Seized Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Ive recently been dealing with a very bad cloudy water situation. Almost to the point that you cant even see in the tank. Ive been doing weekly water changes and my water parameters are perfect. No ammonia nitrate or nitrite. Im almost certain my fish are all still alive and well and ive also been using filter floss and water clarifier but still no results. Not to metion the tank gas been setup for going on two years now. Anyone got any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sykes Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 What color of cloudiness? My first thoughts would be bacteria bloom or algae bloom. A little unusual for a tank that's been established for 2 years, but definitely possible. Have you changed anything about your routine recently? This might also be a good resource for you (first 14-15 minutes): 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 10 hours ago, Seized said: Im almost certain my fish are all still alive and well... I just spewed my coffee when I read that sentence 😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seized Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 The water is very milky looking. Ive check all of my parameters and there perfect. Not sure what else it could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBOzzie59 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Green cloudy, white cloudy? What color cloudy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Ellison Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Definitely sounds like a bacterial bloom. Carbon may help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RovingGinger Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/cloudy-fish-tank Green milky: Algae bloom, and a UV light may be the quickest solution. White milky, no chunks: Bacteria bloom, it's possible your water changes are prolonging the issue. This is usually caused when there is a disruption to the bacteria in your tank and they need to produce a lot more of themselves quickly. In my case it was caused by removing one of the filters. No real solution beyond waiting and letting the bacteria do its thing, I try to make sure the fish have plenty of aeration and water quality is monitored. Chunky white milk: Filtration issues, your filter floss should help with this. This is just my off-the-top-of-my-head summary of what Cory's videos and other online sources covered. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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