Cloudy water and my test results

[turbovr6]

Hello Everyone,

Well it has been about 2 months since my old tank sprung a leak and I had to transfer all my fish to a new tank. For the past 2 weeks I have been dealing with "cloudy water syndrome" and I need to know what I can do, and if this condition is harmful to my fish.

55gal tank with emperor 400 dual biowheel filter. 4 gourami, 5 clown loaches, and a sailfin pleco.

I have been doing 50% waterchanges every 3-4 days for the past 2 months while thos new tank cycles. My problem now is 24hr after a water change the cloudy water starts, and 48 hours later it gets really bad.
I did a water test today 24hr after a 50% water change......

ammonia- 0
nitrites-0 (though does peak at .25 after 2-3 days)
nitrates- 10
PH -7

I'm just worried because in 2 weeks I will be on a buisness trip for 6 days. I have someone to feed the fish, but I can't ask them to do water changes

Thanks in advance as allways

 

[Lonewolfblue]

If worried, your fish can go several days without food. So what I recommend is have that person only feed the fish one time, 3 days after you leave, then you feed when you get back. That will minimize any problems that might occur in your tank.

Also, take a sample to your LFS to verify 0 ammonia and 0 nitrite. It could be possible to have a bad test kit. Cloudy water can be either bacteria bloom or bad water quality.