Water keeps getting cloudy

[chinaman915]

Hello everyone, I have a 150 gallon tank, using 2 aquaclear 500 filters.
The water keeps getting cloudy. I've tried everything! I made sure the carbon was cleaned properly, cleaned the tank.

I really don't know what i'm doing wrong. Could it be the light? I'm using a triple tube striplight with 1 super white bulb and 2 actinic bulbs.

Please someone help me, I'm getting really frustrated changing the water like 2-3 times a week.


Thanks :)

[WeeNe858]

need slight bit more info.. fishes substrate plants/ decor

cloudyness is ushually due to a forigne object or contamination

[jm1212]

do you have a test kit?

do you have any fish in the tank?

how long has the tank been set up?

[chinaman915]

It's a bare tank with 2 black arowana, 22" and 18"

It's been setup for about 3 years, just figure that this was a newbie
question. This just started happening recently.



Thanks :)

PS- Hey JM1212 I really like Blood Parrots also. Was planning to get 10
Not going to until I solve this problem. Have you ever seen King Kong Blood Parrots? You should check those out, I think you'll like them :)

[WeeNe858]

clean you filter,do a water change,and add some water clearifyer

[nycsicktank]

get more filter or do more change. what do you feed them? come on now 150 is a large tank and need more filter for 22" and 18". not to be rude bro.

[chinaman915]

Two Aquaclear 500s are'nt enough? I think their 400 gallon per hour x2 so that's 800 gallons per hour. Is'nt that enough?

I hand feed them shrimp and I know it's not that either. I'm very careful when I feed them to make sure it does'nt affect the water. Also I cut them in very small pieces to reduce chewing time, haha!

[jm1212]

dont add water clarifier. it kills off the bacteria in the tank.

your stocking could be the problem. a 150 gallon tank is to small for one aro much less two, and your going to need twice as much filtration. 800 gph isnt enough for a 150 gallon tank. 1500 gph is a minimum, especially with a tank of carnivores.

[nycsicktank]

shrimp is the problem no matter how careful you feed them its gonna make your water cloudy. i feed mine before i do water my waterchange, if i dont it takes atleast 6 hrs to clear my water nd i have 1x404 1x303 fluval and 1xAC110 in my 75 gallon

[chinaman915]

What filters do you guys recommend?

[jm1212]

if you like the ACs you could always get two more of those... or two emperor 400s.

but that still doesnt solve the problem that your fish will get to big for your tank.

[chinaman915]

Alright thanks everyone, I'll look in to it and maybe get a bigger tank in the future.
The water is cloudy, but the fish are fine. I guess that's all that matters :)

Happy New Year