Extremely Cloudy Aquarium Water

[nuchumYussel]

Hi, as the subject says, I have extremely cloudy water. The tank is
fully cycled 20g and is a year old. I know this cloudiness is a
bacterial bloom, the water is not green, so an algae bloom is out. The
inhabitants of the tank are:

*All Fish Are Fully Grown*
4 Black widdow Tetra
6 Zebra Danios
1 Snakesking Gourami (6 inches)
2 Serpae Tetra

Water Chemistry
*All measurments are in ppm.*
Nitrite = 0
Ammonia = o
Ph = 6.8

I had a 6 inch Pleco, but I removed him in hopes of that would clear
up the water. But removing the pleco was to no avail. I have tried
everything! Crystal Clear drops, did nothing. Adding extra carbon to
filter, did nothing. more water changes, did nothing. ( I do a 25%
water change every other week.) Cutting back on feeding, did nothing.
Minimizing the time the lights are on, did nothing. Adding AlgaeFix
drops (I thought it might be a freakish algae bloom.), did nothing. I
have no clue what to do. Is it possible the filter is inadequate? It
is a Liberty Eheim. Any suggestions would help.

Many Thanks...
Evan Davis

[Marlene Walters]

I hope I'm not being an idiot, as I'm sure you're not, but are you
absolutely sure you are not overfeeding? That is the #1 cause of cloudy
water. You seem to know what you are doing, though. I worked in a pet
store, and 95% of the time, the cloudiness is caused by overfeeding.
Sometimes, it may be you added too may fish at one time, or even algae.
If it is possible, get a handful of gravel from a tank that has not
problems, and has been used for quite a while, maybe you LFS will give
or sell you some. This should help. Also, adding cycle bacteria will
help, you cannot overdose it, it's impossible, and it NEVER hurts.

Hope I help you.

Marlene

nuchumYussel wrote:

> Hi, as the subject says, I have extremely cloudy water. The tank is
> fully cycled 20g and is a year old. I know this cloudiness is a
> bacterial bloom, the water is not green, so an algae bloom is out. The
> inhabitants of the tank are:
>
> *All Fish Are Fully Grown*
> 4 Black widdow Tetra
> 6 Zebra Danios
> 1 Snakesking Gourami (6 inches)
> 2 Serpae Tetra
>
> Water Chemistry
> *All measurments are in ppm.*
> Nitrite = 0
> Ammonia = o
> Ph = 6.8
>
> I had a 6 inch Pleco, but I removed him in hopes of that would clear
> up the water. But removing the pleco was to no avail. I have tried
> everything! Crystal Clear drops, did nothing. Adding extra carbon to
> filter, did nothing. more water changes, did nothing. ( I do a 25%
> water change every other week.) Cutting back on feeding, did nothing.
> Minimizing the time the lights are on, did nothing. Adding AlgaeFix
> drops (I thought it might be a freakish algae bloom.), did nothing. I
> have no clue what to do. Is it possible the filter is inadequate? It
> is a Liberty Eheim. Any suggestions would help.
>
> Many Thanks...
> Evan Davis

[nuchumYussel]

Thank you for your reply,but the reason I am confused is because the
water has been this way for three months now.

Thanks for the replies.
Evan Davis