Why is this tank so cloudy?

[cicrush13]

Do you know what kind of rocks?
Are they limestone?

I would agree with above that you are getting this prob from the beneficial bacteria reproducing.
It is usually harmless and can take a week or two to clear up.

 

[allaboutfish]

check the ammonia in your tap water. if it is higher than usual coming out of your tap, then it is your beneficial bacteria populating to the point to be able to process that extra ammonia.

I've never had ammonia in my tap water. Plus wouldnt it be happening in my other tanks?


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[allaboutfish]

Do you know what kind of rocks?
Are they limestone?

I would agree with above that you are getting this prob from the beneficial bacteria reproducing.
It is usually harmless and can take a week or two to clear up.

I dont know what kind of rocks. I was told that they look like limestone. We have them everywhere though. People use them in their ditches. It passed the vinegar test though.


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[Glabe]

The newly added rock could be the problem by increasing the bioload, or BL. Limestone has a bioload rating of 2, or BR of 2. This means for every ounce of rock, your filter has to handle 2 more bioload units, or BU. now, a little fish such as a rummynose has a bioload rating of 5, but fish weigh a lot less than limestone. so while a rummynose produces 5 units, a single rock can produce over 50 units of bioload!

To counteract this higher bioload, you need to increase your bio-power, or BP. You can do this via vibration. what I do is silicone some surround sound speakers to the bottom of the tank, so when i'm watching tv, i'm also boosting my BP. Think of ammonia spikes as buildings on a skyline. Now think of vibrations as an earthquake. see how the ammonia spikes go away?

So pay attention to BR and BU to never let your BL get higher than your BP or cloudiness happens , and don't pay a bit of attention to my BS.

 

[dundadundun]

put those rocks in any other tanks?

 

[allaboutfish]

put those rocks in any other tanks?

No


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[dundadundun]

then take them out, do a w/c and wait and see if it returns. after a couple weeks, if there's no return, just assume it's the rocks.

 

[allaboutfish]

then take them out, do a w/c and wait and see if it returns. after a couple weeks, if there's no return, just assume it's the rocks.

But if i do that then it could've been the bacteria.


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[allaboutfish]

Well the tank has cleared i guess it was a bacterial bloom from cleaning the filter with tank water:


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[Big Mike]

The newly added rock could be the problem by increasing the bioload, or BL. Limestone has a bioload rating of 2, or BR of 2. This means for every ounce of rock, your filter has to handle 2 more bioload units, or BU. now, a little fish such as a rummynose has a bioload rating of 5, but fish weigh a lot less than limestone. so while a rummynose produces 5 units, a single rock can produce over 50 units of bioload!

To counteract this higher bioload, you need to increase your bio-power, or BP. You can do this via vibration. what I do is silicone some surround sound speakers to the bottom of the tank, so when i'm watching tv, i'm also boosting my BP. Think of ammonia spikes as buildings on a skyline. Now think of vibrations as an earthquake. see how the ammonia spikes go away?

So pay attention to BR and BU to never let your BL get higher than your BP or cloudiness happens , and don't pay a bit of attention to my BS.

Wait a minute here, a rock has bio-load? I dont get it.