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i posted about 3 weeks ago about cloudy water and what not. well i asked for help about cloudy water. i was told its a bacteria bloom and my tank was mini cycling. i was told all kind of tips on how to clean gravel and change water... well i noticed when i did a water change even without gravel vac-ing i noticed i still had some cloudyness. what im thinking is the water condidtioner that i use isnt a good one.. i used to use tetra brand, but i ran out and i dint have much money so i used a cheap substitute for the time being but it is inferior so i think i will go back to tetra unless anyone has any suggestions

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I hope no one yell's at me but I don't use water conditioner at all. The cloudy might be you have it to close to the light , light's on to much. When you say cloudy what is it brown on the glass or your water it's self? I no I have one tank with the wrong light's light were ment for a salt water tank and I have to clean the glass all the time.New once are coming. If it is your water I would get it tested after all you drink that water to

edith

Hi,

I don't think your water conditioner is the culprit - unless it's a really bad product..
I could not find your previous post so no idea about the cause of your problem. But my solution to this was patience. I cut down the feeding and did regular water changes. After a few weeks, my tank water was crystal clear.
It stays that way as long as I do the routine maintenance of the tank.

I have also tried some water clarifying product before - but I'm not sure if that was really necessary.

thanks for the reply edith. but its not the water goin in to the tank, its the water already in the tank. its not the glass becuase i clean that before the water change. its a whit cloudyness so i know its a bacteria bloom. now what i believe it is, is the conditioner im using disturbes the bacteria colonies, which is making the bac. flare up(cloudyness)

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