Cloudy water problem

Batmanjay28

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Aug 22, 2006
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How do you get rid of cloudy water? I did 20% water change yesterday in my 90G and before the change my water was great and clear. Now my water is cloudy and my fish have been acting differently. Like not really swimming around and having stress lines. What is the problem?
 
How long has the tank been up and established?

How many and what kind of fish?

Current ammonia, nitrite and nitrate readings?

What kind of filtration?

What is your regular maintenance routine?
 
I have a 55g. stocked with about 13 various Cichlids. I had the same problem at one time with water getting very cloudy. Even after doing 20% water changes and nothing happened, I tried 50% water change. It cleared up for a couple hours, then back to the cloud. The only thing that I have found to clear cloudiness is vacuuming the gravel.
Now I'm not sure how many fish you have but I know that with my tank, there tends to be alot of crap (literally) getting below all the gravel. When it stays down there too long there will be a constant cloud in your water. Dont vacuum all of it though, you actually want to keep some of it in there. And once you vacuum, you will clearly be able to see whats clouding your water
 
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