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Optimist Fingerling Posts: 21 Kudos: 13 Votes: 2 Registered: 12-May-2006	Hi everyone. I'm just a little bit concerned because the water in my tank has gotten pretty cloudy. My tank is a couple months old. I have done two 20% water changes and then a 50%. I hear the problem might be due to a bacterial bloom, which sorts itself out. The only thing that is bothering me is that the water has only been getting worse. Is this bad?
Posted 06-Jun-2006 22:35
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	Edited by OldTimer It depends. Cloudy water can be caused by several factors one which you mentioned. What size is the tank? What is the stocking level? How often, how much and what are you feeding? Do you know what your water parameters are, and if so post them here. If you don't have a test kit you can have a sample tested at your lfs. Are there any fish missing? Possibly one has died and is hidden away where it can't be seen. This can cause a rapid rise in bacteria counts which could possible be a cause for your cloudy water. Oh, and by the way welcome to FP!! Jim Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 07-Jun-2006 02:36
Optimist Fingerling Posts: 21 Kudos: 13 Votes: 2 Registered: 12-May-2006	Thanks for the welcome. My tank is 120 gallons. In it, i have 2 Oscars, 1 Jack Dempsey, 1 Brown Knife fish, and a Pictus Catfish. I feed them every morning, starting with a little bit of flakes, Cichlid pellets, and the majority of food i give them is bloodworms. I then feed them a little bit when i get home from school. I don't think there is a fish missing or dead. Sorry, but i don't really know my water parameters.
Posted 07-Jun-2006 12:44
JQW Fish Addict Posts: 869 Kudos: 758 Registered: 09-Apr-2003	might be a bit too soon to have all those fish added to your tank they are all quite messy fish, and it would take a while for your tank to be able to handle them Do you have test kits? They will come in handy, keep an eye on the readings. Welcome to FP and good luck and have fun fish keeping
Posted 07-Jun-2006 15:21
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	Have you added any of the fish lately, or have they all been in your tank for a while? Also, what type of filtration system are you utilizing? Is it large enought to handle the size of tank and the bio load that is being created? For the fish that you have I would think you would want at least 5x an hour turnover of your water volume. Jim Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 08-Jun-2006 03:48
Optimist Fingerling Posts: 21 Kudos: 13 Votes: 2 Registered: 12-May-2006	The last fish I added was about a month ago. I have two filters. One canister: Rena XP3 (it says 350 gallons per hour) and one aquaclear70 filter on the side of the tank.
Posted 08-Jun-2006 22:29
Garofoli Big Fish Posts: 337 Kudos: 143 Votes: 27 Registered: 12-Apr-2006	That is not enough. You need atleast 600GPH for your tank. May I suggest the Penguin Emporer, That does around 400GPH for only... $40. Chris
Posted 08-Jun-2006 23:49
Optimist Fingerling Posts: 21 Kudos: 13 Votes: 2 Registered: 12-May-2006	Really? 400gph. Where can I get it?
Posted 09-Jun-2006 01:53
Garofoli Big Fish Posts: 337 Kudos: 143 Votes: 27 Registered: 12-Apr-2006	Hey, Dont i know you? Anywhere online or at Norwalk aquarium. Chris
Posted 09-Jun-2006 02:01
Optimist Fingerling Posts: 21 Kudos: 13 Votes: 2 Registered: 12-May-2006	Oh, Right. Thanks Chris
Posted 09-Jun-2006 12:50
Optimist Fingerling Posts: 21 Kudos: 13 Votes: 2 Registered: 12-May-2006	Wait one second. My Aquaclear70 filters 300gph. Along with my canister, which filters 350gph, that is 650gph. Wouldn't that be enough?
Posted 09-Jun-2006 21:51
GirlieGirl8519 Fish Master Malawi Planter Posts: 1468 Kudos: 1029 Votes: 35 Registered: 25-Mar-2005	Edited by GirlieGirl8519 Wouldn't that be enough I would think so. They are messy fish though...if you could upgrade the AC to a 110 (428gph), that would be even better. I would invest in a liquid test kit. You should be keeping an eye on your nitrates, since the fish are all pretty messy and will get big. Aquarium Pharmaceuticals makes a good master kit that has ammonia, nitrIte, nitrAte, and pH tests. Its not very expensive either...maybe $15. *Kristin*
Posted 09-Jun-2006 23:02
Optimist Fingerling Posts: 21 Kudos: 13 Votes: 2 Registered: 12-May-2006	Sounds good. I'll get a test kit. Either way, my water seems to have improved a little bit in the last couple of days, meaning it might have just been a bacterial bloom. Thanks for all your help!
Posted 10-Jun-2006 00:25
Garofoli Big Fish Posts: 337 Kudos: 143 Votes: 27 Registered: 12-Apr-2006	Edited by Fallout Heres the Link... Just copy the link into it. Clicking dosent work. edit fixed link. -- Tim Chris
Posted 10-Jun-2006 02:41


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