Hello everyone.
I'm new here, I've had my tank since September 2011 and have had no problems, but around last month i noticed it getting slightly cloudy. At first i thought it was because i had just done a water change and it had kicked up some sand etc. but after a week it had got worse, i did another change, a bigger one to help clear it out.
Over the past month it has just got so bad where i can't see more than 10 - 15cm into the tank before it gets too bad.
To me it looks green (shown in the pictures) but if i look closely, where the water flow from the filter is, it is white and milky looking.
I have been told many different things to do, bought some Clear water treatment stuff by tetra, which didnt work.
I am now using Stress Zyme, which i swear has made it even worse than it already is
Then i got told to leave it and do nothing and it will sort itself out, but it has only got worse since that.
I have changed the filters, i have an Aqua style 620T, the black carbon filters were changed about a month ago and the tray filter was changed about 3 weeks ago.
I use Prime by seachem when doing a water change and a ph down to keep it at 6.5PH but with this problem at the minute it keep rocketing up to 7.5, so i keep adding more to keep it down.
If anyone could give me some help that would be great, i have to look at this everyday and its horrible, especially as i have a Pario-Ancistrus Pleco (L-048) which is difficult to see at the best of times. Aswell as this i can't see how my fish are unless they swim by the glass which they dont often do.
Cheers everyone
Rob Cool
I'm new here, I've had my tank since September 2011 and have had no problems, but around last month i noticed it getting slightly cloudy. At first i thought it was because i had just done a water change and it had kicked up some sand etc. but after a week it had got worse, i did another change, a bigger one to help clear it out.
Over the past month it has just got so bad where i can't see more than 10 - 15cm into the tank before it gets too bad.
To me it looks green (shown in the pictures) but if i look closely, where the water flow from the filter is, it is white and milky looking.
I have been told many different things to do, bought some Clear water treatment stuff by tetra, which didnt work.
I am now using Stress Zyme, which i swear has made it even worse than it already is
Then i got told to leave it and do nothing and it will sort itself out, but it has only got worse since that.
I have changed the filters, i have an Aqua style 620T, the black carbon filters were changed about a month ago and the tray filter was changed about 3 weeks ago.
I use Prime by seachem when doing a water change and a ph down to keep it at 6.5PH but with this problem at the minute it keep rocketing up to 7.5, so i keep adding more to keep it down.
If anyone could give me some help that would be great, i have to look at this everyday and its horrible, especially as i have a Pario-Ancistrus Pleco (L-048) which is difficult to see at the best of times. Aswell as this i can't see how my fish are unless they swim by the glass which they dont often do.
Cheers everyone
Rob Cool
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