments/driftwood and a couple of live plants, and ofcourse, the fish.
He has had this tank for about 15 years, I used to help him with it when I lived with him. It is a beautiful tank.
It is freshwater tropical, temp is kept between 26-29Celsius.
My problem is, that after moving the tank to my house and getting it set up (fish were moved into a smaller tank with their old tank water, and the big tank itself had only a couple of inches of water left during the move) the water is extremely green and cloudy.
It was relatively clear for the first couple of days, then got alot worse to the point that even the stone ornament at the front is blurry, and you can only see fish clearly if they swim close to the glass.
PH is 7, nitrite 0.3mg. Fish are fed 6 days out of 7, some flake and some sinking pellets.
I have tried changing about 25% of the water, and I have tried adding some tetra crystal water, and have replaced the white cotton filter a couple of times; both times it has been thick, green and slimy.
It has been just over 2 weeks and if anything it seems worse!
I have been speaking to the guy in the shop that my dad has been going to for years and he gave me another bottle of stuff to try clearing the water but after trying a little last night, it hasn't made a difference at all.
The fish all seem healthy, I have been worried about them getting stressed, but no bad signs.
I am eager to learn and do the best I can to have a happy aquarium, especially for my little girl who was so excited to see the fishes but now looks disappointed with our big, green, cloudy tank.
Any help or advice is so much appreciated!
EDIT: picture of tank the day after we got it. I will try and include a picture of the tank now.
I recently was given my dad's 180l juwel aquarium, complete with bioflow 8.0 jumbo filter and heater, live plants, gravel, ornaments/driftwood and a couple of live plants, and ofcourse, the fish.
He has had this tank for about 15 years, I used to help him with it when I lived with him. It is a beautiful tank.
It is freshwater tropical, temp is kept between 26-29Celsius.
My problem is, that after moving the tank to my house and getting it set up (fish were moved into a smaller tank with their old tank water, and the big tank itself had only a couple of inches of water left during the move) the water is extremely green and cloudy.
It was relatively clear for the first couple of days, then got alot worse to the point that even the stone ornament at the front is blurry, and you can only see fish clearly if they swim close to the glass.
PH is 7, nitrite 0.3mg. Fish are fed 6 days out of 7, some flake and some sinking pellets.
I have tried changing about 25% of the water, and I have tried adding some tetra crystal water, and have replaced the white cotton filter a couple of times; both times it has been thick, green and slimy.
It has been just over 2 weeks and if anything it seems worse!
I have been speaking to the guy in the shop that my dad has been going to for years and he gave me another bottle of stuff to try clearing the water but after trying a little last night, it hasn't made a difference at all.
The fish all seem healthy, I have been worried about them getting stressed, but no bad signs.
I am eager to learn and do the best I can to have a happy aquarium, especially for my little girl who was so excited to see the fishes but now looks disappointed with our big, green, cloudy tank.
Any help or advice is so much appreciated!
EDIT: picture of tank the day after we got it. I will try and include a picture of the tank now.