Cloudy water

[vacuumlad]

Hey I've had my 10 gallon tank set up for about 5 months and it's really cloudy. I have 2 filters on it a aquaclear 50 and a aquatech 5-15 and both are running a fine polishing pad. So why is the water so cloudy?


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[Fresh2o]

Idk. It's a guessing game if you don't provide info such as:
Current stock
% and frequency of water changes
How are and how often the filters are cleaned
Gravel vacuuming
Frequency, amount, and type of food given
Any additives to the water (ferts, clarifiers, etc)
Substrate
Live/plastic plants


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[vacuumlad]

It's is over stocked I have 4 comet gold fish in it and once the group a bit bigger the will be moved to a pond. I do 30-45% water changes once a week and replace the fine polishing pad every week. The filters are cleaned once a month.


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[vacuumlad]

I have a sand substrate a few rocks and 2 Amazon swords. I don't add any thing else except stress coat and I feed tetra gold fish flake


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[Tigerbarb12]

It could be anything from bacterial bloom to simply the sand

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[ImACoolguy]

I would up the water changes because of tank size vs bioload.

Did you cycle the tank?


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[vacuumlad]

Should I do a 90% water change I'm on my last resort? If it's the sand would this help?


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[vacuumlad]

And yes it is cycled


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[Tigerbarb12]

Maybe 70%

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[vacuumlad]

I did a 80% water change yesterday and it became clear than this morning it's cloudy again


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[Tigerbarb12]

I think it has to do with the sand

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[ImACoolguy]

I think it has to do with the sand

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Sand will settle in a day or two. This is a reoccurring cloudiness.

Best guesses:
1. Bacterial bloom
2. Diatom bloom
3. Just cycling

Option #3 is what I really believe it is. The other two are noticeably different. Most tanks will cloud up some during initial setup and cycling processes.


Caleb

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[vacuumlad]

Ok thanks. Any guess when it will clear up?


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[ImACoolguy]

Ok thanks. Any guess when it will clear up?


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When the cycle is complete and a few water changes.


Caleb

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[vacuumlad]

heres the water today. It looks really dusty.


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[vacuumlad]

And this is an out door tank. The sand is quikrite play sand that I washed. It didn't cloud the water when I added it but now the waters all hazy and dust looking.


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[ImACoolguy]

Any driftwood in it?

Does it get direct sunlight?


Caleb

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[vacuumlad]

No wood and it gets some direct sun.


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[ImACoolguy]

Daren't sunlight is likely having some input to the cloudiness


Caleb

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[vacuumlad]

What would the sun do to cause cloudiness?


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