Cloudy qt

Chef Tommy · Nov 27, 2018

Hi all, I’m concerned about my qt being cloudy and in day 17 of cupramine treatment. Should I be concerned? The ammonia level is fine.

Considering setting up a second qt with cupramine and transferring the fish over.

Ocelaris · Nov 27, 2018

What's your biological filtration? Usually just bacterial bloom due to high organics. I'm not sure if nitrate and phosphate tests are accurate with copper, but I'd be curious what that looks like.

wesman42 · Nov 27, 2018

Are you aerating the water at all? This could be a bacterial bloom....and if it is, then it could starve your fish of oxygen.

I'd definitely either agressively aerate or transfer tanks.

Do you have pictures by chance? Might not help a whole lot but it could get some trained eyes on your situation.

GoldeneyeRet · Nov 27, 2018

Could be a bacterial bloom. If so, oxygen is the main concern. Make sure its heavily aerated as bacteria can suck up oxygen quickly.

Water changes would help.

Chef Tommy · Nov 27, 2018

Only a sponge in a small hang on filter.

There is a powerhead running as well.

I’m treating with cupramine and considering dosing microbacter7

lagatbezan · Nov 27, 2018

If it's been in thereputhic copper level for 17 days already, You can setup a second qt about 10' away and transfer the fish to it and out of copper. Just transfer the fish with minimal water and no equipment.