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Good news!! - problem is resolved!! My water has now returned to crystal clear!! - must have been a 'Bacterial Bloom' after all!! THANKS VERY MUCH TO ALL WHO HELPED!! - REALLY REALLY APPRECIATE IT!! :good: :good: :good: :good: :good: :good:

Cheers waterdrop! - u really seem to know yer stuff! :good: I dont want to jump-the-gun but...... i think the water is starting to clear!! - i can see the back of the tank, although its still bit murky but nowhere near as bad!! i'm guessing that would mean this is probably a Bacterial Bloom...

The gravel is just tiny blue and green stones. (im not sure of the name/type) The only thing i done different was to feed the fish bloodworm...but i dont think this would cause the cloudiness?? I'm going to clean my filter tomorrow. Do i just clean everything in a bucket of tank water? Also...

I've been doing both high and normal PH test...tank water is 7.0. When i first put water in the tank, i could see the dust from the gravel but after 24 hours my filter had sorted that out and water was crystal clear. I cant see why it would become dusty again for no reason? I honestly dont...

Did this work??

Cheers Tolak!! :good: :good: :good:

How do i add a picture of my tank to this post? (not only do i know nothing about keeping fish....clearly know nothing about computers now...oaft! lol)

I recently done a thorugh gravel vac which resulted in a 50% water change. (usually i'll be doing 10% water changes every day until bloom clears, then i will just do weekly maintenance) with regards to the water testing...i'm doing it exactly as you described... for amonia the colour is bright...

BTT...yet again, thanks for the advice! I have put my bubbles on in the tank which should help with the oxygen levels! :good: I soaked my gravel for 2 days, rinsing this often to get rid of any excess dusts/dye etc, so fingers crossed, we can rule that out! (is it possible to have too much...

I've jus tested my tank and tap water and now im even more confused!! When i test my tap water, do i just do this the same way i test my tank water? (with same kit etc??) If so, here are my results - TAP - Amonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 0 PH - 7.8 Tank - Amonia - 0 Nitrite - 0...

thanks for the advice so far! im just about to test the water again! - i will also post tap water results!

Should try cleaning the filter media with tank water and possibly replacing carbon?

moan the Falkirk!!! hehe :good: :good: :good: :good:

Hey all...hope everyone is well! I've recently taken up fish keeping and i'm having a nightmare with the water in my tank. I recently asked questions regarding cloudy water and it would appear my problem could have been a 'bacterial bloom' but things just aren't working for me. So my question...

Hey folks....another stupid question about my 'bloom'!! :unsure: i've taken all the advice on board so far but the bacterial bloom just seems to be getting worse...is this normal? (that has been about a week now with no improvement?) Cheers again! :good: