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#2069587
Izz Duckie
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Cloudy Water, Help? 
I just got a new filter for my fire bellied toad’s tank, and the water I put in it became cloudy (the cloudy-ness is probaby because of the rocks I put in). Should I wait for a few days for the water to clear up? I have some algae and murky water solutions, but they are for fish. Is it ok to use it for the toads’s water?
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09/08/09 09:36pm
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#2069599
Sh0e
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Message To: Izz Duckie In reference to Message Id: 2069587
Cloudy Water, Help?
If you didn’t rinse out your media bag then you will experience that cloud with a new filter. You should always rinse those out, it is carbon particles and dust that is floating around. Eventually it will clear up, but I don’t know what effects it will have on your frogs. I doubt it is dangerousm, just wait a day for it to clear up. You should rinse anything you plan to put in your frog’s tank to prevent that. I wouldn’t treat the water with fish medications except to remove chlorines and hard metals.
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09/08/09 09:59pm
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Izz Duckie
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Message To: Sh0e In reference to Message Id: 2069599
Cloudy Water, Help?
I’ve never really had a filter before, so i didn’t know you would have to rinse it. thanks! But, is fish medications harmful to the toads? I want to use a little, just in case.
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09/08/09 11:39pm
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#2069651
Sh0e
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Message To: Izz Duckie In reference to Message Id: 2069649
Cloudy Water, Help?
Depends what chemicals it uses. The medication to get rid of cloudy water is in the event of a bacteria bloom. This is not what has happened to your tank so adding that will do nothing to help with the cloudy water.
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09/09/09 12:02am
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