Cloudy Water(fog)

[m d cooper]

hello,
can anybody help?the water keeps clouding up in the tank.today i have left the light off and the water is a lot clearer.so it must have something to do with some sort of reaction to the light

 

[hondadal]

Do you have fish in the tank? there are 3 possible reasons that spring to mind
1/ the most dangerous one is ammonia have you tested water,if so what are the results, if not test your water.
2/ possible bacterial bloom, remedies available from LFS
3/ particulates in the water, floculants available from LFS

 

[Colin_T]

what colour is the cloudy water?
green is free floating alage that can be removed with good filtration and a reduction in light and nutrients.
milky white cloudy is bacterial and is often caused by uneaten food rotting in the tank. Daily partial water changes and gravel cleans will fix this problem. Also cut back on the feeding.

 

[Dan81192]

only think that pops into my head is your feeding them too much

 

[m d cooper]

cheers,i did test everything and all was ok,must be the food;have to give the wife a lecture as she does the feeding

 

[Colin_T]

now now be nice don't upset her too much otherwise you will be given the choice.
Either the fish go, or I go.

 

[Dan81192]

now now be nice don't upset her too much otherwise you will be given the choice.
Either the fish go, or I go.

oh well, best get a quicky before she leaves then

 

[Colin_T]

LOL

 

[tenche22]

hello,
can anybody help?the water keeps clouding up in the tank.today i have left the light off and the water is a lot clearer.so it must have something to do with some sort of reaction to the light

yes and no (yes it may be algae growing in tank if it get,s lot of light from bulb or sun OR it can be the food if you feed to much the water will go cloud be it whit-gray