Any Ideas ?

[Miss Vikki Australia / Mystery Girl]

Hi there my setup has a tank 1.5 feet in length and 10 inches top to bottom
with an undergravel filter
one tube and air stone plus two inches of gravel one plant and 6 fishes

I also have my ph test kit water ager water conditioning salts plus some bio
clear that's what its
called

It is a liquid I can use to put a few drops straight into tap water and with
in seconds my fish can be put
straight in that water

Like yesterday I was cleaning the tank so I filled a spare fish bowl with
tap water added a few drops and
put my fish in there while I cleaned their home

So any way I know all about how the undergravel filter system works what I
am trying to figure out is why
the water may appear slightly cloudy

I rinsed the new stones before I set up the tank also I bought a bucket to
hold the water I take out and the
water I will replace

Plus I bought a plastic teaspoon to put my conditioning salts in and mix the
tank water up slightly after all
the treatments have been added

I keep these things all together in my room so they are only ever used for
my fish tank so based upon my
setup any ideas as to why my water may appear slightly cloudy

Feeding time is once a day and only as much as they can and will take in 5
minutes I thought perhaps the filter
bubbles messed up the food flakes and perhaps at feeding time I should turn
it off for a few minutes ?

All advice and suggestions most welcome in the beginning I was going to by
an axolotls Mexican walking fish
but I saw them and after making an inquiry found out my tank was just a bit
to small Vikki






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[LoaderLady]

Your tank is actually too small for 6 goldfish. I assume they are still
babies.

The cloudy water is probably because you have forced the tank to re-cycle.
There are "good" bacteria in the water which help to eliminate the ammonia
your fish produce. When you dump all the water and clean everything, you
are getting rid of these bio-bugs, as we call them. I have never used a
UGF, but I do know the gravel has to be siphoned regularly with a special
hose and attachment. Try taking no more than 50% of your water at a time,
and you will have to do it often because of the small size of your tank. It
sounds like you tank is a 10gallon, and goldfish require 10 gallons each to
grow to their full potential. They produce 2x as much waste as other
varieties of fish so they need lots of space. Or you'll be doing water
changes continuously. You may want to invest in an ammonia tester as well.

I hope this will help in some way. The cloudiness should go away once the
bio-bugs have re-established themselves. Next time, only do a partial water
change, 30-50% with that many fish.
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"Miss Vikki Australia / Mystery Girl" > wrote in
message ...
> Hi there my setup has a tank 1.5 feet in length and 10 inches top to
bottom
> with an undergravel filter
> one tube and air stone plus two inches of gravel one plant and 6 fishes
>
> I also have my ph test kit water ager water conditioning salts plus some
bio
> clear that's what its
> called
>
> It is a liquid I can use to put a few drops straight into tap water and
with
> in seconds my fish can be put
> straight in that water
>
> Like yesterday I was cleaning the tank so I filled a spare fish bowl with
> tap water added a few drops and
> put my fish in there while I cleaned their home
>
> So any way I know all about how the undergravel filter system works what I
> am trying to figure out is why
> the water may appear slightly cloudy
>
> I rinsed the new stones before I set up the tank also I bought a bucket to
> hold the water I take out and the
> water I will replace
>
> Plus I bought a plastic teaspoon to put my conditioning salts in and mix
the
> tank water up slightly after all
> the treatments have been added
>
> I keep these things all together in my room so they are only ever used for
> my fish tank so based upon my
> setup any ideas as to why my water may appear slightly cloudy
>
> Feeding time is once a day and only as much as they can and will take in 5
> minutes I thought perhaps the filter
> bubbles messed up the food flakes and perhaps at feeding time I should
turn
> it off for a few minutes ?
>
> All advice and suggestions most welcome in the beginning I was going to by
> an axolotls Mexican walking fish
> but I saw them and after making an inquiry found out my tank was just a
bit
> to small Vikki
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Never find your self arguing with an idiot
>
> People watching may not be able to tell
> the difference.
>
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> Enter Here To Fill In My Accessible Birthday Book
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>
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>