Cloudy water for 2 weeks, Help

[MerakiaDrz]

I'am clueless of what to do with my fish tank, it's been already 2 weeks and cloudy water hasn't cleared up. I accidentally misread my tank levels and started my aquarium, I had it running for a week before I introduced my Oranda. Every 4 days I am making a 25% water change (I also vacuum the gravel to clear up any waste) and it clears a bit only to be cloudy again the next day. My oranda seems to be doing "fine" she's eating normally (I give her less food to avoid ammonia) but I noticed some red strikes on her tail which could be caused by the ammonia . One think I noticed while adding the ammonia remover was that my p.h dropped from 6.5 to 6.2

Nitrate: 10
Nitrite: 0
Total hardness: 0
Total Chlorine: 0
Alkalinity: 0
P.H: 6.2
Ammonia: 1.0

Attached are the products I'am using for my tank with every water change. Any thoughts? Should I leave the tank so it continues its natural cycle?

 

[charliebankston]

It's still cycling. Takes awhile. Keep on with the water changes as necessary to keep your water parameters good, and when it's fully cycled it'll clear up. It's most likely a bacterial bloom due to not being cycled. It'll die off when done. Don't add any more clarifier, it won't help

 

[charliebankston]

The ammonia remover, if it actually even works, may slow down the process. Water changes are the best bet to keep parameters in check

 

[MerakiaDrz]

Thanks a lot! will keep doing water changes, ammonia dropped to .5 this morning, but I also noticed this bubbles, not sure if they're building up due to the oxygen stick I added or part of the products I'am using for the tank.

 

[charliebankston]

Some products do foam or cause cloudiness or discoloration. Yours may be a bubbling foaming one, lol

 

[HopeGR]

I'am clueless of what to do with my fish tank, it's been already 2 weeks and cloudy water hasn't cleared up. I accidentally misread my tank levels and started my aquarium, I had it running for a week before I introduced my Oranda. Every 4 days I am making a 25% water change (I also vacuum the gravel to clear up any waste) and it clears a bit only to be cloudy again the next day. My oranda seems to be doing "fine" she's eating normally (I give her less food to avoid ammonia) but I noticed some red strikes on her tail which could be caused by the ammonia . One think I noticed while adding the ammonia remover was that my p.h dropped from 6.5 to 6.2

Nitrate: 10
Nitrite: 0
Total hardness: 0
Total Chlorine: 0
Alkalinity: 0
P.H: 6.2
Ammonia: 1.0

Attached are the products I'am using for my tank with every water change. Any thoughts? Should I leave the tank so it continues its natural cycle?

Sorry for the dumb question, but how did you get that black thermometer to stick to the glass? I can't seem to do it - it just floats away!

 

[FreshNano]

Also try limiting your light use in the tank. Bacterial blooms can often occur in uncycled tank if you are runnning the aquarium lights a lot.

 

[Aiken Drum]

Sorry for the dumb question, but how did you get that black thermometer to stick to the glass? I can't seem to do it - it just floats away!

The stick on thermometers go on the outside of the glass.

 

[MerakiaDrz]

My black thermometer is sticked to the glass outside, actually I can't take it off haha it's been there for 5+ years with its original glue

 

[MerakiaDrz]

Thanks! I only use the light while feeding her at night, otherwise is turned off. But, there's a lot of natural light coming out from the window on the front, it's not direct sunlight but the room is quite illuminated, should I place the tank somewhere darker?

 

[HopeGR]

Thanks! I only use the light while feeding her at night, otherwise is turned off. But, there's a lot of natural light coming out from the window on the front, it's not direct sunlight but the room is quite illuminated, should I place the tank somewhere darker?

Just curious, what is that goldfish called? A friend of mine who got me started on the aquarium has the same fish but a smaller size in a 3 gallon. Last month he upgraded to a 5 gallon. He has that fish for almost 2 years now and is afraid to add more in the tank in fears of killing the fish.

 

[MerakiaDrz]

Just curious, what is that goldfish called? A friend of mine who got me started on the aquarium has the same fish but a smaller size in a 3 gallon. Last month he upgraded to a 5 gallon. He has that fish for almost 2 years now and is afraid to add more in the tank in fears of killing the fish.

It's an oranda goldfish I just bought her and she's quite big, I currently have her on a 20 gal aquarium but I might upgrade to 30 gal later on so that there's more space. Goldfish need at least 20 gal per fish cause they tend to grow big and make a lot of waste.

 

[charliebankston]

My black thermometer is sticked to the glass outside, actually I can't take it off haha it's been there for 5+ years with its original glue

Haha! The only way I've ever been able to get them off is with a razor blade, then use vinegar for the glue residue