cloudy water and can't figure out why

[missgingersnap]

My 10 gallon tank is cycled....been a couple months now. A few days ago the water got a bit murky looking. Water params are where they should be, no new fish, decorations or substrate. I vacume and change 25-50% water each week. I have 3 cory cats and a betta fish in there. I can't think of anything i did differently. What the heck could this be from?

 

[the_elvish_misfit]

Is the temp ok? When my heater broke and the tank got hot the water turned into milk colour. Thats the only thing I can think of.

 

[missgingersnap]

It`s right about 80 degrees....been that way for a while. It`s not terrible, it`s just not crystal clear like it was. It`s weird!

 

[the_elvish_misfit]

If your cycling it it should be cloudy. Also turn the heat to 76, just see if thats whats going on. Is your filter cartrage full? Could be a bunch of things I guess. As long as the water params are ok and nothings dead in there it's probably fine. Sometimes crystal clear water has things wrong with it.

 

[missgingersnap]

It`s not cycling. I`ll turn the heat down and see if that does anything. Hopefully it clears up on its own.

 

[jcarlilesiu]

Next time you do a water change, empty some tank water into a white bucket.

If it looks green, you have an algae bloom rather than cloudy water.

How long do you leave you lights on per day?

 

[missgingersnap]

The lights stays on 8-10 hours a day. I'll try the bucket thing next water change.

 

[cbwmn]

I had the same problem on my 16 G.
When i put some in a bowl, it was white not green.
I tried many WC's, didn't change.
On another board someone suggested maybe Euglena
and do a blackout for 5 days.
I did and it worked.
I still have occasional problems with that tank. It's 16 gallon on a 10 gallon footprint so it's rather tall. I also have flourite in that tank which may be the culprit.
It usually clears in a couple of days.
Charles

 

[missgingersnap]

Well, it cleared up on it's own. I guess it was just one of those flukey things. Thanks everyone.
I did cut down on feeding a bit too.