HELP!!! Water is cloudy and ph 7.5

[xuethao]

Hi everyone,

I was just wondering if u guys ever have this problem before. i chang my water for a 75 gallon a week ago (30%) and add new pad to filter and clean filter. So on saturday i notice a cloudy water and quicky change 40% of water and got rid of filter snice i had it for some years now. Add new filter and pad to tank. The water clear alittle of cloudy but then i think it grow some suff like worm likeing thing. The ph is 7.5 and is till 7.5. I thinking about going to the pet store to buy stress coat and ask them but can anyone help??????????????



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[Donny417]

Well, I would think you destroyed your biological helpers when you cleaned/changed things. Keep up water changes every other day until you have you grow your little helpers back.

P.S. filter media doesn't grow worms.

Sorry I can't be of more help with your filtration, but my own franken-sump is testimony that me helping you is equivalent to a jag helping a rosy red.

 

[Leptar]

Your tank sounds like it is going thru a cycle again...

You adding a new filter to the tank and tossing the old will put the tank into a mini-cycle.. but if you killed the Beneficial bacteria in the previous water change then you put the tank into cycle...

My suggestion is to use a product called Cycle and to use Prime... keep an eye on the nitrites and ammonia. Don't let the ph fall or rise either as this is critical when establishing a tank..

Cycle is bacteria in a bottle.. it works but it's a temporary solution...

Prime removes chlorine, chloramine and converts ammonia to a non toxic form.

 

[chesterthehero]

^^

by changing all of your filtration you removed all of the good bacteria causing your tank to mini cycle... sounds like you are having a bacteria bloom...

do some research on cycling and keep an eye on your parameters.. if you dont already own a test kit now is the time to get one..

changing media pads should only be done when they fall apart.. till then just fill a bucket with tank water and rinse them out when they start to clog.. and whenever you do have to change them only change 10%-50% at a time.. never do all of it..