Hazy Water - Help!

Ok, I had the original post (see below) and to answer "Geezer's" question I
just went out and bought two test kits - nitrate & phosphate. I was
actually quite surprised to find that:

NEW Nitrates = 30ppm
NEW Phosphates = 4.0mg/L
PH = 7.6
Ammonia = 0
Nitrite = 0
KH Carbonate Hardness = 4 dKH or 71.6 ppm KH
GH General Hardness = 9 dKH or 161.1 ppm GH

I'm not overfeeding (I fed the fish in an empty tank for 3 months, and I
know how much they eat within a couple of minutes). My water changes are
about 30% per week, but I was told by the LFS to increase the water changes
to 50% per week.

Would the nitrate or phosphate values indicate a reason for the haze / small
floating particles in the water?

Any help is appreciated!


Scott

"Scott" wrote in message
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I am running a 33 gallon tank with three goldfish (one red cap oranda &
two
black moors). The filter is part of a 'Marineland Eclipse 3' hood, and
yesterday I added a Fluval 3+ filter to provide extra filtration. In both
filters, I have high filtration polyester 'pads' and there is a biowheel
running. There is also an airstone running.

The water has been hazy since December. I removed the gravel from the
tank
in February - no improvements. I recently put the gravel back in the
tank -
no change.

The haziness, is actually caused by very fine white particles. There are
a
ton of them floating around. You can only see them from up close, but
from
a distance you notice a slight haze in the tank (you can still see through
it). I am also running a tropical tank in the same room, and its water is
crystal clear... Both tanks are in a room without direct sunlight, but
with
indirect sunlight (reflected) - there is never sun shining directly on the
tank.

I do 30% water changes once a week, the fish are all growing rapidly and
are
very active. None of the fish are sick. I feed the fish ProGold goldfish
food (about 4-5 pellets per fish per day which they eat on the spot).

Here are the readings from the tank today:

PH = 7.6
Ammonia = 0
Nitrite = 0
KH Carbonate Hardness = 4 dKH or 71.6 ppm KH
GH General Hardness = 9 dKH or 161.1 ppm GH

I would like to know how to identify the cause of this problem? What
could
be some reasons, and can anyone suggest what I can do to get the water
back
to crystal clear?

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Please see the following link for an idea of how hazy the water is:
http://members.rogers.com/scottliles/hazy_water.jpg
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Thanks -


Scott