Cloudy Water Driving Me Mad

[newbiefishman]

Hi guys. Would really appreciate some advice.

Basically I have had a 50 litre tank set up for a few months and last weekend decided to do a fresh set up with new gravel.

I have a spare tank so I emptied out the water from my new tank into the spare tank, took out my fish (4 guppies, 4 small platies and a small plec), emptied out my tank and washed it with warm water, cleaned my ornaments and filter, rinsed the new gravel and then put it in the tank along with the filter and ornaments and filled it with fresh luke warm water. I then put in some stress coat and ammo lock, left it for a few hours before I put the fish back in and the water was crystal clear and it looked great!

It remained clear until after 48 hours when all of a sudden the water has gone cloudy and I have no idea why? Please can somebody help me and tell me why this has happened and what I should do?

Many thanks

 

[Jamepsss]

Hi guys. Would really appreciate some advice.

Basically I have had a 50 litre tank set up for a few months and last weekend decided to do a fresh set up with new gravel.

I have a spare tank so I emptied out the water from my new tank into the spare tank, took out my fish (4 guppies, 4 small platies and a small plec), emptied out my tank and washed it with warm water, cleaned my ornaments and filter, rinsed the new gravel and then put it in the tank along with the filter and ornaments and filled it with fresh luke warm water. I then put in some stress coat and ammo lock, left it for a few hours before I put the fish back in and the water was crystal clear and it looked great!

It remained clear until after 48 hours when all of a sudden the water has gone cloudy and I have no idea why? Please can somebody help me and tell me why this has happened and what I should do?

Many thanks

Hi mate. Can I ask how you cleaned your filter and more importantly the filter media? Sounds like a bacterial bloom to me.

 

[backtotropical]

Maybe this will give you a better understanding of what is going on and how to deal with it.

Bacterial Blooms Explained

 

[newbiefishman]

Hi mate and thanks for the reply. Yeah I basically gave the filter a good clean with warm water and then rinsed it with cold and I changed the sponge before I put it in the new tank.

Hi guys. Would really appreciate some advice.

Basically I have had a 50 litre tank set up for a few months and last weekend decided to do a fresh set up with new gravel.

I have a spare tank so I emptied out the water from my new tank into the spare tank, took out my fish (4 guppies, 4 small platies and a small plec), emptied out my tank and washed it with warm water, cleaned my ornaments and filter, rinsed the new gravel and then put it in the tank along with the filter and ornaments and filled it with fresh luke warm water. I then put in some stress coat and ammo lock, left it for a few hours before I put the fish back in and the water was crystal clear and it looked great!

It remained clear until after 48 hours when all of a sudden the water has gone cloudy and I have no idea why? Please can somebody help me and tell me why this has happened and what I should do?

Many thanks

Hi mate. Can I ask how you cleaned your filter and more importantly the filter media? Sounds like a bacterial bloom to me.

 

[chrisbassist]

Tap water or tank water?

 

[newbiefishman]

Thank you very much for the reply. I was going to do some water changes but it looks as if after reading your post I should just leave things be? Would you agree with this?

Maybe this will give you a better understanding of what is going on and how to deal with it.

Bacterial Blooms Explained

Tap water. The fish all look very happy but the tank looks like they're swimming in a light fog.

Tap water or tank water?

 

[chrisbassist]

Tap water contains chlorine which may have damaged the bacteria.

Whever possible use tank water.

 

[newbiefishman]

I just read somewhere that I should do 1/3 water changes every 5 days to get the biological cycle going and to keep the fish alive, but it doesnt say how long for. Please can somebody help me?

Also how often should I feed my fish at this present time and for ho long until I feed them daily?

I really would appreciated any further advice you can give me.

 

[kaivalagi]

If you've stripped all the bacteria from the filter using tap water you'll be basically doing a fish-in cycle now.

You need to be doing daily water changes as big as you can...if I were you I'd feed the fish once or twice a week until you get through the cycle

You need to read the beginners section here: http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/277264-beginners-resource-center/

 

[newbiefishman]

Thanks very much for your help

If you've stripped all the bacteria from the filter using tap water you'll be basically doing a fish-in cycle now.

You need to be doing daily water changes as big as you can...if I were you I'd feed the fish once or twice a week until you get through the cycle

You need to read the beginners section here: http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/277264-beginners-resource-center/

 

[kaivalagi]

post back with any questions, just bear in mind if longer than 5 days between posts all us "watchers" of the topic lose it from out lists...