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Enhancer09
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 Cloudy Water

Hey, i noticed the water in my tank got cloudy, so i chanced half of the water and this didnt resolve the problem, then i went ahead and changed all of the water, and this still didnt resolve the problem... so i went and bough acuclear which is supposed to clear up the water within 24 hrs... And sadly to sayt, this still didnt work!!! So now i have a cloudy tank and i am running out of soloution... Could someone please give me so advice or help please?????
Thanks
04/21/09  12:46pm

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Repti goddess
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   Message To: Enhancer09   In reference to Message Id: 1989999


 Cloudy Water

how long has it been cycling
wait for it to cycle it might clear
04/21/09  03:17pm

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Fishdude
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 Cloudy Water

i ancerd on my sisters acount
04/21/09  03:19pm

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Nicole b
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 Cloudy Water

cloudy water is made from over feeding the fish and something else (it is rare) how many gallons is your tank? one drop per gallon (info is on youtube)



08/12/09  02:41am

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Tpau15
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   Message To: Nicole b   In reference to Message Id: 2055307


 Cloudy Water

I agree with repi goddess. How long have you had your tank set up? With and without fish? If you have tried the clarifier and it hasn’t worked, it most likely is your tank trying to cycle itself. The cloudiness is probably due to the mass growth of microscopic good bacterias in your tank that eat chemical waste from the water.

-tpau15



08/12/09  02:06pm

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Tonito
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   Message To: Tpau15   In reference to Message Id: 2055542


 Cloudy Water

I know it’s scientific and all that but I just never bought into the good bacteria, balanced environment, and so forth about aquariums. I like my water bright and clear and don’t like filth in it. Generally, if you use right size filters, change/clean the filters every week or two, don’t overcrowd, and most importantly don’t overfeed, your water should stay clear. It is true though that a new aquarium has to take hold and the water may well be cloudy for a few days until its all filtered and aerated. When setting up a new aquarium, I always fill it and use filters and aerators just with no fish for 3 days or so. JMHO
09/03/09  08:21pm

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Tpau15
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   Message To: Tonito   In reference to Message Id: 2067328


 Cloudy Water

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but I just never bought into the good bacteria, balanced environment, and so forth about aquariums.



The reason your tanks are "bright and clear" is because of your biological filtration system within your tank. So, to simply dismiss them because you don’t understand how they work is a grave mistake when talking about proper tank maintenance and a balanced aquarium environment. The good bacterias within the tank are doing the vast majority of the chemical filtration in the water to keep it that way. Mechanical filtration’s usefullness extends to aeration, preventing stagnation, and removal of gross (larger) particles from the water. The chemical filtration aspect of a mechanical filter is VERY limited.

The other things you listed do help to keep a tank balanced and maintained, but even with the best mechanical filtration in the world, it would never equal the chemical filtering power of the good bacteria/biological filtration within a balanced aquarium environment.

-tpau15



09/04/09  12:54am


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