Water Changes causing Imbalance - Kindly help

nagukush

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Hi Friends !

I have this 4 Feet tank with 12 x 3" Frontosas in it. I'm running 2 Eheim 2217s and 2 Eheim Internals on it. I also have a Top filter on this tank. Anyways my Water Changing schedule is about 50%, 2 times a week.

I find that my water is crystal clear, but soon after a Water Change, the water turns slightly cloudy - milky white, which settles in a day again.

Just wanted to know if this is normal or is it like there is an imbalance after a water change, causing a mild bacterial bloom ?

Kindly guide me Friends...
Thanks and Regards
Kush
 
Sounds like a mini bacteria bloom with the amount of water your changing out.
 
check to see if you have mini bubbles floating around.

I've seen this before.
 
I also think it's a mini bacterial bloom. Can I ask you why you do 50% water changes "twice" a week? It seems a bit excessive to me...but I'm no expert, by any means...lol...I only do about a 25% change, once a week, on all my tanks,60g, 33g-long and a 20g and it seems to keep them looking good and the fish are thriving.
 
depends on the fish and situation. I do at least 2 50% water changes on several of my tanks weekly.
no issues. but I do see mini bubbles in the tank immediately after the water change giving the appearance of 'milky
water but it goes away within a few hours.
changing water in the tank should have little to no impact on the bio filter of the tank.
nagukush
how does the water appear from the source if you were to place it in a large container, preferrably a tank?
 
tonergirl said:
I also think it's a mini bacterial bloom. Can I ask you why you do 50% water changes "twice" a week? It seems a bit excessive to me...but I'm no expert, by any means...lol...I only do about a 25% change, once a week, on all my tanks,60g, 33g-long and a 20g and it seems to keep them looking good and the fish are thriving.
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The OP is keeping fronts, which have a much larger bioload than other fish in a less than ideal tank size for the time being...the more wc's the better.
 
What substrate do you have? Could it be getting stirred up and making the water cloudy?
 
Another longshot possibility -- do you use any PH adjustment products in the tank? I once foolishly tried to fight my very hard, alkaline tap water with some "Proper PH" buffering powder. Every time I introduced new water, I'd get a bunch of cloudy white precipitate.
 
Ahhhhhhhh she says, shaking head in understanding...Thanks jpappy :)
 
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