my water wont clear up!!
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I think we all want to know the specific colour your water is. if this is suspended particles , just add a wad of filter wool to the first section of your filter ( it will clog quickly, but that is the point when it has removed all the suspended particles take it out and throw it away) poly filter wool is super cheap too. if it is an algae bloom, i.e. green algae cells floating about in the water, definitley reduce the time the light is on mate. 12 hours max! if you are out during the day ( and don't have live plants) put the light on a timer so it is only on in the evening when you are back. ( fish have no eyelids - they like the dark). if no joy, then these guys have already suggested the uv clarifier.
As an aside, i would test the water coming out of your tap, it might be really bad quality, if it is a chemical soup. you might need to use RO.
all the best mate,
Guy
As an aside, i would test the water coming out of your tap, it might be really bad quality, if it is a chemical soup. you might need to use RO.
all the best mate,
Guy
the water is lik a milky white.... cant be a bacteria bloom tho... i had this tank up for 2 years ... my water is fine as the test show(right? lol) and whats this purigen do??
i put this clear fast stuff in about 3 weeks ago and oh man thing was crystalll clear then after a nice little 15gallon waterchange the week after...bam cloudy...idk why...i have a 55g with no ive plants...also where can i find uv light for 2 70g hob filters? or poly filter wool? local fish store?
Power filters or hang on the back filters were never my favorite. I feel they give more circulation but there overall quality of filtration tends to be lacking IMO. You have wastefull messy fish and weather they are small or not they will be attributing greatly to the bio-load of your tank. The advice on dia. earth, filter floss and U.V. is great but i am not familiar with anyone being able to rig up a power filter with these option. I would recommend, if possible scrapping a power filter for a cannister. You could put the floss in the filter and load it with media that would provide much more surface area. You could also easily attach a U.V. to the outtake on the filter.
Also as statted above you may want to get yourself a phosphate test kit to chack your phosphate levels from your tap. If they are high they will attribute to things like algae growth.
Lastly, what and how much are you feeding?
Also as statted above you may want to get yourself a phosphate test kit to chack your phosphate levels from your tap. If they are high they will attribute to things like algae growth.
Lastly, what and how much are you feeding?
We cannot solve a problem until the problem is identified. I'm surprised at how many people offered conclusive answers on page one without knowing the details of the problem. I suggest you ignore those answers...
White cloudiness is generally a bacterial bloom of some sort. Bacterial blooms are possible in mature tanks. Any number of things could have happened to cause/allow an imbalance that could result in a bacterial bloom.
The first step is to ensure cleanliness. DO ample water change, clean filters, clean substrate, decor, etc inside the tank. This doesn't mean pull it all out and scrub it, but instead means to ensure all the waste is removed.
Overfeeding can also add nutrients intot he water column that can feed a bacterial bloom...
Phosphates are a common nutrient/pollutant that can feed algae/bacteria/etc that we rarely test for.
Excessive lighting may have adverse effects. I agree with the suggestion of reducing the light from 15 hours a day down to 10~12 hours per day.
White cloudiness is generally a bacterial bloom of some sort. Bacterial blooms are possible in mature tanks. Any number of things could have happened to cause/allow an imbalance that could result in a bacterial bloom.
The first step is to ensure cleanliness. DO ample water change, clean filters, clean substrate, decor, etc inside the tank. This doesn't mean pull it all out and scrub it, but instead means to ensure all the waste is removed.
Overfeeding can also add nutrients intot he water column that can feed a bacterial bloom...
Phosphates are a common nutrient/pollutant that can feed algae/bacteria/etc that we rarely test for.
Excessive lighting may have adverse effects. I agree with the suggestion of reducing the light from 15 hours a day down to 10~12 hours per day.
^^ ill clean my filters and cut bak on the light and see what happens...hopefully it clears up...its sad to have a nice tank/fish that u cant even see lol ill report bak tomorrow and see what hapens
This is probably the most common topic on this forum. Why? Because most people have overstocked, overfed tanks and don't do enough water changes.
40 ppm nitrates are borderline high. The problem is almost certainly an algae bloom resulting from generous levels of plant food (fish waste, etc. and light.
Other than an impractical diatom filter, no other type of aquarium filtration is fine enough to filter out single celled organisms.
I always think back to the time I had cloudy water years ago. The micron cartridge did nothing to reduce the white cloudiness but it did stain slightly green. That told me that I had an algae bloom and that algae blooms perhaps appear white when moderate and take on the green soup appearance when severe. In other words, green algae appears white to the human eye when in low concentrations.
UV will probably take care of your problem but it ignores the cause and treats the symptoms.
40 ppm nitrates are borderline high. The problem is almost certainly an algae bloom resulting from generous levels of plant food (fish waste, etc. and light.
Other than an impractical diatom filter, no other type of aquarium filtration is fine enough to filter out single celled organisms.
I always think back to the time I had cloudy water years ago. The micron cartridge did nothing to reduce the white cloudiness but it did stain slightly green. That told me that I had an algae bloom and that algae blooms perhaps appear white when moderate and take on the green soup appearance when severe. In other words, green algae appears white to the human eye when in low concentrations.
UV will probably take care of your problem but it ignores the cause and treats the symptoms.
^^ 3 baby fish i dont think will cause a huge problem...also i dont overfeed at all.... but after reading what u sed ill be doing a watercahnge everyday till it clears up
