Cloudy water will not go away!!

[LocoLT1]

I have 4 fiddler crabs, 2 red claw crabs and a couple snails in a 10g tank.

I have changed ALL the water and gottem what debris I could out of the tank TWICE now. The last change was last night. I woke up today to see the water just as cloudy as it was before I changed the water last night!!!

I don't get it. What could be the problem and how can I fix it?

[MonoSebaelover]

It sounds like a bacteria bloom and you will just have to let it do its thing and it should clear up before long. Anyway, hope this helps.

[LocoLT1]

Originally posted by MonoSebaelover
It sounds like a bacteria bloom and you will just have to let it do its thing and it should clear up before long. Anyway, hope this helps. Oh goddie! Any idea on a time frame for clear up? :sick:

[CHughes]

Loco:
Given you have done the water changes and cleaned up the detrius, I would think the bloom should go away within a couple of days depending on your filtration. What filter set up are you using?

chris

[LocoLT1]

Originally posted by CHughes
Loco:
Given you have done the water changes and cleaned up the detrius, I would think the bloom should go away within a couple of days depending on your filtration. What filter set up are you using?

chris No filter. The tank is onyl 1/2 filled w/water. The crabs need dry land too ;)

I do have an airstone in there, though. To keep the water from being stagnant.

[Shikkapow]

1/2 full.. thats still about 5 gallons of stagnant water.. you need some type of filtration if you want clear water.. get something like an Aquaclear mini or some other small exernal filtration. you can buy adapters to make the intake longer to get down to the water level, and use your imagination to direct the flow of the output of the filter so it isnt noisy.. just remember crabs are great escape artists so keep the lid sealed:D