HELP Cloudy Water >.<

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Hi guys,...

I have a 225 gal tank. In it is a 18" Silver Arowana, 2-10" Jack Depseys, 12" bichir, 8" RTC, 8" Shovelnose/RTC hybrid, 8" Green Severum, and about 5 four inch clown loaches. For filtration I have the fluval fx5. For the last week the water has been cloudy and I can't figure out why or how to fix it. Ive done water changes, Ive replaced the foam and media inside of my filter, I have put water clairifier in it, and even stopped feeding the fish for about 4 days. Still Cloudy.

Can someone explain or help me,...lol

Thanks

 

[haynchinook334]

what do you feed your catfishes? and what do you feed the rest of your fishes?
what does the water smell like?

 

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About twice a month I feed them all rosie reds, besides that I throw in some shrimp pellets for the bichir and loaches, sinking carnavore pellets for the RTC, shovelnose, dempeys, and severum, few algae wafers for the plecos, and some floating arowana sticks for the arowana when hes not eating the rosies.

Water smells fishy but thats only if you lift the glass and smell it.

 

[spexmoneymaker]

I think you need more filtration. i have a fx5 and 2 ac110's on my 125g. my tank is pretty heavily stocked tho

 

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I think you need more filtration. i have a fx5 and 2 ac110's on my 125g. my tank is pretty heavily stocked tho

The fx5 seemed to hold its own for the last year, why the sudden change?

 

[Angler]

You may be dealing with a bacteria bloom.

When you changed your filter media, did you change your biological media too? If you did, that is why your water is cloudy. I suggest you add more biological media (like Seachem Matrix). After you add that, give it a week or 2 for sufficient beneficial bacteria to grow, them your water should clear up.

 

[haynchinook334]

About twice a month I feed them all rosie reds, besides that I throw in some shrimp pellets for the bichir and loaches, sinking carnavore pellets for the RTC, shovelnose, dempeys, and severum, few algae wafers for the plecos, and some floating arowana sticks for the arowana when hes not eating the rosies.

Water smells fishy but thats only if you lift the glass and smell it.

I would try and feed them shrimp, mussel, squid..ect to the cats. the pellets that you feed the cats produce poo that looks like powder. i bet that your water is a tint of red?

 

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You may be dealing with a bacteria bloom.

When you changed your filter media, did you change your biological media too? If you did, that is why your water is cloudy. I suggest you add more biological media (like Seachem Matrix). After you add that, give it a week or 2 for sufficient beneficial bacteria to grow, them your water should clear up.

I only change half of it at a time for that reason

Also I changed it after it became cloudy

 

[its_an_obsession]

cloudy white = bacterial bloom
cloudy green = algea bloom

either way best bet is to decrease feeding alittle to cut off source of food to both. if its green then less light will also help

 

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I would try and feed them shrimp, mussel, squid..ect to the cats. the pellets that you feed the cats produce poo that looks like powder. i bet that your water is a tint of red?

no powder poop, no red tint.


Ill chill on the pellets and begin with shrimp, mussel, squid.
(shrimp, mussels, and squid you eat and buy at a groccery store?)