So I am still pretty new to the aquarium world. I have my 72 gallon set up with 1 turtle and 5 fish. It's been cycled and it's been going great for about a year. I do a 50-75% water change every 2 weeks, I add water as needed (usually not a lot; maybe 3-5 gallons here and there). I have never had issues with water parameters. The only issue I've ever run across was having high PH- but I have been using a water conditioner and it has leveled out. I do use tap water but always always always use the tap water safe stuff- haven't had any issues. I have an 80 gallon sponge filter going and also a little 10-15 gallon waterfall filter going. I have 2 lights going on one side of the tank for the turtle- one UV and one heat. I have a water heater in there as well.
Ok so- the last time I did a 75% water change, approximately 1.5 weeks ago I noticed my water was cloudy. The water was cloudy a few days before I did the water change- I thought once I cleaned up everything and did the water change it would clear right up. Well it hasn't! The water is still cloudy as ever and I can't figure it out. Nobody seems to be bothered. I read something about a bacteria bloom- could this be the cause? Do I need to worry?
Ok so- the last time I did a 75% water change, approximately 1.5 weeks ago I noticed my water was cloudy. The water was cloudy a few days before I did the water change- I thought once I cleaned up everything and did the water change it would clear right up. Well it hasn't! The water is still cloudy as ever and I can't figure it out. Nobody seems to be bothered. I read something about a bacteria bloom- could this be the cause? Do I need to worry?
