I dont understand. I have an Oscar, Blood Parrot, and RTC in a 60 gallon hexagon tank. They are all still babies. Largest is the RTC that is about 6". The tank has enough filtration to turn over atleast 13 - 15 times. I had a problem with overfeeding and have since corrected that. My water was crystal clear for about a week. Did a small water change(about 20%). A few days later the water is cloudy. Did a 30%, nothing changed. My water has ammonia and nitrates. I just dont understand why. The water is clean, not overfed. I dont feel I'm overstocked. Any ideas why the water is so dirty adn cloudy? Something I'm doing wrong?
Why is my water filthy?
- Thread starter JLad10687
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Possibly (because you said you had an earlier overfeeding problem) you have decaying food in the substrate. Do a 50% with heavy gravel vac. I would continue to do 50% every day as long as your tank has detectable ammonia and nitrite.
how long did you cycle the tank for ?
how long have the fish been in the tank for ?
Mainly i would just do a larger water change
how long have the fish been in the tank for ?
Mainly i would just do a larger water change
Heres the situation though. The tank has been cycled and established for months now. I recently had a problem with the tank water being very messed up and I had to do 30-40% WC for about a week and thats when the water was crystal clear. All of those water changes were done with a gravel vac. I just dont get it. Is there another way that tanks get dirty very quickly?
too much ammonia can kill off your BB, therefore its possible that you are set back in your cycle and will just have to ride this out.
You have too many, too large, too messy, carnivorous, predatory fish in a tank that's way too small. You say you have enough filtration to turn the tank over 13-15 times, is that per hour? What kind of bio-filtration are you using, ie. media? You need a larger tank for those fish, yesterday. I can't believe that no one else has brought this up.
Any more information on your filtration - are you using adequate mechanical and chemical? Could there be a dead fish or large chunk of food hidden somewhere in the tank or filter? The story seems quite strange as you tell it. At the very least, check out your filter really well, and add some new, quality activated charcoal.
When the water was "messed up", did you use any additives (chemicals)? If so, that might have shot your biofilter.
If you have ammonia and nitrite in an established tank, you have a problem. Along with finding the problem, you need to do daily 50% changes until ammonia and nitrite go away.
When the water was "messed up", did you use any additives (chemicals)? If so, that might have shot your biofilter.
If you have ammonia and nitrite in an established tank, you have a problem. Along with finding the problem, you need to do daily 50% changes until ammonia and nitrite go away.
The tank isnt big enough for any one of the fish you list.A 60 hex doesnt get stocked like a 60g it gets stocked like a 29g tank its a bad shape for big fish and these problems will only get worse.