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RLHam3 Fingerling Posts: 44 Kudos: 34 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Mar-2008	hey i've got a 30 gal with a 5 in oscar and a 3 in bristlenose pleco. (i know oscar needs bigger later)so i've had perfectly clear water until recently. about two weeks ago i put a peice of drift wood in my aquarium. i even boiled the wood for about 4 hours before i put it in. and recently my water has been cloudy. i've been doing water changes 20%, twice a week. but it's still no good. any ideas?
Posted 17-May-2008 00:27
Lindy Administrator Show me the Shishies! Posts: 1507 Kudos: 1350 Votes: 730 Registered: 25-Apr-2001	How long has the tank been set up and what color is the cloudiness? If its white its a bacterial bloom. Check your water quality - ammonia, nitrite and nitrate. Was the wood from a lfs? Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Posted 17-May-2008 01:15
RLHam3 Fingerling Posts: 44 Kudos: 34 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Mar-2008	tank has been set up for maybe 8 months so it's so i don't THINK thats the problem, but maybe. all tests normal a few days ago. i dunno how to really describe the cloudiness. it's just not as clear as it used 2 b. and yeah, i got the wood from my LFS
Posted 17-May-2008 05:37
Hooben Big Fish Posts: 346 Kudos: 219 Registered: 27-Oct-2002	It would be extremely difficult to have a 5 inch fish in a 30 gallon tank without cloudy water. The bio load is just to much, especially when we are talking about an oscar. Oscars require much water and good filtration. Possibly the fish has grown so quickly as to make you believe that there is some other factor to the cloudy condition. Perhaps more partial water changes, but for shure a bigger tank. ________________________________________ The calming qualities of a good aquarium are irrefutable
Posted 29-May-2008 02:17
amilner Big Fish Posts: 429 Kudos: 654 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Jul-2004	Bigger tank is a must for that size of oscar - they are such messy eaters that its inevitable that the water chemistry can't cope.
Posted 03-Jun-2008 20:06


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