Subj : Re: Extremely Cloudy Aqua
To   : All
From : Winwin
Date : Fri Jul 30 2004 07:33 am

hello,

It happens to me before as well.  Continue to do exactly what u mention
below and in a week time, the tank should be ok!   ...changing water
condition do not happens over-night.  Cheers

simon

"Marlene Walters" <[email protected]>
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> I hope I'm not being an idiot, as I'm sure you're not, but are you
> absolutely sure you are not overfeeding? That is the #1 cause of cloudy
> water. You seem to know what you are doing, though. I worked in a pet
> store, and 95% of the time, the cloudiness is caused by overfeeding.
> Sometimes, it may be you added too may fish at one time, or even algae.
> If it is possible, get a handful of gravel from a tank that has not
> problems, and has been used for quite a while, maybe you LFS will give
> or sell you some. This should help. Also, adding cycle bacteria will
> help, you cannot overdose it, it's impossible, and it NEVER hurts.
>
> Hope I help you.
>
> Marlene
>
> nuchumYussel wrote:
>
> > Hi, as the subject says, I have extremely cloudy water. The tank is
> > fully cycled 20g and is a year old. I know this cloudiness is a
> > bacterial bloom, the water is not green, so an algae bloom is out. The
> > inhabitants of the tank are:
> >
> > *All Fish Are Fully Grown*
> > 4 Black widdow Tetra
> > 6 Zebra Danios
> > 1 Snakesking Gourami (6 inches)
> > 2 Serpae Tetra
> >
> > Water Chemistry
> > *All measurments  are in ppm.*
> > Nitrite = 0
> > Ammonia = o
> > Ph = 6.8
> >
> > I had a 6 inch Pleco, but I removed him in hopes of that would clear
> > up the water. But removing the pleco was to no avail. I have tried
> > everything! Crystal Clear drops, did nothing. Adding extra carbon to
> > filter, did nothing. more water changes, did nothing. ( I do a 25%
> > water change every other week.) Cutting back on feeding, did nothing.
> > Minimizing the time the lights are on, did nothing. Adding AlgaeFix
> > drops (I thought it might be a freakish algae bloom.), did nothing. I
> > have no clue what to do. Is it possible the filter is inadequate? It
> > is a Liberty Eheim. Any suggestions would help.
> >
> > Many Thanks...
> > Evan Davis
>
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