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	Sudden very cloudy water
Dholden007 Fingerling Posts: 25 Kudos: 10 Votes: 7 Registered: 12-Aug-2006	Edited by Dholden007 Yesterday, I performed a water change and added some PRIME water conditioner as well as FloraPride (plant food) for my plants. Today in the morning my water was totally cloudy, it's so cloudy that I can't even see into my aqaurium. I assume its the plant food, since I never used it before. Moments ago I did another 50% water change, but there is no changes at all, just as cloudy. Is it is possible there is something wrong with the filter? What do I do????
Posted 08-Sep-2006 04:02
Budzilla Enthusiast Posts: 288 Kudos: 197 Votes: 90 Registered: 18-Jul-2006	Its probably an algae bloom, It can be caused by an overdose of ferts sometimes. -Vincent
Posted 08-Sep-2006 04:49
Dholden007 Fingerling Posts: 25 Kudos: 10 Votes: 7 Registered: 12-Aug-2006	Thanks for your reply Budzilla. I actually added, less than recommended on the bottle. I have a 27 gallon tank, I added 4 teaspoonfuls (they recommend 2 tsp per 10 gallons). Will it clear up on its own, or is there anything I should do.
Posted 08-Sep-2006 04:59
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	What color is the cloudiness? White? Brown? Green? I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 08-Sep-2006 05:08
poisonwaffle Mega Fish Posts: 1397 Kudos: 591 Registered: 11-Feb-2003	Did something get into your filter and let all of the gunk out into the tank and stop the filter? If it isn't that, my guess is algae bloom...
Posted 08-Sep-2006 05:37
Dholden007 Fingerling Posts: 25 Kudos: 10 Votes: 7 Registered: 12-Aug-2006	The cloudiness is totally white. No, as far as I know, the filter is working perfectly.
Posted 08-Sep-2006 05:56
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	White cloudiness is generally caused by a bacterial bloom. Is it possible that something you've done to the tank could have caused it (i.e. changing too much water, adding fish recently, overfeeding, etc...)? I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 08-Sep-2006 06:54
Dholden007 Fingerling Posts: 25 Kudos: 10 Votes: 7 Registered: 12-Aug-2006	Changing too much water...that could be possible. I also added CYCLE recently (perhaps I put too much of it). How long does the cloudy water last? Should I stop the water changes? My ammonia is a little high, I was trying to reduce it.
Posted 08-Sep-2006 07:34
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Ahhh... A combination of those conditions (a large water change, addition of Cycle, and readable amounts of ammonia) is likely what's causing the bacterial bloom. Hold off on water changes for at least a couple weeks. The ammonia will eventually be converted into nitrite and then into nitrate. The tank may be cloudy for up to a week (rarely more), but it will eventually clear up. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 08-Sep-2006 07:54


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