my 55gal is always cloudy

[snjets]

hey i have a 55gal with a acqua-clear 70 on it and it is cloudy
the tank has been set up for over 5 months
everytime i do a waterchange it clears up for a day then gets cloudy again

thanks
sal

 

[freeskierrocket]

hey i have a 55gal with a acqua-clear 70 on it and it is cloudy
the tank has been set up for over 5 months
everytime i do a waterchange it clears up for a day then gets cloudy again

thanks
sal

water paramaters??? filtration???

 

[eh1421]

what all do you have in it fish wise

 

[ewurm]

Test yoyr water, nitrtite can cause this. How are the fish?

 

[snjets]

the fish are all doing good and i will test the water tommorow
the fish i have in it is a 12in wolffish,4in oscar, 2 4in pacus, a 2in demsey, and a 3in common pleco,oh and a 7in blue channel cat is having this many fish in this tank bad

sal

 

[freeskierrocket]

the fish are all doing good and i will test the water tommorow
the fish i have in it is a 12in wolffish,4in oscar, 2 4in pacus, a 2in demsey, and a 3in common pleco,oh and a 7in blue channel cat is having this many fish in this tank bad

sal

I am not a model fishkeeper when it comes to overstocking....................But holy hell ........Thats nuts, you need a 550 gal for all those fish not a 55.................and like i said i usually never say anything of the sorts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

your answer to why the tank is clowdy is your bio filtration cannot keep up, and your nitrates / nitrites are most likely through the roof!!!!!!!!!!!

good luck!!!!!!!!!!!

short answer, yes!!

 

[piranhalova666]

wow i think u may need more filtration for that bio-load. like u said it clears up for a day after a w/c, becauz all that waste just comes back the next day. i would suggest a lot more filtration

 

[ewurm]

I would bet there is nitrite present, and nitrates must be something around 100 ppm. That is absolutely why your water is cloudy, along with the food waste produced by the messy eaters. Lots of particulates.

 

[rhinod56]

without further information...
my 2 top sugguestions would be...
1. Don't feed as much
2. more/better filtration

 

[ewurm]

without further information...
my 2 top sugguestions would be...
1. Don't feed as much
2. more/better filtration

I agree. Also, reducing your fish bioload would definitely help.