Cloudy water?

[Bulldognz]

Hi all, i have had this problem where my water appeared green almost like an algae breakout but I'm not convinced it was. I tried some algae fix which changed the water from green to a white cloud, I then did %30-50 water change a couple of days after only to find it became the same cloudyness a day after. I then tried some accuclear stuff which didn't seem to help only seems to make it cloudier.

Tank is an AR980 Aqua one. I'm almost and I have a red tiger oscar a green severum and pleco all adolescent. I'm thinking that maybe the standard filtration system in this tank may not be that great? I dont know I really just want crystal clear water again.

I have a big piece of drift wood in there with plenty of live plants. It's probably only 2 months old from new so still cycling.

Any help much appreciated.

 

[cdc]

Is the tank near a window? How long is the lights on for? How many gallons is the tank?

 

[dragonfish18]

try a uv sterilizer if its not by a window
9 times out of 10 its the window

 

[bubbles123]

What are your water parameters?
Ammonia:
Nitrite:
Nitrate:

If your tank is only about 2 months old, it may still be cycling (like you said). This might be a bacterial bloom. One of my tanks took nearly 3 months till I saw nitrate.

 

[darippa]

Still cycling. Be patient, dont overfeed no matter how much that Oscar begs.

 

[Bulldognz]

thanks guys, will have params tomorrow awaiting a new kit to turn up. Tanks is 215 litres or 55 us galons. It's not near a window it's in my garage / office which is failry dark. It has 3 lights 2 straight flouros and 1 uv so I can manage without uv for a while if need be.

The manual says to change the carbon filters every 6-8 weeks but that seems excessive to me? and i wondered if I should do this before it's fully cycled

 

[flipstylex]

keep light on 8 hours a day. dont keep near a window. Uv sterelizer helps this problem

 

[knifegill]

The manual says to change the carbon filters every 6-8 weeks

Just a sales ploy. Never throw away your bacteria.

 

[david_o99]

I've got the same tank and the same problem. My tank has fully cycled, with nitrate levels always less than 10ppm. I've been in low light mode for a week now, but with little change. My only option is to do frequent water changes.

Keep us informed if you find a fix to the problem and I'll do the same.

 

[Bulldognz]

Will do, I bought myself a UV steriliser on Sunday so I'll keep you informed as to how it goes. THus far it's looking better already. Apparently a good 3-4 days for full effect.