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hey im having a problem with my tank. im new at this stuff but i dont know what to do with the cloudiness in my water. well it not really cloudy but theres like a little cloudiness in my water. ive been doing water changes and nothing happen. it still the same , it doesnt change. what can i do to get rid of this small cloudiness. i already did the nitrogen cycle and i dont over feed my fish.
p.s. just to make sure again its not really bad cloudy water... theres a little bit of cloudiness like a tint of cloudiness. help me please.

How long was your tank cycled? What size tank is it? What is your filtration? How is it stocked? Do you know your water parameters? If so post them here. If you don't have a test kit you can have it tested at your LFS.

How much lighting do you have and how long is it on each day? Your cloudiness could be caused by any number of factors so the more info you can provide the better.

Jim

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Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain

my tank been cycled for about 4 weeks going on 5 weeks . my tank is a ten gallon tank. i hav a whisper power filter. i hav a both ammonia and nitrite test kits and both are at zero,i only hav one fish in my tank no live plants.

You didn't mention if you have lighting on the tank and how long if you do the lights are on daily. You could be experiencing a small algae bloom. You mentioned that there is a slight tint to the water. Is it greenish colored or is it like looking through a fog?

Do you have any driftwood in your tank? This can cause a tinting of the water due to tannins being released.

How long has your fish been in the tank? The entire cycle period? What type of fish is it? How much are you feeding daily and what do you feed? It's possible that if you are overfeeding it could be caused by this.

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Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain

oh sry... yes i do hav lighting in my tank..i would say about 15 hours i hav the light on. my water is not green its a tint of fog color. no i dont have any drift. my fish been in my tank for the 4 weeks during the nitrogen cycle. i hav a zebra danio. i feed him falkes but i dont over feed him. i watch how much i feed him.

How often are you doing water changes? Last year, the day after a water change I would get a yellow cloudy water. All my test were fine. Its very weird. I think it was a city water issue. Chemmie Pure helped clean it up.

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i do water changes once every week

Your tank should have cycled by now. If you have only one fish I would suggest a few Zebra Danios to help it a long. Live plants do help. One thing that has not been asked what Gravel/Substrate do you have and did you wash and rewash it until it was perfectly clear running water.
If you dont particually want to have planted live plants I suggest a little bit of ploating water sprite this will also help the cycling process if it is still a problem.

Another test fill a glass of tap water leave it overnight to see if it is clear if not contact your water supply as ther could be a problem there


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yea i did re wash the gravel until the water was clear i dont know what is going on wit my water it doesnt change.. it still has a tint of cloudiness.. is there anything i can do to clear my tank up????

If you are new to fish keeping you could still be over feeding. Cut the feeding by half and every second day.

Filterlization what do you have and how often also how do you clean it.

There is a product on the market calledc GEO Liquid it might work it is expensive but could be worth think about if you have dirt particals in your water supply.

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