[AquaticLife] cloudy water
In my experience cloudy water is caused by a few things- particulates suspended in the water, an overabundance of bateria. The algae is caused by too much light and/or an excess of phosphates and nitrate. If your tank gets direct sunlight you should cover it or move it to a less direct light source. Phosphates acrue due to decaying biological junk like dead plants or too much food. Phosphate is also usually present in water so you should test for this element. Nitrates essentially is a result of fish pee and this is managed by water changes. You’re doing water changes now so it may be too much light or leftover food.. I would continue with the water changes and add a good gravel vacumming. I would consider buying either a diatom filter or a UV filter as well. I’ve used a diatom on a 55 and 66 gallon tank and 40 minutes of running and the water is crystal clear. I’m currently using a UV filter on a 75 gallon and within 3 days I’ve noticed a decrease in algae and the water does appear clearer. best of luck, Poul
On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 5:26 PM, rob_white18 wrote: > > > > > please somebody help me i have a tropical fish tank housing mostly > bristlenosed catfish few tetra so on the problem is my water has all > of a sudden gone cloudy it also has a green twinge to it the fish are > perfectly happy it just makes the tank look awful ive been trying to > remedy the problem for months now ive tried aqua clear which worked > then just made it worse now im on water changes weekly and after > changing a massive 50% water which i know i should nt the problem got > better for about 24 hours then within 72 hours it was back to the same > cloudy mess i had to start with im contemplating starting a fresh > please somebody help thanks oh by the way my tank holds 120 litres > >
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