Cloudy Water?

[vickytb]

we have a 40litre tank, which we have had for about 6 months, with 12 fish. in the last 2 weeks the water has gone cloudy, tried changing 50%, then 25% daily but stayed cloudy. changed filter unit from under gravel to stuck on side type. bought chemicals supposed to reduce waste, clear water and cut down on water changes. didnt feed fish for 2 days (all this on advice from fish shop!) still no change. today have emptied tank(leaving fish in 25% original water), cleaned gravel and refilled with treated water. put fish back - water still cloudy!! Help

 

[aaronnorth]

it is probably a bacterial bloom,
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=246850

chemicals rarely work and can sometimes cause you more hassle than they're worth.

 

[greenscooby]

Agree with aaronnorth.

Mark.

 

[drobbyb]

...changed filter unit from under gravel to stuck on side type...

Did you cycle your new filter? As in run in the tank for a month alongside your old filter.

 

[vickytb]

it is probably a bacterial bloom,
[URL="http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=246850"]http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=246850[/URL]

chemicals rarely work and can sometimes cause you more hassle than they're worth.

what is a bacterial bloom and how do i get rid of it?

 

[greenscooby]

There are different types of bloom, best to google it then find which one you have.

Sorry not to be of more help there.

Mark.

 

[vickytb]

...changed filter unit from under gravel to stuck on side type...

Did you cycle your new filter? As in run in the tank for a month alongside your old filter.

no they didnt say anything about that at the shop. but the new filter was bought because tank had already gone cloudy and they said it could be that the old filter wasnt working properly

There are different types of bloom, best to google it then find which one you have.

Sorry not to be of more help there.

Mark.

at moment only have plastic plant in tank, would real one help?

dont know a lot about fish, daughter bought tank then got fed up about a month ago so adopted them

 

[aaronnorth]

it is probably a bacterial bloom,
<a href="http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=246850" target="_blank">http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=246850</a>

chemicals rarely work and can sometimes cause you more hassle than they're worth.

what is a bacterial bloom and how do i get rid of it?

read the link i posted

 

[drobbyb]

Test for ammonia. I think what happened is when you changed filters, the old media (rocks) and the bacteria in it from the undergravel filter stopped being active when the filter was removed. A new filter takes about a month to mature on a healthy tank. So what you should have done was to run the new filter and the old filter together for a month and removed the ungergravel filter after that.

I think we may have 2 problems going on here.

 

[greenscooby]

Fish in cycle and bloom?

 

[vickytb]

Test for ammonia. I think what happened is when you changed filters, the old media (rocks) and the bacteria in it from the undergravel filter stopped being active when the filter was removed. A new filter takes about a month to mature on a healthy tank. So what you should have done was to run the new filter and the old filter together for a month and removed the ungergravel filter after that.

I think we may have 2 problems going on here.

how do i solve the problem/problems. will go and buy a testing kit as dont have one. should i buy anything else?

 

[drobbyb]

You are in a fish-in cycle. Read the article here: http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=113861

Alot of useful information in there.

 

[vickytb]

You are in a fish-in cycle. Read the article here: [URL="http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=113861"]http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=113861[/URL]

Alot of useful information in there.

the link ook m to a fishless cycle. do i still need to add amonia if there are fish in the tank?

 

[drobbyb]

You are in a fish-in cycle. Read the article here: <a href="http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=113861" target="_blank">http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=113861</a>

Alot of useful information in there.

the link ook m to a fishless cycle. do i still need to add amonia if there are fish in the tank?

Oops. Try this one: http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=224306

 

[vickytb]

You are in a fish-in cycle. Read the article here: <a href="http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=113861" target="_blank">http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=113861</a>

Alot of useful information in there.

the link ook m to a fishless cycle. do i still need to add amonia if there are fish in the tank?

Oops. Try this one: [URL="http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=224306"]http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=224306[/URL]

thanks for that, i went to buy a testing kit but pests at home said they test you water for free so i didnt get one. Looking at the link i dont think they would test it twice a day though!