Tank is extremely cloudy
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Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
Read this before posting!!
Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
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EliWhitney314
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Tank is extremely cloudy
Well I am sorry because I don't have a test kit, but I will get one this thursday. Well My tank is very very cloudy, I have a few things I can think it is but it is never this cloudy. I have been doing 50% water changes every other day, which is what i think it is. I assume it is the bacteria trying to re-establish itself. But I'm not sure if it has to do with all the plants I have now and the co2 or the yamato green. But from what I have noticed it only started when I did all of these water changes and when i added yamato green. Thanks for your help guys and gals.
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EliWhitney314
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Re: Tank is extremely cloudy
I have 35 neon tetras, 7 rummy nose tetras, and 5 corydoras adolfoi. In a 65 gallon tall (3' long by 18" wide by 23" tall)
The tank is well cycled and I feed twice a day, but I don't over feed. Aslo the water is kind of green but I think it's just the reflection of all the plants.
Just a little more info
The tank is well cycled and I feed twice a day, but I don't over feed. Aslo the water is kind of green but I think it's just the reflection of all the plants.
Just a little more info
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Re: Tank is extremely cloudy
If you think it's the Yamato Green, you should contact the manufacturer. He is very helpful! I found a very slight cloudiness after adding it &b he told me to add to my filter, so it gets mixed better. I really don't think this is your problem though, if it's as cloudy as you say.
Are you cleaining the substrate during those WC? If not, you should be able to 90%+ daily WC without the thought of the bacteria trying to re-establish, as benefitial bacteria is on surfaces, not the water column.
Are you cleaining the substrate during those WC? If not, you should be able to 90%+ daily WC without the thought of the bacteria trying to re-establish, as benefitial bacteria is on surfaces, not the water column.
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EliWhitney314
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Re: Tank is extremely cloudy
No I don't clean the substrate. Thanks that's all I needed to know, I guess I will have to do another water change in the next couple of days.
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Re: Tank is extremely cloudy
YG should only cloud up your tank for a few minutes.
I'd get those water tests asap.. are the fish looking okay?
I'd get those water tests asap.. are the fish looking okay?
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Re: Tank is extremely cloudy
It's all good, I did another 90% water change and it's back to normal. I think I just need to chill on adding plants and stuff to the water for a while.