Comments on: Cloudy Aquarium Water

By: Kristin

Kristin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:33:32 +0000

Thank you.

By: Aquarium Care

Aquarium Care — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:00:09 +0000

Your tank is experiencing new tank syndrome. Every tank has to go through a new aquarium cycle.
Keep checking ammonia, nitrite and nitrate levels using a liquid-type water testing kit. Ammonia and nitrite are very toxic to fish.
Feed fish regularly once or twice a day, but only very little at a time. Uneaten food will worsen the water quality. Change 20% of the tank water once a week.
The ammonia level will rise at first and then will start to decrease, at which point the nitrite level will begin to rise. Water often gets cloudy around this time. The nitrite level will eventually decrease, as the nitrate level rises. When nitrate has gone down, the cycle has finished.
Do not add any new fish into the tank until ammonia and nitrate levels are at zero.
This usually takes 1-3 months.
EcoBio-Block products will speed up this process and will keep the water clear and healthy after the cycle has finished.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:13:31 +0000

I recently upgraded my 10 gallon fish tank to a 60 gallon fresh water tank. When I set up the new tank I added tap water and treated it with a conditioner and EZ Balance. I ran the filters/heaters for 2 days. The water was at the right temperature and clear. I added the fish from my old tank and within 6 hours or so the water was cloudy. I added some tannen drops to “clear” the water – it didn’t help. Since, two of my fish have died… is this just a normal thing with a “new” tank? The fish seem to be swimming and enjoying the new tank. I am worried about the color. What do you think? Thanks for your help!

By: Aquarium Care

Aquarium Care — Tue, 24 May 2011 12:59:30 +0000

Changing 50% of the water at one time is a bad idea, and the fish are up at the top because you probably did not put in the right additive to neutralize chlorine/chloramines in the new water. At this point in time the only thing to do is to aerate the water very heavily, and stop feeding. If the fish do make it you needs to find out what his tap water has in it, and get the water conditioner to treat it.

By: katie

katie — Tue, 24 May 2011 06:21:23 +0000

i have a 10 gallon tank and have about 6 mollies in it. well they had babies and the tank was fine, but here recently it started turning green, because the babies i let it go for a while and then yesterday it was smelling wierd, so i cleaned the sides and changed the water, like a 50% water change, and it was fine at first, but then i woke up this morning and the water is cloudy and the fish are all at the top, like they cant breathe or something, and i dont know what i can do about it, help!

By: Aquarium Care

Aquarium Care — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 02:02:54 +0000

Hi Megan,
Your tank is experiencing bacterial bloom, which comes from an excess of organic waste. Be careful not to overfeed your fish (just give them the amount of food that they can eat in 1 minute. You can start by not feeding them for a couple of days (it won’t hurt them). Change about 25% of the water once a week and that should help. Watch for ammonia spikes, if it gets too high change more water. Of course, the best thing to do is to get an EcoBio-Block M, which will disperse the beneficial bacteria your tank needs to keep the water clear, clean and odor-free on a regular basis, keeping levels high and organic waste under control.

By: Megan

Megan — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 20:28:16 +0000

I have a 25 gallon fish tank with what was greenish water but is now white and murky. I did I partial water change when I first noticed my tank was greenish then it turned white and murky. I’ve had my tank set up for seven months and I have 3 black skirt tetras, 1 angelfish, 2 corys, 1 pictus catfish and a female betta. I’ve checked my water and there isn’t a problem there but I recently added a piece of driftwood from my pet store. The driftwood had been soaking in a tank with some live plants and the water was clear. She said it should be fine in my tank. I’ve read about tannins being leached into the aquarium and lowering my pH but that hasn’t happened. I just siphoned my tank last week and got the usual waste so my question is what is turning my water this color?

By: Aquarium Care

Aquarium Care — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:46:29 +0000

You should initially do partial water changes of about 20% every week or every other week, according to the conditions in your tank. You will also have to scrape the sides of the tank occasionally and vacuum the gravel about once a month. Check your fishes’ condition when you feed them to see if they look or act strangely, it may be an indication that they are ill. You will have to remove the fish then for treatment because it will affect water conditions.
For a new fish tank, you can speed up the nitrogen cycle. This can be accomplished easily and quickly with the EcoBio-Stone L for a tank of your size. The great thing about EcoBio-Block Family Products is it will allow you to decrease the frequency of water changes and eliminate odors because the blocks keep a high level of beneficial bacteria living in your tank and breaking down the organic waste into safer materials which will keep your water clear and healthy.

By: Manash

Manash — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:47:50 +0000

i am hacing a aquarium setup at my home . i want to keep my aquarium clean and purified but how? my aquarium size in 3ft*2ft*1ft

By: Aquarium Care

Aquarium Care — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:00:43 +0000

Can you tell us where you got the gravel from? If the gravel had green algae spores when you got them, green water algae will dominate very quickly. Just cleaning gravel will not eliminate them. You have to boil them for 15 minutes or soak them in chlorine water, rinse them very well after and then leave them out to dry and again dechlorinate to make sure no chlorine left in gravel.
You then need to start the aquarium all over again. You have to go through the cycle until you have established the tank. EcoBio-Block products will speed up this cycling process and will keep the water clear, odor-free, and healthy after the end of cycling.