quikv6 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 I have been having milky (not cloudy from particles/debris) water in my mature axolotl tank....and I'm not sure why. There's some minor foaming/bubbles where water breaks from filters. The tank has been established and running for years. Any help is appreciated. Tank parameters: Ammonia - 0 (according to Co-op ammonia strips; API kit is long expired.) Nitrite - 0, Nitrate - 5, PH - 7.0, GH - 120, KH 40-80, Chlorine - 0 (Prime and/or Tetra dechlorinator is used) Temp - 60-64 F Water change schedule: generally 25% twice a week. Feeding schedule: every other day - Live worm or sinking carnivore pellets. There is no leftover food. Fillter: A small HOB and sponge filter. I added an additional airstone when the cloudy water happened. I am a bit stumped on this one. There is a solo axolotyl in the tank, who exhibits no unusual behavior. It is not a new tank, and if the Co-op ammonia strips are correct, there is no ammonia, as is sometimes seen with the foamy bubbles. Also, My 3 other fish tanks are perfectly clear. Same source water. This seems to be some sort of imbalance, that I just can't figure out. Any help is appreciated. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp Doggy Dogg Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 In my experience (and opinion, I guess), when water gets milky, it is due to a large amount of bacteria dying off. Can you think of any changes that could have caused that? Has the flow of your HOB stayed consistent or has it been reduced for any reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quikv6 Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 Flow is consistant. There is plenty of flow in the tank. Also...no other reason that I can think of for bacteria die off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp Doggy Dogg Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 On 4/27/2024 at 9:22 AM, quikv6 said: Flow is consistant. There is plenty of flow in the tank. Also...no other reason that I can think of for bacteria die off. You said temp is 60-64f... Did you have any weather related incident in your area where that could have gone significantly outside that range, even briefly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quikv6 Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 No...not at all. I monitor it all the time, and actually use USB fans if it gets to 64. I keep it in that range at all times. Thanks for the suggestion, though. Any other reasons for milky water that I am not aware of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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