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Cloudy water question
I have a 75 gallon planted tank and it is cycling. I have several
pieces of bogwood in the tank and they do cause a yellow tinge to the water. I have also developed cloudy water in the tank and I can't tell if it is an algae bloom due to cycling or I may feed too much and it could be white cloudiness I am seeing. It is hard to tell when the water is yellow tinged. When I do a water change, I see a white cloudy tinge to the water so I think I am overfeeding and have cut back to feeding 1 every 2 days. Anyway since I started this about 2 days ago, I saw that it appeared the tank was clearing up. I shut down lighting for about 2 hrs. during midday to retard any algae growth. When the lights come back on 2 hrs. later, I see that the water has really clouded up again while the lights were off. This happens when the lights are OFF! After they are on for awhile, it clears up somewhat again but is still pretty cloudy. Anyone have an answer to that one? Also when I put in the bogwood, (2 pieces), it created a cave underneath for my clown loaches and whatever else wants to hide under them. There is probably a lot of waste buildup under the bogwood also because when I do my water changes, I can't get underneath to clean out. My tank is pretty well planted in the back also so that when I remove the wood, I have a heck of a time putting the wood back inside. Is this a problem? I try to clean up as much waste as I can with my Python water changer. I took off the big end and just use the hose as I can get to more of the waste this way and it increases the suction pressure with the smaller opening of the hose. Any advice would be appreciated. My ammonia tonight is 0; my nitrites are 0; and my nitrates are 5. It appears the tank cycled! That is why it is trying to clear up then. Would I be on the right track here? Dan |
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Gateway_User wrote:
I have a 75 gallon planted tank and it is cycling. I have several pieces of bogwood in the tank and they do cause a yellow tinge to the water. I have also developed cloudy water in the tank and I can't tell if it is an algae bloom due to cycling or I may feed too much and it could be white cloudiness I am seeing. It is hard to tell when the water is yellow tinged. When I do a water change, I see a white cloudy tinge to the water so I think I am overfeeding and have cut back to feeding 1 every 2 days. Anyway since I started this about 2 days ago, I saw that it appeared the tank was clearing up. I shut down lighting for about 2 hrs. during midday to retard any algae growth. When the lights come back on 2 hrs. later, I see that the water has really clouded up again while the lights were off. This happens when the lights are OFF! After they are on for awhile, it clears up somewhat again but is still pretty cloudy. Anyone have an answer to that one? Also when I put in the bogwood, (2 pieces), it created a cave underneath for my clown loaches and whatever else wants to hide under them. There is probably a lot of waste buildup under the bogwood also because when I do my water changes, I can't get underneath to clean out. My tank is pretty well planted in the back also so that when I remove the wood, I have a heck of a time putting the wood back inside. Is this a problem? I try to clean up as much waste as I can with my Python water changer. I took off the big end and just use the hose as I can get to more of the waste this way and it increases the suction pressure with the smaller opening of the hose. Any advice would be appreciated. My ammonia tonight is 0; my nitrites are 0; and my nitrates are 5. It appears the tank cycled! That is why it is trying to clear up then. Would I be on the right track here? Dan If you are getting those test results then the tank is cycled so that is good. I had a similar problem with my tank and have just lost loads of fish, after the tank has been established for a long time (like mine is) cloudy water is normally due to bacterial blooms, if the fish are gasping at the surface you have problems but yor tank sounds alright to me. Not sure on the lights thing, the tank will look clearer when the lights are off as to when they are on. Regarding the bogwood I would get a small piece of tubing and try and suck the detrius out of it in that way, removing the bogwood all the time is going to stress the fish and stir up the water causing more cloudiness. I have shrimp in my tank also so if I take any bogwood out invariable there's shrimp hanging on the bottom of weighing up if they can make a death defying leap onto my dining table! |
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I've had lots of cloudy water problems in the past. I'm not sure what
fixed it though. I had an under gravel filter at one point, and I think that helped it some what. Although I have removed it as my loached kept finding their way under it and I could never find them! About the waste buildup... I usually don't clean up waste that builds up under anything, as I don't want to move around too much in the tank when I clean it. I find I don't need to clean it up though. I have corys and loaches in my tank, along with some other bottom feeders. I think that these fish help with the waste problem. I think some large snails would also take care of any waste laying around. I also think that an underground filter would help get rid of the waste because it will suck the waste into the bottom where it won't be visible and will also help create beneficial bacteria that will help keep the water clear. Hope this helps! |
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Mid posted.
"PokoFish" wrote in message oups.com... I've had lots of cloudy water problems in the past. I'm not sure what fixed it though. I had an under gravel filter at one point, and I think that helped it some what. Although I have removed it as my loached kept finding their way under it and I could never find them! I experienced that when I was 12. My one kuhli loach would go under the undergravel filter plate and I only saw the khuli loach a year afterward when I was rounding up fish to take to the pet store. Boy had it grown! About the waste buildup... I usually don't clean up waste that builds up under anything, as I don't want to move around too much in the tank when I clean it. I find I don't need to clean it up though. I have corys and loaches in my tank, along with some other bottom feeders. I think that these fish help with the waste problem. I think some large snails would also take care of any waste laying around. I also think that an underground filter would help get rid of the waste because it will suck the waste into the bottom where it won't be visible and will also help create beneficial bacteria that will help keep the water clear. Undergravel filters still are respectable filters, it does good biological filtration and mechanical filtration can always be added later (hang on back power filter), I suspect back when aquarium technology was very primitive and even until today undergravel filters did a great job at biological filtration and kept the water clear because of the biological filtration. Good luck and later! Hope this helps! |
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