cloudy water?

[RobP]

cloudy water? help

help water is cloudy in my new 75 gallon tank its like a white cloudy look i just setit up 2 weeks ago it has an aqua clear 500 and an aqua clear 300 on it ive tried crystal clear twice the first time was a single dose and then 2 days later i used a double dose then 24 hours later i clean the filters out after adding the stuff. so far still just as cloudy thanx for your help

 

[Kasakato]

What kind of fish are in there? Your tank is building up its bacteria (cycling) and thats why its like that. And stop using thoes chemicals in your tank.

 

[RobP]

8 small dempseys 2 small convicts and a pleco

 

[Kasakato]

Did you test your water?

 

[FishKeeper-16]

Your tank is trying to cycle and it will get cloudy and I never noticed my tanks get cloudy when cycling but yes, your tank will do that when bacteria is trying to develope and there is no need to treat the water but you should test it and watch out for ammonia spikes cus ammonia is a silent killer on fish.

 

[RobP]

juat tested water amoinia is 0 ppm, nitrite 0 ppm, PH 7.4, hardness 6 everything is perfect so i assumed it is a bacteria bloom how long will this last?

 

[YoFishboy]

If its bacteria, it should go away in a few more weeks.

 

[Kasakato]

What about nitrates?

 

[FishKeeper-16]

Nitrates is the last product produced in the nitrogen cycle I think and nitrate is removed when we gravel vacum our tanks.

 

[RobP]

it has brand new gravel in it as of two weeks ago and has been vacumed once so i dont think that nitrates are a problem at the moment. so it will be cloudy for a week or two? ive set up tanks before and this has been the longest its ever stayed cloudy.