HELP WITH CLOUDY WATER!!

[Psychedelickid]

Hello! My water has been getting cloudier and cloudier everyday and I dont know why. I did a 50% water change and it got even worse the following day. The tank is 4 months old. Everything looks good peramiter wise. I'm running filter floss and carbon. Please help.

 

[MERKEY]

Do you have live stock in it?

How did you cycle it?

 

[Alanna102499]

When was the last time you changed the carbon? You can also try pristine...

 

[Flippers4pups]

Its a bacterial bloom. A uv sterilizer will clear it up.

 

[Alanna102499]

Oops almost forgot.. Welcome to R2R !

 

[MERKEY]

Oh shoot...

HELLO AND WELCOME

 

[Mastiffsrule]

Hi, and #WelcometoR2R

Sorry you have this going on


To be sure when you say water is good, can you list out your parameters. I would recommend you ensure you have good O2 exchange while you figure this out. Have some good surface flow and keep a skimmer running if you have one. Like flipper mentioned do you have a UV, that would be the best for right now.

Have you been dosing anything or feeding heavy. We would want to find out what caused the bloom to begin.

 

[vetteguy53081]

If a UV strilizer is unaffordable at this time, You can get a hang on back power filter ($24 at walmart) and run it with the carbon filter pouch and add some carbon to the chamber which acts as a water polisher and you will see some clarity rather quickly

 

[Psychedelickid]

Hello! My water has been getting cloudier and cloudier everyday and I dont know why. I did a 50% water change and it got even worse the following day. The tank is 4 months old. Everything looks good peramiter wise. I'm running filter floss and carbon. Please help.

I have 2 clowns and a wrasse. I changed the carbon 4 days ago when I did the water change.