tank wont stay cleen

ok my tank is geting a lil fogy but when look at side barly can see to other side (29 gal tank) so i did a big watter change like 40% becouse i did like a 20% about 4 days befor and just got fogy well 1 day after big water change its fogy can any one help me its not my filter (for 20-30g tanks and bran new like 1 week) HELP ME IM SCARED... dont wana loos all my fishies

Are you adding warm tap water? Try adding cold water when you do water change..... but i wouldnt do anymore water changes for awhile... Just let things settle for a bit. Probably just tiny air bubbles in the water.

what substrate you using?

sandnuka wrote:Are you adding warm tap water? Try adding cold water when you do water change..... but i wouldnt do anymore water changes for awhile... Just let things settle for a bit. Probably just tiny air bubbles in the water.

what substrate you using?

micro bubles for shiz

sandnuka wrote:Are you adding warm tap water? Try adding cold water when you do water change..... but i wouldnt do anymore water changes for awhile... Just let things settle for a bit. Probably just tiny air bubbles in the water.

what substrate you using?

i dont think it micro bubbles its tinted green limeish green and im useing small rocks like pebbles

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sandnuka wrote:Are you adding warm tap water? Try adding cold water when you do water change..... but i wouldnt do anymore water changes for awhile... Just let things settle for a bit. Probably just tiny air bubbles in the water.

what substrate you using?

i dont think it micro bubbles its tinted green limeish green and im useing small rocks like pebbles

Did you rinse the rocks off good before putting them in? With warm or hot water? If not, might want to do that soon.

sounds like the start of pea soup agile post a pic and we might be able to better steer you in the right direction

hold on i didnt see the rock thing how new is this tank?

its very new ill try to post a pic in the next 20 min

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baglel10 wrote:ok my tank is geting a lil fogy but when look at side barly can see to other side (29 gal tank) so i did a big watter change like 40% becouse i did like a 20% about 4 days befor and just got fogy well 1 day after big water change its fogy can any one help me its not my filter (for 20-30g tanks and bran new like 1 week) HELP ME IM SCARED... dont wana loos all my fishies

bacterial bloom - the cause.
get yourself a bottle of PRIME - help cope with cycling tank.
large water changes are not needed, especially at that percentage.

do not, i repeat: do not cleanse, rinse nor clean the filter nor its filter media.

ya, gotta wait for a tank to cycle before fish!

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since you have already set your fish tank up, only one way to go...just help the fishes cope with the cycling as best you know how.
it would probably take atleast 2 months to finish. if you know some one with a established tank, ask to borrow some filter bio media and or decoravtive rocks/items; to help speed up and get some good bacteria.

teddyzaper wrote:ya, gotta wait for a tank to cycle before fish!

this tank is 5 months in its cycled

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since you have already set your fish tank up, only one way to go...just help the fishes cope with the cycling as best you know how.
it would probably take atleast 2 months to finish. if you know some one with a established tank, ask to borrow some filter bio media and or decoravtive rocks/items; to help speed up and get some good bacteria.

GAHH it is cycaled i have had this tank runing for about 4 months (not 5)

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teddyzaper wrote:ya, gotta wait for a tank to cycle before fish!

this tank is 5 months in its cycled

bagel10 - (for 20-30g tanks and bran new like 1 week).

brand new filter(i presume also filter media=cycling process, all over again.

thats right... your the one with the lathargic betta awhile back right??? did you loose some fish??? Anyway, I honestly think your tank just needs to age a little..... playing with stuff, doing water changes, just gonna slow the process..... do like 20% water change once a week, cold water... will drop temp a few degrees for a bit, but nothing big enough to harm your fish.

if its still super cloudy in about a week of doing nothing to it..... then they have some stuff that will clear water at the pet shops.... can give that a try.

im highly against adding any chemicals when not necesary. i feel that this could just be an algea bloom and go aqay soon enough. if it doesnt go away i would add a UV steralizer. adding chemicals to water will just make the fish more stressed and you will likely lose most of them

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teddyzaper wrote:ya, gotta wait for a tank to cycle before fish!

this tank is 5 months in its cycled

bagel10 - (for 20-30g tanks and bran new like 1 week).

brand new filter(i presume also filter media=cycling process, all over again.

ok what im gana do is take some crap from my moms fish tank that thing has bin runing for ages

baglel10 wrote:ok my tank is geting a lil fogy but when look at side barly can see to other side (29 gal tank) so i did a big watter change like 40% becouse i did like a 20% about 4 days befor and just got fogy well 1 day after big water change its fogy can any one help me its not my filter (for 20-30g tanks and bran new like 1 week) HELP ME IM SCARED... dont wana loos all my fishies

Don't panic! Just keep up with your weekly water changes, and vacuum your gravel effectively. Also if this isn’t a planted tank, try running your lights as minimal as possible. You can starve out an algae bloom by getting rid of all the extra nutrients in the water, and cutting way down on your lights. Whatever you do, do not use chemicals.

If used correctly, chemicals will not kill your fish..... they will kill snails, and inverts.... but your fish will be fine.... Like majority of people said though, just keep on keeping on.... dont go and change a bunch of stuff now, just let it do its thing.... you have enough good bacteria in your gravel, rocks, decor, etc that you wont loose anyfish by changing your filter... its not a new tank anymore.

I like the idea of turning off the lights as much as possible though... or keeping it away from any windows. that will kill any alge, but I am still thinkin' its micro air bubbles still....

add more filtration. one thing that has been beaten into my head is you can never have enough filtration. just because it says it is good for 20-30 gal tanks. dosnt mean thats all you should have. those little sponge filters are cheap as hell. i keep a sponge in every tank, ontop of my main filtration. i think we should look at those numbers they put on boxes for filters and cut them in half. good for 30 gal? probably good for 15. plus the benefit of that is also if you start a new tank. just take a sponge out of a old one, put into the new one and you are instantly cycled.

just my two little pennies!!!!!

Rattle1972 is right on the money. You should always double up on your filtration.

ill second that a bigger filter for a couple more bucks goes a long way and in most cases a little less work if you get the right one oh and the fish never complain they usually get bigger faster and stay much healthier. i my self have at least to 2 canisters on my most of my tanks... way over filtered in most cased but they seam to love it and always get clear water out of it
also depending on what filter you are using (i hope a canister fill it with poly-fill from walmat a huge bag for 3$ and it will take all the little stuff right out of the water) if not get a pre-sponge for the intake and it will help remove the little stuff and also over time it will help you with your bio load once its been on there for a while

Its definetley NTS for sure, and I dibs the emoticon its Mine....LOL

Just an added tip, I find poly foam in my HOB filter clears up a tank in no time. I just put a fluffy layer as the last stage and it has worked on every tank I have ever had. It's a real cheap, easy way to clear up cloudy water, and it can't hurt!

Definitely, I have a sponge in ever HOB, keeps them beneficial bacteria working hard...

its cleen now

its cleen now

baglel10 wrote:its cleen now

So how did you fix the problem??

sidekicking wrote:

baglel10 wrote:its cleen now

So how did you fix the problem??

whent to petsmart and got the anti alge stuff