cloudy water

[bigdom]

Im cyclin my tank wit fish....wow what a pain. Im new to this but only lost 2 .... my ammo is 4 my nitrates are 5-10 and my nitrites are. 5. Cycling for 10 days now wit a 1/3 ac everyday....is this rite and how do I get the last of the cloudiness out

Sent from my DROIDX using Aquarium. Im doin a 1/3 water change every day. Should I be doin more

 

[carey]

Your still in cycling mode. Do a serious pwc and get those ammonia and nitrite levels down.

 

[bigdom]

Im doin a 1/3 water change every day....should I do more?

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[bigdom]

And what does the P mean in pwc

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[tornadonick]

PWC=Partial Water Change

 

[bigdom]

Aaaaa wow I feel dumb

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[jenatron]

Yes, you need to do more frequent and larger water changes. If your ammonia or nitrIte are higher than .25 ppm you need to do a water change.

 

[JoeD]

The Cloudiness is a bacteria bloom and should go away in a few days. I'm having the same issue. Just keep up with the PWC's and testing your H2O everyday...

 

[bigdom]

So I should do 1/3 pwc twice a day.... ? It was real cloudy but now its real clear just not crystal

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[James_in_MN]

Im cyclin my tank wit fish....wow what a pain. Im new to this but only lost 2 .... my ammo is 4 my nitrates are 5-10 and my nitrites are. 5. Cycling for 10 days now wit a 1/3 ac everyday....is this rite and how do I get the last of the cloudiness out

Those numbers don't sound right. What are you using to test for ammonia/nitrItes/nitrAtes?

FYI, in case it's test strips, those are inaccurate; you should use a liquid test kit instead. Go buy the API Freshwater Master Test Kit found in all of the chain pet stores.