Aquarium Dude Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 I have had a 50 litre aquarium set up for about a year. Last week the ammonia was through the roof, that seems to be better now but the ph is way to low (6), at 3:30 I went into have a look at the tank and to my horror, the water was extremely cloudy, upon looking through the side, I could not dee the other end which is only 2 feet away. Following the advice of a book, I have done a 33 % water change. What is causing the milky water? What is the story concerning the ammonia? All the time I have had heaps of problems, following the advice from people at my lfs I have exhausted almost every possibilty (for the reason why I have problem after problem) Could it be the silicon on the 15 year old tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 It will not be the silicone. It may be overfeeding and causing a bacterial bloom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 White cloudiness may be a bacterial bloom caused by the water change. It is harmless and should clear in a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquarium Dude Posted October 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 The water change was after the cloudyness, I had not done any water changes in the last two days before the cloudyness, also it is getting worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freakyfish Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Caryl is totally correct the cloudiness is just a bacterial bloom Did you clean the filters recently when you did the last water change If so the bacterialevels are down in your filter and its trying to catch back up It wont hurt your fish at all Why did you have an ammonia problem in the first place is something id be more worried about What is your maintanance routine with the tank? Also what filtration do you currently have and the dimensions of the tank What fish do you keep? Do you own a test kit at all? Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 White cloudiness is usually the result of a bacteria bloom. As said above. Why? Your old bacteria would of died off with the ammonia spike. Keep a careful check on ammonia levels, you may experience increased ammonia levels as your tank is now recycling. Bacteria also consume oxygen, so with an algae bloom, make sure you have plenty of airation. As for why you got ammonia. What is your maintanance routine with the tank? Also what filtration do you currently have and the dimensions of the tank What fish do you keep? Do you own a test kit at all? Also how much & often do you feed your fish? How do you clean your filters? Do you use a gravel vac? Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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