Cloudy New Tank

[shelaghfishface]

as you prob know i set it up using some water that came with it 3 days ago, its gone cloudy which i was expecting, and thankfully tests are
ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 10

i have a fluval 4+ running and have added another fluval 4+ stuffed with only filter floss to try to help, should i do water changes or just leave it to clear by itself, i have stuffed the tank with real plants and the fake ones that i already had in there today , also i have the filters within an inch of each other is this ok??

-yesterday

-today -ps im not using the pond sticks, they came with it



thanks shelagh xx

 

[minxfishy]

Wouldnt have thought having the filters so close together would do any harm.

If its just a bacteria bloom, it will settle on its on, as Im sure you know, if the stats change then yes do water changes. Are the fish in there Shelagh?

 

[shelaghfishface]

yes they are lol, they are all behind the plants,in the pic thers a silver dollar 2 balas and an albino shark, all the rest are on a t break

thankyou, i only asked as i had this problem with Jambos tank and the more water changes i did the worse it got, so just checking that it was perfectly ok to leave well alone
shelagh xxx

 

[minxfishy]

Bless did you scare em all? LOL. Put Jambo in there, that will get them swimming around quickly LOL.

I assume you used some of your filter media or the media that came with the tank? Should be fine, you get any spikes then its time for w/c, it will probably clear in a day or two.

 

[shelaghfishface]

the filter that came with them was still wet and managed to survive the journey,( the guy stopped it from running minuites before packing it up) so i was really glad of that as i didnt want these to get ill.
Jambo would have a field day in there , thankfully he dosent even know there in the house, tho i do feel guilty so i am going to treat him to a major tank make over tommorow, new plants and toys

i get sadder with each day

 

[minxfishy]

Why do you feel quilty? Are you spending too much time looking in the new tank - how mean of you LOL.

Treat him to a tank makeover - you know he wont thank you for it

 

[shelaghfishface]

hmmm you are probably right,ill give hima new stick and tell him how special it is, no i feel guilty as this tank looks good but will look better when its cleared, his looks awful some new plants will cheer him up ( or make me feel less guilty)

 

[minxfishy]

Oh yeah, some nice new plants that he can pull out, rip apart and destroy will make him feel much better LOL.