Update on persistent cloudy tank

[MartinOsirus]

Hmm - I just took out a sample of the water in a glass - and it is perfectly
clear !
Yet the tank appears cloudy - I think Frank is right - the excess aeration -
makes the tank look cloudy!!!

[Toni]

"MartinOsirus" > wrote in message
...
> Hmm - I just took out a sample of the water in a glass - and it is
perfectly
> clear !
> Yet the tank appears cloudy - I think Frank is right - the excess
aeration -
> makes the tank look cloudy!!!



Have you run it through a diatom filter?
What appears as white cloudiness in a tank can actually be an algae bloom-
the muck left in the filter will be bright green and smell like wheatgrass
juice.
Did in my case, anyway.


--
Toni
http://www.cearbhaill.com/discus.htm

[Karen Garza]

Toni wrote:
> "MartinOsirus" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Hmm - I just took out a sample of the water in a glass - and it is
>
> perfectly
>
>>clear !
>>Yet the tank appears cloudy - I think Frank is right - the excess
>
> aeration -
>
>>makes the tank look cloudy!!!
>
>
>
>
> Have you run it through a diatom filter?
> What appears as white cloudiness in a tank can actually be an algae bloom-
> the muck left in the filter will be bright green and smell like wheatgrass
> juice.
> Did in my case, anyway.

This was my thought as well. I had the same cloudiness problem in my 10
gallon. I added a gold algae eater to the tank and now the tank is clear
again :-) I didn't have the green filter muck stuff tho. Just the
white/cloudy stuff on the glass.

Karen

[Harry Muscle]

"Karen Garza" > wrote in message
ink.net...
>
>
> Toni wrote:
> > "MartinOsirus" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> >>Hmm - I just took out a sample of the water in a glass - and it is
> >
> > perfectly
> >
> >>clear !
> >>Yet the tank appears cloudy - I think Frank is right - the excess
> >
> > aeration -
> >
> >>makes the tank look cloudy!!!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Have you run it through a diatom filter?
> > What appears as white cloudiness in a tank can actually be an algae
bloom-
> > the muck left in the filter will be bright green and smell like
wheatgrass
> > juice.
> > Did in my case, anyway.
>
> This was my thought as well. I had the same cloudiness problem in my 10
> gallon. I added a gold algae eater to the tank and now the tank is clear
> again :-) I didn't have the green filter muck stuff tho. Just the
> white/cloudy stuff on the glass.
>
> Karen
>

Somewhat off topic to this thread, but I'm guessing the gold algae eater is
an albino chinese algae eater. If that's the case, then just be prepared
for it to get quite large (upto 11") and aggressive. As it gets older it
also looses it's appetite for algae and instead prefers the skin slime of
other fish.

Harry




-----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =-----
http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World!
-----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =-----

[Karen Garza]

Harry Muscle wrote:

> Somewhat off topic to this thread, but I'm guessing the gold algae eater is
> an albino chinese algae eater. If that's the case, then just be prepared
> for it to get quite large (upto 11") and aggressive. As it gets older it
> also looses it's appetite for algae and instead prefers the skin slime of
> other fish.
>
> Harry

Yes, that's what I think it is as well. It was in with the CAE's but
labeled as "Gold Algae Eater" I do realize that they get big and
aggressive as they get older. I have two of them now. I had planned to
get a large (75-100 gallon) tank this spring, but that plan has changed.
We may be moving from California to Texas in Aug. of 2005 so I am going
to wait until after the move to get a large tank.
The GAE's are in separate tanks. The older one is about 5 inches and
doesn't eat much tank algae any more. I drop in algae wafers and he
seems to prefer those. He is in with some other fish that he can't
bully. I did catch him a few months ago sucking onto the side of another
fish before I moved the smaller fish into another tank. The smaller GAE
is about 2.5 inches and still eats the algae from the tank.

Karen

[lonerider]

"Karen Garza" > wrote in message
nk.net...
> Harry Muscle wrote:
>
> > Somewhat off topic to this thread, but I'm guessing the gold algae eater
is
> > an albino chinese algae eater. If that's the case, then just be
prepared
> > for it to get quite large (upto 11") and aggressive. As it gets older
it
> > also looses it's appetite for algae and instead prefers the skin slime
of
> > other fish.
> >
> > Harry
>
> Yes, that's what I think it is as well. It was in with the CAE's but
> labeled as "Gold Algae Eater" I do realize that they get big and
> aggressive as they get older. I have two of them now. I had planned to
> get a large (75-100 gallon) tank this spring, but that plan has changed.
> We may be moving from California to Texas in Aug. of 2005 so I am going
> to wait until after the move to get a large tank.
> The GAE's are in separate tanks. The older one is about 5 inches and
> doesn't eat much tank algae any more. I drop in algae wafers and he
> seems to prefer those. He is in with some other fish that he can't
> bully. I did catch him a few months ago sucking onto the side of another
> fish before I moved the smaller fish into another tank. The smaller GAE
> is about 2.5 inches and still eats the algae from the tank.
>
> Karen

Get yourself a few oto cats, they stay little and eat algae like crazy. I
have 2 in my 10 gallon tank and they seem to always have a pot belly. They
are timid and leave the other fish alone.