Cloudy Water
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The cloudiness is likely to be either dust from the substrate if it wasn't rinsed well enough or a bacterial bloom. The bloom bacteria are not the ones we want to grow to remove ammonia and nitrite; bloom bacteria feed on carbon based matter. They are kept in check in tap water by the chlorine or chloramine added by the water provider. When you set up a tank and add a dechlorinator, that removes the chlorine allowing the bloom bacteria to multiply. They multiply very fast and live floating in the water, and we see them as the cloudiness. Tap water does contain carbon based matter, and there is plasticiser in every plastic thing in the tank which also feeds bloom bacteria. The good news is that once they've 'eaten' all the available food the bloom bacteria die and the water clears. But as every tank is different it is impossible to say how long this will take. if it's dust from the substrate (gravel, sand, whatever is on the bottom of the tank) that will settle out over the next few days.
I need to warn you that adding Bioboost by itself does not instantly get a tank ready for fish. The bacteria in the bottle may or may not be alive; they may or may not be the right species (there are only two bottled bacteria products known to contain the correct species of nitrite eaters). And unless they are fed, they won't multiply. The best way to use these products is to speed up a fishless cycle.
Can I suggest you read this while waiting for the cloudiness to clear.
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I need to warn you that adding Bioboost by itself does not instantly get a tank ready for fish. The bacteria in the bottle may or may not be alive; they may or may not be the right species (there are only two bottled bacteria products known to contain the correct species of nitrite eaters). And unless they are fed, they won't multiply. The best way to use these products is to speed up a fishless cycle.
Can I suggest you read this while waiting for the cloudiness to clear.
Cycling Your New Fresh Water Tank: Read This First!
Cycling Your First Fresh Water Tank What is Cycling and Why is it Important? Fish waste, and especially fish breathing, plus uneaten food and other organic matter breaking down in a tank all produce Ammonia. This can quickly become toxic to fish if it is allowed to build up to any measurable...
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