Cloudy tank (not new tank)

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RemainVayne

RemainVayne

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360g tank
110 sump and auxiliary 40 gallon k1 bin
Lots of polys, giraffe cats, other non bottom level fish
4gph drip
Normal parameters, maybe 5ppm nitrate reading
Sand bottom
8 month old tank

For about 2 weeks now, my tank has been constantly cloudy. Not where yoy can't see through, but noticeable. There's always constant particles in the column, I'm assuming from having so many bottom feeders? I can't seem to clear up the water through water changes and staying on top of changing out filter socks.

Are there tell tale signs of a bacteria bloom? The tank is heavily fed, but also heavily filtered. How long do bacterial blooms typically last?

My 3 other tanks are crystal clear, so I don't think it's due to a change with my city's water.

This is really annoying me... Help!
 
Can see spikes in ammonia and nitrites. Suggesting bacteria aren’t able to handle the overload.

Would reduce ur feedings to every other day and the amount as well. Remove any leftover.

This with water changes will help to let ur cycle get back to normal.
 
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kno4te said:
Can see spikes in ammonia and nitrites. Suggesting bacteria aren’t able to handle the overload.

Would reduce ur feedings to every other day and the amount as well. Remove any leftover.

This with water changes will help to let ur cycle get back to normal.
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But if no ammonia or nitrite readings, then does that mean it's not a bacterial bloom?
 
Could be algae. I had that issue when I bumped up my light too high and water changes wouldn't help. Bought a small uv light and it cleared it up.
 
Hi. newcomer on the forums here but just to share my experience. I too had a tank which was constantly cloudy. It was a 1 year old lightly planted tank and despite weekly 30%-50% water changes it stayed cloudy. the filter had a very green tint which is indicative of an algae bloom. the only thing that worked like a miracle was the addition of a uv steriliser.
 
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Ya I would suggest UV steralizer.
 
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It sucks up massive amounts of nutrients and is risky because it's very hard to remove once introduced also it blocks a good portion of the lighting entering the water if its not kept in check
 
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