newbiefishcpl Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Hi guys Our tank is really cloudy at the moment. We've did a water change and added some algae fix, it made no difference. Today we cleaned out the filter, the wool filter was dirty, so that has been cleaned (in tank water of course) and it still appears cloudy. Can anyone tell me why this happens? How do we stop it? :dunno: (Sorry for asked for advice all the time, but you guys are the experts and we are the beginners) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 did you stir up the substrate? could also be cloudy from fiddling with the filter, all the stuff that isn't on the inside of it when you turn off the suction gets spat back out again when you start it up again. what sort of filter is it and how big is the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Green cloudy, or white/milky cloudy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 maybe bacterial bloom keep up water changes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbiefishcpl Posted April 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Sorry guys I don't know how to reply to each post :oops: The water is a "green cloudy" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Tis' an algae bloom. Cover your tank for three days to keep it in complete darkness. Best non additive/chemical fix. Run an air stone if you have one or make sure you have surface agitation. During that 3 days you will need to find out why it happened to prevent it from reoccurring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Sorry guys I don't know how to reply to each post :oops: The water is a "green cloudy" Click quote on the post you want to quote and it will quote the post you clicked quote on in your post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Click quote on the post you want to quote and it will quote the post you clicked quote on in your post.But as this is a flat forum replying to several posts in one reply isn't an issue, and may even keep it tidier. Anyway back to the question at hand, water changes, to reduce the algae and its food, and a blackout to help kill the algae should help no end. Did you test for ammonia/nitrite/nitrate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binu Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 u can even change ur filter wools with phospads and try adding some active carbon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbiefishcpl Posted April 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 We've done quite a few water changes lately probably 30% changes, but are worried that if we do too many it will stuff up the cycle. Will this happen? We are really stumped at the moment. Does anyone know what actually causes Algae Blooms? We have also lost 4 fish lately, 1 x dwarf gourami and 4 harlequins? All the other seem fine. Does this bloom hurt the fish, or did our harlequins have something sinister going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Algae blooms can be caused by an excess of nutrients in the water or too much light ie sunlight getting in to the tank. Green water sometimes can be resolved by a total blackout of the tank for 3-7 days, or most certainly by adding a UV steriliser to the tank. Algae in your water will reduce the amount of oxygen available to fish. I suggest you add an airstone. I doubt that your gourami died from a lack of oxygen as being a labryinth fish it did not require as much oxygen as your harlequins. Perhaps a test of pH, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate would be beneficial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 For clearing out greenwater I've had good luck just rubber banding some filter wool around the filter intake. Clogs up fairly quick so you need to rinse it out a couple times a day but cleared up the tanks in a few days. I think it also has the advantage of removing the nutrients from the water that are causing the bloom(Removing the algae) rather than a blackout which leaves it all in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomsam1001 Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 maybe bacterial bloom keep up water changes +1 :iag: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbiefishcpl Posted April 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Algae blooms can be caused by an excess of nutrients in the water or too much light ie sunlight getting in to the tank. Green water sometimes can be resolved by a total blackout of the tank for 3-7 days, or most certainly by adding a UV steriliser to the tank. Algae in your water will reduce the amount of oxygen available to fish. I suggest you add an airstone. I doubt that your gourami died from a lack of oxygen as being a labryinth fish it did not require as much oxygen as your harlequins. Perhaps a test of pH, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate would be beneficial. Thanks Adrienne We have a bubble wall in the tank, so hope that's enough oxygen for them. Yes our gourami died from just being sick We test the pH, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate every two days, all levels seem to be fine. We will take a sample down to our local petshop though and get it tested there. Appreciate all the advice everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Waterchanges, review stocking, more water changes and testing. don't be afraid to do 75% water changes either as long as the parameters are right, but find out why first. also how long do you have lighting on for, and is there any direct sunlight hitting the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbiefishcpl Posted April 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Waterchanges, review stocking, more water changes and testing. don't be afraid to do 75% water changes either as long as the parameters are right, but find out why first. also how long do you have lighting on for, and is there any direct sunlight hitting the tank? Thanks for that F15hguy Took our water down to be tested yesterday..everything is fine. We have 11 fish in the tank at the moment. Our tank is up against a wall with a window beside it, the tank is not directly in the sun, but probably gets quite a bit of light. We are now keeping the curtains closed at the moment to see if that makes a differece. Our tank lights are on about 8 hours a day. We purchased some all in one treatment from the petshop and have used a dose, which hasn't made any difference. We were told to just keep dosing it, it won't hurt the fish, but we're not sure if we should. Will this harm the fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbiefishcpl Posted April 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 Yayyyy a crystal clear tank Thanks for all the advice once again everyone, you all rock We discovered that although our tank is against the wall, the light from our window is too bright and causing the problem :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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