i recently changed from a 50 gal to a 75 gallon tank.i have 3 clown loaches 1 barb 1 kissing fish 2 guppies 1 platy 2 african chiclids 1 pleco 1 siamese alge eater and a small frog in the 75.i used the water from the 50 plus added 25 gals of new water,same filter(170 biowheel)and its filter stuff gravel and ornaments and also using a 40 gallon filter fluval filter.is this enough filteration or should i buy a filter for a 75 gal or bigger.my water looks cloudy from outside but when i look inside tank it looks clear. shogirl
cloudy water
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many times whan you move existing gravel etc to a new tank you may get a bacterial bloom or possibly sediment from the existing tank.
the bacteria may get a dose of food releases when the gravel was aggitated..also sediment may have dislodged from the old gravel.
which model fluval?? you may need to set up the filtration a bit.
the bacteria may get a dose of food releases when the gravel was aggitated..also sediment may have dislodged from the old gravel.
which model fluval?? you may need to set up the filtration a bit.
You can never have too much filtration in your tank. What Fluval do you have? A 304 or higher should be just fine if you have a second filter in the tank. The cloudy water is probably just a bacteria bloom. How are you water parameters? A partial water change can help but chances are the water will clear up by itself and the fact that it is cloudy won't hurt the fish. Is there anything on the walls of the aquarium? I have seen white alge grow on the walls of an aquarium after a move.
It is most likely a bacteria bloom. This bacteria is not the same bacteria as the nitrifying bacteria. Dose your tank with the appropriate amount of mela fix for its size just one time and it should help to clear it up.