I have a 90 gallon with two fish in right now. The substrate is a sand. I have a few rocks and two pieces of driftwood that have been in the tank ever since. Some people told me to get rid of the driftwood. I took two pieces out and put them in a smaller tank. That tank is still clear as hell. I don't think it is the wood.
I had this tank setup in another house where it was always clean. I've gone through many types of inhabitants (Amphilophus, Royal panaque, Crenicichla, Hoplias, etc...). I moved it to my house almost two years ago. Since I've moved it, I've been fighting with some serious cloudy water.
Right now, the current inhabitants are a 5-6 inch Trachycorystes trachycorystes that is fed once every few days (as he stays in the wood and doesn't come out), and a 6-7 inch Parachromis dovii who is fed a few pellets a day. I would not consider him overfed. He will be moved into a larger tank in the not-so-distant future so I don't need to be hassled on him being in a 90. Please help me with the tank.
I've had an XP3 and an AC70 running on this tank for the last two years as well. Originally, it had two AC70 and was crystal clear. I took one out and added the XP3 and it's been cloudy ever since.
The XP3 has two trays of biomax and the bottom tray has the stock foam. The AC70 has foam, carbon, and biomax.
I've used Seachem Clarity and Stability. In fact, I've used several "clarity" products. The water is treated with Prime during water changes.
The water is just... cloudy. There is no real color. Just murky. It's not green, red, blue, purple, mauve, or anything. I've been told it's a "bacterial bloom" and have done everything there is to treat said bloom.
I've taken my fish out and have done full water changes. I wash the biomax with tank water only. I fill the filters with tank water. My water changes are roughly a week to two weeks apart depending on how busy I am, or how much I've fed the fish. The filters get cleaned every two-three weeks.
With two fish that are not fed very much, I don't know what could possibly cause this. This tank used to be considered a show tank to me, but now I don't even like turning the light on. Considering the tank has been here for two years, I know there is sufficient bacteria needed. I am completely stumped and don't know what else to do. Should I add another filter?
(For the record, I've been keeping fish for years now. At present I only have two tanks set up and the other one is perfect and is over-stocked... I took old decor from the 90 and put it in that tank)
I had this tank setup in another house where it was always clean. I've gone through many types of inhabitants (Amphilophus, Royal panaque, Crenicichla, Hoplias, etc...). I moved it to my house almost two years ago. Since I've moved it, I've been fighting with some serious cloudy water.
Right now, the current inhabitants are a 5-6 inch Trachycorystes trachycorystes that is fed once every few days (as he stays in the wood and doesn't come out), and a 6-7 inch Parachromis dovii who is fed a few pellets a day. I would not consider him overfed. He will be moved into a larger tank in the not-so-distant future so I don't need to be hassled on him being in a 90. Please help me with the tank.
I've had an XP3 and an AC70 running on this tank for the last two years as well. Originally, it had two AC70 and was crystal clear. I took one out and added the XP3 and it's been cloudy ever since.
The XP3 has two trays of biomax and the bottom tray has the stock foam. The AC70 has foam, carbon, and biomax.
I've used Seachem Clarity and Stability. In fact, I've used several "clarity" products. The water is treated with Prime during water changes.
The water is just... cloudy. There is no real color. Just murky. It's not green, red, blue, purple, mauve, or anything. I've been told it's a "bacterial bloom" and have done everything there is to treat said bloom.
I've taken my fish out and have done full water changes. I wash the biomax with tank water only. I fill the filters with tank water. My water changes are roughly a week to two weeks apart depending on how busy I am, or how much I've fed the fish. The filters get cleaned every two-three weeks.
With two fish that are not fed very much, I don't know what could possibly cause this. This tank used to be considered a show tank to me, but now I don't even like turning the light on. Considering the tank has been here for two years, I know there is sufficient bacteria needed. I am completely stumped and don't know what else to do. Should I add another filter?
(For the record, I've been keeping fish for years now. At present I only have two tanks set up and the other one is perfect and is over-stocked... I took old decor from the 90 and put it in that tank)
