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9 Responses to “Do some fish tanks just stay foggy?”
it is the opposite. don’t change water too much, that is bad for the fish. a fish tank water will become clear after a while when there is a bacteria balance in the tank, but with new water, because the bacteria has reach balance, it looks foggy, and it is called “new tank cloud”, it will disappear after a while (sometimes it took weeks). changing water too much is a major reason that fish dies.
You shouldn’t do more than a 25% or so water change at a time. More than that and it can throw off the cycle in your tank. You should probably get a test kit like API master liquid test kit. In a healthy tank it should be ammonia 0, nitrite 0, and nitrate under 20. When you change most of the water it can throw things off and stress out the fish. Bacterial blooms are usually what cause the cloudy water, which is a sign of cycling. From now on just do 25% changes weekly, more or less, depending on the nitrate levels.
If the water is white and cloudy looking it sounds like a bacterial bloom. This is usually from too much ammonia in the water… Is your tank cycled? How big is it? How many fish are in it?
I would change maybe 15% of the water per day for a couple days, to get the ammonia level down.
it depends on how long your fishtank is setup. It will take a minimum of 6 weeks for the water to be clear after setting up the tank because of cycling. The more you change the water, the longer it will take. Over feeding could also be your problem. only feed every other day.
NEVER do a complete water change. it stresses your fish and damages the delicate ecosystem. Is the cloudy white-ish or green-ish. If it is green, it is algae and that means too much light.
If it is white-ish it is likely a bacterial bloom. Cleaning your tank is not a good thing. There is a beneficial bacteria that lives in the tanks gravel and filter that breaks down the fish waste so it does not become toxic.
If your tanks is not new, you are likely overfeeding. Cut back on the amount and how often you feed.
Your tank needs to go through something called a cycle.
this article explains it:
After you tank is established a 20 % water change once a month is sufficient.
April 21st, 2009 at 3:34 am
Claire Villalpando
it all depense on the temperature of the water and the size of fish
April 23rd, 2009 at 8:49 am
Ted Gean
yes,
do you have a lid on your fish tank ?
if so, and it is closed all the time
then thats totally normal.
April 23rd, 2009 at 9:41 am
Alan Barone
it is the opposite. don’t change water too much, that is bad for the fish. a fish tank water will become clear after a while when there is a bacteria balance in the tank, but with new water, because the bacteria has reach balance, it looks foggy, and it is called “new tank cloud”, it will disappear after a while (sometimes it took weeks). changing water too much is a major reason that fish dies.
April 24th, 2009 at 6:51 am
Jose Sewell
You shouldn’t do more than a 25% or so water change at a time. More than that and it can throw off the cycle in your tank. You should probably get a test kit like API master liquid test kit. In a healthy tank it should be ammonia 0, nitrite 0, and nitrate under 20. When you change most of the water it can throw things off and stress out the fish. Bacterial blooms are usually what cause the cloudy water, which is a sign of cycling. From now on just do 25% changes weekly, more or less, depending on the nitrate levels.
April 24th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
Kimberly Turnbull
Not at all. Partial water change is the proper way to cleanse your tank. Try Jungle lab tank buddies.
April 25th, 2009 at 6:24 am
Robert Garay
Thats what happend to me too,its propably the rocks.Clean then and let your fiter on for a day then it will turned cleared.
April 27th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
Alana Ellenburg
If the water is white and cloudy looking it sounds like a bacterial bloom. This is usually from too much ammonia in the water… Is your tank cycled? How big is it? How many fish are in it?
I would change maybe 15% of the water per day for a couple days, to get the ammonia level down.
April 28th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Nora Mullinax
it depends on how long your fishtank is setup. It will take a minimum of 6 weeks for the water to be clear after setting up the tank because of cycling. The more you change the water, the longer it will take. Over feeding could also be your problem. only feed every other day.
April 29th, 2009 at 8:12 am
Toni Tankersley
NEVER do a complete water change. it stresses your fish and damages the delicate ecosystem. Is the cloudy white-ish or green-ish. If it is green, it is algae and that means too much light.
If it is white-ish it is likely a bacterial bloom. Cleaning your tank is not a good thing. There is a beneficial bacteria that lives in the tanks gravel and filter that breaks down the fish waste so it does not become toxic.
If your tanks is not new, you are likely overfeeding. Cut back on the amount and how often you feed.
Your tank needs to go through something called a cycle.
this article explains it:
After you tank is established a 20 % water change once a month is sufficient.