hi there, most of the hobbyists are sharing why water gets cloudy when fishes and accessories are added. I have a tank and it is brand new, without anything in it. It is the 4th day and it is still cloudy.. i am waiting to see if the water will get clear and it does not. Because i need to add my fishes in it soon. what should i do?
@@Tamizh-Priyan It's normal that its cloudy. It's still new. If you haven't found your answer in this video, check out this one : th-cam.com/video/8owVZKz4Cas/w-d-xo.html
I guess Im randomly asking but does anybody know of a trick to get back into an Instagram account..? I was dumb forgot my login password. I would appreciate any help you can give me!
@Milan Achilles I really appreciate your reply. I found the site on google and im in the hacking process atm. Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
Thank you for another super helpful video. You make things so clear and easy to understand! I just went through a situation where I had a bacterial bloom in my cichlid aquarium. I suspected, and your video helped me confirm, that the issue was caused by excess food. It wasn't as much a question of over-feeding as it was feeding them the wrong food. The day I bought my cichlids, the salesperson recommended this jar of pellet food (labelled for cichlids) that he said was what they fed these fish every day. So I bought it and put some in the tank and it just sat there. They never touched it at all. So I promptly went out and bought some other food. The problem is that I should have vacuumed the substrate and removed the excess food as soon as I realized the fish didn't like it. I tried cleaning my filters (which were already clean). That may have made things worse. I tried a couple of water changes. I used Prime to dechlorinate my tapster and to detoxify my tank water; (thank you for your clear explanation of what Prime does too!). Finally, (last night), did another water change, added another filter, additional filter media, vacuumed the substrate, and this morning it looks like it is starting to clear up. A little. I'm hoping that it will continue to improve. Thank you again. Your videos are awesome. By the way, I subscribed to your channel and clicked the notification bell.
Fist time having an aquarium. I bought a 10 gallon, cleaned rocks, substrate and fill it water. There was still a little bit of dust but after a couple of water changes my water was good. I did put some wood in there and my water had a yellow taint in it but was told that it can happen because of the tannin in the wood. I did put the wood in boiling water so what i had in my fish tank was not much compared to what was in the boiling water. Started the filters (one back and one small sponge filter) and added the recommended amount of 'stability' from Seachem to help starting the cycling. Since they feed on amonia and i had no fish, i took an uncooked shrimp and placed it in my fish tank (saw that somewhere and the person at the fish store confirmed that some people do that). Next morning go to work and open the fish tank light. All looked good. Coming home from work, i saw a snow storm in my fish tank. After testing the water, i found almost nothing in the water (amonia and company). From what i have found, i had a bacterial bloom in my fish tank but since i saw nothing in the water, i found that suspicious. The only explanation i found is that some battery in the tap water just bloomed like crazy. That was yesterday. Today, it's a little bit less cloudy and was able to see that i had amonia, a little bit of nitrite and no nitrate. With that long story over, i have two questions. Did anyone heard the same kind of story about bacteria from tap water? As per the video, the good bacteria will eventually grow so much that it will just make the other one disappear. And second, is it possible that the light may have played a role in that bacterial bloom?
Only wash sponges in tank water and biological media same. Dont use tap water or clean them spotless. Sponges and biological media need to stay wet at all times to keep bacteria alive.
I usually clean one filter each week but the canister filter had Blackbeard Agea growing both were needing cleaning cleaned both and I got the slightly milky bacteria problem but I add more Cultures from bottle and double filter clears it in a hour or 2 only 5 g tank Upgrading and switching substrate from rocks to something my plants will grow better in thanks for the info
I just learned so much from this video! I have a 29 gallon tank with large fancy goldfish. I’m currently going through a cycle I guess as I do have cloudy water.
QuebecCichlides I urgently use Fluval biomax in my filter with a sponge as the mechanical separator. I think I over-cleaned my filter when I did a water change and that’s when things went cloudy and have had a hard time since because I wasn’t sure what I had done wrong.
Hi, thanks for all the great info really liked your video. I recently added fish to my new 36 gallon tank after 3weeks of fishing cycle. I noticed from last few days that the water is cloudy. I know you talked about some products that can help. Should I buy both products to detoxify ammonia and nitrite and also bacteria enhancer and use them at the same time or should I wait and use one at a time. Thank you!!
Your videos are very entertaining and full of information I've always wanted to visit your country is very beautiful I'm from Mexico but I reside in California USA.
Thank you. I can see how the snow is exotic to Californians but to us, it's hell freezing over lol. It's a great place to visit in the summer though ;)
Here is a quandary. 0 Nh3 0 No2 5 No3 0.15 Po4\3 Dkh 10 Ca2+ 470 Mg 1250 Ph 7.85 Super thick white cloud for 3 days now. I may have over did it with the phytoplankton causing my Po 4\3 to spike but I got it back to normal. Today I added some seachem stability.
my tank does have cloudy water. i tried putting activated charcoal in my tank. this seems to making it worse, i removed it this morning what should i do?
I have cloudy water now in my new 50 gal aquarium. Done water changes. Changed filter cartridges. Wondering if the water intake tube is clogged. I DID add some new gravel to old gravel on tank so maybe new gravel exuding some grayish material.. I washed gravel first.
I don't have prime, but I have a conditioner/slime coat stuff so I put some of that in and an old filter media, should my fish be ok? I have a pregnant cichlid and I really want her to be ok!
120 gal aquarium white cloudy water. ph 7.6 amm 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 10 to 20, still will not clear up. i have canister, sump and sponge filter in my aquarium. do not know what to do, please help. considered putting a over the back filter in and trying it. help help help
I have an established tank. All of my water parameters are where they should be, but the water is hazy. It is a white haze. It started after I'd added some Chemi Pure to my tank. It took me a while to realize that the Chemi-Pure was the only thing "new" to my tank. So, I took that out of my sump (by the way...I have a sump and canister filter on a 220gallon cichlid tank). I've done water changes, but they really don't seem to help with the water clarity. Someone suggested adding Pristine and Prime to my tank...neither of those helped. This has been going on since the end of December. My fish seem fine and are acting normally. Any advice here?
I use seachem prime and stability. I regularly rescape my mbuna tank, a little too much since its only 3 months I dived into it. I kick up a lot of dust but the fx6 eheim 2213 are very effective on 75 gallons but I think ultimately it's the two wavemakers that really speeds it up. It can clear with a mid to heavy cloudiness within 20 minutes
lol with those filters on that tank, you shouldn't ever have any issues 😀 Don't worry, one day you'll find an aquascape that you like. Just wash your hands before playing in that tank ;)
@@QuebecCichlides I definitely will visit your shop next time I come out to Montreal for business. I wonder if they will allow fish to come back with me to Toronto with air Canada or WestJet. I took live lobsters back as carryon from Halifax in 2006
I am new to fish and the lady at the store told me not to wash the gravel, I have a empty tank but it’s so cloudy you can’t see the back of the tank, what’s the best way to fix this? It’s a 350 ltr tank so I would love to try avoiding emptying it completely
My tank wouldn't clear for a few weeks (no fish in) 100% blame tetras tank starter kit, it was crystal clear until i added it and it won't stabilize. I even got a new filter hoping I can use my tank soon.
Yep that's my problem too & I read to do a 25 % partial water change & thats when it got cloudy plus I bought a new filter, I wish I never threw away the previous filter cartilage had before I added the new filter but I didn't know that until tonite my ph levels were the highest now thier too low this is my first aquarium my son bought me a Marineland portrait vertical 5 gal tank, I want to get a Beta fish but I want the water to be perfect before I buy one itd been set up for a good month now ,I just dont know what the hell I'm doing ive spent alot of money of filters biofilters filter floss master water test kit aquarium decorations caves hide outs plants air pump & 7 different kind of water conditions ph down ph up alummo lock quick set stress out plus zyme beta conditioner to make my head spin Fluval Biomax evo spec flex Fluval aqua clear carbon ammonia remover filter insert omg & I still have no idea what I'm doing lol maybe I should've got a parrot / sun conure instead im thinking as much money as I have spent on this aquarium 😅 plus I have to buy 2 more products as well .prime ?? I mean how many water treatments & conditions do I really need?? Lol smdh ..
We bought our grandson a small 3.4 gallon fish tank. We set it up, with pebbles, fake greenery and 2 fish. Gold fish and another black and white striped fish. 2 days later tank is cloudy and one of the fish died. We had also used "Start Right" by Jungle. We live in a small town and city water, so we put in a little over 1/4 teaspoon of it in the water we added to aquarium. Just don't know what we did wrong.
Does this apply to using products like stability or safe start? Should we add prime with those? Also, I have a 75 gallon with an fx 6 a 90 gallon hob and 60 hob. Stocking number of peacock suggestion? Hope to get a shirt
Just to clarify to new fish keepers that seachem prime is a water declorinator and conditioner only if u need beneficial bacteria buy fluval cycle bacteria. Also when using seachem prime you have to be very precise with measurements doses as to much prime with strip the water of oxygen and your fish will all be up top struggling to breath. So take care and get the gallons or litres doses exactly right. Personally I wouldn't go with prime I would use an interpet declorinator with aloe Vera and beneficial bacteria added.
Im new to the hobby (hence why im watching these older videos for advice) but i was wondering if this Prime stuff is merely a bandaid for cloudy water? And will it do away with any good bacteria thats already been established in my tank? I have a 29 gallon tank with six guppies, two cory catfish, and two tetras. It shouldnt be too packed right? Haha
I don't know if anyone has an answer to this question, but I was curious about using API pond accu-clear in an aquarium. Since the normal dosage is 0.25 cup per 600 gallons, the dosage per 1 gallon would be 2 drops.... the question is, is this product safe to use in an aquarium setting? It's safe for fish, obviously for ponds, so would it work for a goldfish in a 40 gallon? Thanks
Hey Richelle am Ali from India , I have Amonia spike in my 260 gallon tank, I have prime but No Microb lift , can I use Sea Chem stability or Safe. Please suggest. Have two filters FX4 and Eiheim 2217 .
Hi really enjoy your channel, I need help I have a 30-gallon tank I 've had it for about three months and everything was fine until this last month the water is cloudy I've done water changes cut down on the times I feed now once instead of twice a day and nothing seems to help. I have a back filter and a sponge filter and still its cloudy and the water stinks smells like sewer water.
That's weird. If it smells like something died...it's probably because something died. Clean out your aquarium decorations and make a big water change ;) That should help.
He wen i feed my Malawi cichlids tank then water get immediately cloudy coz i knw i feed them heavy amount bcoz i ve 70 fishes so i need to give them heavy amount ..plrase help me how i avood this cloudy water after feeding
1 have no substrate and i only have one fish and already treated for bacteria and he only eats 3 times a week soooo...now wht ? Its still cloudy someone help ?
Hi Takeoka, Check out my video on the Nortogen cycle of the information you're looking for isn't in this video. All the information is there as well as troubleshooting tips th-cam.com/video/IQoabt5nSjM/w-d-xo.html
I set-up my tank a few days ago and I see my tank has gone a cloudy white colour I have two chalk stones in I've since removed them, I cleaned the small stone substrate before adding? Can you help?
The entire tank should clear out at the same rate. What you describe sounds like you might have a water circulation issue. Next time you feed the fish, watch how the sinking material moves through the water - does anything in the tank prevent the food from sinking or moving freely or does it tend to collect on only one side or the other? It ought to clear eventually, but you need to make sure that there aren't pockets of stagnant water inside the tank too.
Hi Richelle Love your videos, can I ask you a question on RO water, can I use RO waste water in a cichlid tank I get mix answers to this. My tap water is 158 Tds and RO waste waster is 198 Tds. Any help would be great Thanks...Richelle.
you can depending what water parameters you want to achieve.Africans no as they prefer hard alkaline water, south Americans yes as they generally prefer softer more acidic water
hey dear, Is water cloudy occurs with overwater change? My tank water is perfect before changing but after changing 80% water change my water turns into white cloudy. So please tell me what to do.
Hi Aamir, 80% water change is very big. If you don't put enough dechlorifier, the chlorine from the water might be destroying your cycle. This video might help : th-cam.com/video/IQoabt5nSjM/w-d-xo.html
Hi. Great video. I have cloudy fish bowl water. There is no filter. I didn’t have de-chlor on hand while setting it up so I used tap water and let the water sit for 4-5 days assuming this gets rid of chlorine. I didn’t buy solution assuming there’d be no chlorine by now. I got the fish today and now it seems cloudy. Other than buying de-chlor which I’ll do soon, is there a way to de-cloud? Also, do the solutions available to get rid of cloudy water work on non-filter water? They all have ‘aquarium water’ mentioned in their description. Thanks.
QuebecCichlides Hi. I forgot to ask if you can recommend a small tank with a filter under $40. I’ll probably never have more than two fish (goldfish etc.) and a couple of African dwarf frog‘s at any given time. More likely than not, just one fish. Probably a betta like I have now. I’ve seen one gallon tanks at petsmart under $30. Just wasn’t sure of their quality. Thanks.
You can add fish after setting up a new aquarium if you make partial water changes for at least two months. And even after cycling, partial water changes are essential. Do not overfeed or have too many fish. And, of course, good filtration.
Is it ok that the water is cloudy and I rinsed gravel and added water clearer and betta tap water cleaner I will update if it changed when I install the filter and heater tomorrow
I have a 20 g. Tank with 3 baby turtles. 3 different filters and frequent changes of water and the water is clean but cloudy/milky, may it be that I added to many beneficial bacteria? Nitrates and ammonia levels are normal. What to do? Any advice?
@@albertsrour8687 0 ppm nitrates is physically impossible. It comes out of the tap around 5ppm.. and turtles pollute like crazy. Get somebody else to do the test. Maybe yours is expired. If the water is cloudy, with 0 ammonia, maybe you're just adding too much bacterial enhancer.
I set up a new tank using bacteria from my other tank. My tank got cloudy after a day and lasted a day, I went from 65 gallons to 150 gallons. I think there wasn't enough bacteria.
That could happen if your filter wasn't powerful enough for the 150 gal. Usually, I suggest buying the powerful filter for the big tank beforehand and have it cycle on the old one :)
I’ve been studying everything for the fish I have a good filter heater air pump and I started my fish tank and I put clean drinkable water from the store in and during night I saw the water cloudy and I’m so confused I’m I not supposed to use that water
Two common reasons that could be the cause are this: 1. Your substrate was not properly washed as gravel dust or sand is floating around in the water, making it look cloudy. 2. Oxygen bubbles were in the water and are making the water look cloudy. Both cases, just wait it out. If it's dust, it will sink to the bottom and the filter will deal with the rest. Also Trey to get any dust out when doing water changes using a siphon. Oxygen bubbles will disappear very quickly. (Btw, haven't finished the video yet, sorry if she mentioned this already)
@cookie everything is going perfect I have 3 dwArf gouramis (female) and 6 guppies (female) with a 25 gallon tank after the cloudy water problem everything was going great 😊
@@suzyyygarciaaa6609 Great to hear. I've started cycling a 60 litre tank that I want to put a Betta in. I might also put guppies, tetras, rasboras or similar fish in as well. I've had fish before, but they've been in large outside tanks. So, hopefully everything will go well for me as well. 😄
I lost two fish. I'm upset. I did save one. I just wish I took them out of the new tank. New tank is empty. I'm waiting for the cloudiness to go away. Day three still cloudy. I will wait a week.
Filter will handle some of it. Everything else will settle and will eventually be removed during water changes. It's not harmful to Bettas and most other fish.
Hi Richelle, I really enjoyed this video very much! You did a very thorough job explaining this concept. I wish you could ship the shirts to the US. Thanks very much for sharing 👍.
Hi Denny, Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. The shirts are shipped to the USA. Click on the link. I really should have been more precise in my description 😮 I'll mention it in my future videos for sure!!!
@@QuebecCichlides do not revoked joining both discus tanks together as if you have a problem with one tank it will pass to the other before you separate the flow valve and also don't recommend sbstrait
Nitrate is not "non toxic" it is toxic to fish and the bb cannot deal with it so we dilute it out with regular water changes. It's misleading to say that any waste produced is non toxic, especially Nitrate as we cannot remove it with any biological or mechanical filtration, only remove/dilute it with a water change.
I’ve had my aquarium for 7 months now I have cloudy water for some reason. It only had 1 betta in it and some java fern. No I haven’t cleaned my filter so what’s happening ???
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hi there, most of the hobbyists are sharing why water gets cloudy when fishes and accessories are added. I have a tank and it is brand new, without anything in it. It is the 4th day and it is still cloudy.. i am waiting to see if the water will get clear and it does not. Because i need to add my fishes in it soon. what should i do?
@@Tamizh-Priyan It's normal that its cloudy. It's still new. If you haven't found your answer in this video, check out this one :
th-cam.com/video/8owVZKz4Cas/w-d-xo.html
I guess Im randomly asking but does anybody know of a trick to get back into an Instagram account..?
I was dumb forgot my login password. I would appreciate any help you can give me!
@Everett London Instablaster ;)
@Milan Achilles I really appreciate your reply. I found the site on google and im in the hacking process atm.
Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
Thank you for another super helpful video. You make things so clear and easy to understand!
I just went through a situation where I had a bacterial bloom in my cichlid aquarium. I suspected, and your video helped me confirm, that the issue was caused by excess food. It wasn't as much a question of over-feeding as it was feeding them the wrong food. The day I bought my cichlids, the salesperson recommended this jar of pellet food (labelled for cichlids) that he said was what they fed these fish every day. So I bought it and put some in the tank and it just sat there. They never touched it at all. So I promptly went out and bought some other food. The problem is that I should have vacuumed the substrate and removed the excess food as soon as I realized the fish didn't like it.
I tried cleaning my filters (which were already clean). That may have made things worse.
I tried a couple of water changes. I used Prime to dechlorinate my tapster and to detoxify my tank water; (thank you for your clear explanation of what Prime does too!). Finally, (last night), did another water change, added another filter, additional filter media, vacuumed the substrate, and this morning it looks like it is starting to clear up. A little. I'm hoping that it will continue to improve.
Thank you again. Your videos are awesome.
By the way, I subscribed to your channel and clicked the notification bell.
Fist time having an aquarium. I bought a 10 gallon, cleaned rocks, substrate and fill it water. There was still a little bit of dust but after a couple of water changes my water was good. I did put some wood in there and my water had a yellow taint in it but was told that it can happen because of the tannin in the wood. I did put the wood in boiling water so what i had in my fish tank was not much compared to what was in the boiling water. Started the filters (one back and one small sponge filter) and added the recommended amount of 'stability' from Seachem to help starting the cycling. Since they feed on amonia and i had no fish, i took an uncooked shrimp and placed it in my fish tank (saw that somewhere and the person at the fish store confirmed that some people do that). Next morning go to work and open the fish tank light. All looked good. Coming home from work, i saw a snow storm in my fish tank. After testing the water, i found almost nothing in the water (amonia and company). From what i have found, i had a bacterial bloom in my fish tank but since i saw nothing in the water, i found that suspicious. The only explanation i found is that some battery in the tap water just bloomed like crazy. That was yesterday. Today, it's a little bit less cloudy and was able to see that i had amonia, a little bit of nitrite and no nitrate. With that long story over, i have two questions. Did anyone heard the same kind of story about bacteria from tap water? As per the video, the good bacteria will eventually grow so much that it will just make the other one disappear. And second, is it possible that the light may have played a role in that bacterial bloom?
Thank you this has helped me alot, I didnt know you werent ment to clean the filter when you clean it every wk :D Im just hoping thats whats wrong lol
Never clean it Haha scared to touch it right now for some reason my filters arnt going red anymore
U can clean but new one is when I get worried
what? 😂
Only wash sponges in tank water and biological media same. Dont use tap water or clean them spotless. Sponges and biological media need to stay wet at all times to keep bacteria alive.
Thank you for this. I definitely had a bacterial bloom. I will follow your steps and update my comments.
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I usually clean one filter each week but the canister filter had Blackbeard Agea growing both were needing cleaning cleaned both and I got the slightly milky bacteria problem but I add more Cultures from bottle and double filter clears it in a hour or 2 only 5 g tank
Upgrading and switching substrate from rocks to something my plants will grow better in thanks for the info
I found your channel today and subscribed today 😀 👍
I just learned so much from this video! I have a 29 gallon tank with large fancy goldfish. I’m currently going through a cycle I guess as I do have cloudy water.
That's probably just it. Use the products I talk about in the video to protect your fish and all should be well within a week or 2 😉
QuebecCichlides I urgently use Fluval biomax in my filter with a sponge as the mechanical separator. I think I over-cleaned my filter when I did a water change and that’s when things went cloudy and have had a hard time since because I wasn’t sure what I had done wrong.
Your videos are so friendly and helpful. Thank you, bless you 💚
Thank you 😊
You successfully taught me that I have a lot to learn. I fear my wonderful fish are going to die due to my ignorance
My cloudy water comes after 50% water change. I use prime as in filling tank to neutralize chlorine. ?
Happen to me
Hi, thanks for all the great info really liked your video. I recently added fish to my new 36 gallon tank after 3weeks of fishing cycle. I noticed from last few days that the water is cloudy. I know you talked about some products that can help. Should I buy both products to detoxify ammonia and nitrite and also bacteria enhancer and use them at the same time or should I wait and use one at a time.
Thank you!!
it's happening to me right now!! So thanks for the video, it's been a big help :D
You’re amazing thank you! ❤️❤️
Very helpful video, thanks 👍 😊
Bien dit... Merci pour tout ... Love your videos as I’m fairly new to this hobby...
Merci beaucoup 😊 I'm glad you like my videos. Welcome to the hobby!
Your videos are very entertaining and full of information I've always wanted to visit your country is very beautiful I'm from Mexico but I reside in California USA.
Thank you. I can see how the snow is exotic to Californians but to us, it's hell freezing over lol.
It's a great place to visit in the summer though ;)
Great vid! You’re very entertaining and good information!
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Very simple and easy to understand video
Subscribed to you. Thank for such informative video
Thank you very informational!
i did add a over the back filter to my 120gal. tank and and it seems to have helped. 1/27/2022 not crystal clear but better, getting there
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Thank you!!!
I think i didnt clean the substrate enough 😱 but you made me feel better, not to worry.
Don't worry about it. It'll pass. ;)
Here is a quandary. 0 Nh3 0 No2 5 No3 0.15 Po4\3 Dkh 10 Ca2+ 470 Mg 1250 Ph 7.85 Super thick white cloud for 3 days now. I may have over did it with the phytoplankton causing my Po 4\3 to spike but I got it back to normal. Today I added some seachem stability.
Alright. I added a bunch of extra sponge to my sump. Fingers Crossed.
That's what I would have done ;)
@@QuebecCichlides Water is back to normal.
I cleaned out my filter ? was that a good idea?
What about using a tivated carbon in filter
my tank does have cloudy water. i tried putting activated charcoal in my tank. this seems to making it worse, i removed it this morning what should i do?
I have cloudy water now in my new 50 gal aquarium. Done water changes. Changed filter cartridges. Wondering if the water intake tube is clogged.
I DID add some new gravel to old gravel on tank so maybe new gravel exuding some grayish material.. I washed gravel first.
I don't have prime, but I have a conditioner/slime coat stuff so I put some of that in and an old filter media, should my fish be ok? I have a pregnant cichlid and I really want her to be ok!
120 gal aquarium white cloudy water. ph 7.6 amm 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 10 to 20, still will not clear up. i have canister, sump and sponge filter in my aquarium. do not know what to do, please help. considered putting a over the back filter in and trying it. help help help
Great info thanks
I have an established tank. All of my water parameters are where they should be, but the water is hazy. It is a white haze. It started after I'd added some Chemi Pure to my tank. It took me a while to realize that the Chemi-Pure was the only thing "new" to my tank. So, I took that out of my sump (by the way...I have a sump and canister filter on a 220gallon cichlid tank). I've done water changes, but they really don't seem to help with the water clarity. Someone suggested adding Pristine and Prime to my tank...neither of those helped. This has been going on since the end of December. My fish seem fine and are acting normally. Any advice here?
Hum. That sounds odd. What's your filtration like? On how many gallons?
I use seachem prime and stability. I regularly rescape my mbuna tank, a little too much since its only 3 months I dived into it. I kick up a lot of dust but the fx6 eheim 2213 are very effective on 75 gallons but I think ultimately it's the two wavemakers that really speeds it up. It can clear with a mid to heavy cloudiness within 20 minutes
lol with those filters on that tank, you shouldn't ever have any issues 😀
Don't worry, one day you'll find an aquascape that you like. Just wash your hands before playing in that tank ;)
@@QuebecCichlides I definitely will visit your shop next time I come out to Montreal for business. I wonder if they will allow fish to come back with me to Toronto with air Canada or WestJet. I took live lobsters back as carryon from Halifax in 2006
I am new to fish and the lady at the store told me not to wash the gravel, I have a empty tank but it’s so cloudy you can’t see the back of the tank, what’s the best way to fix this?
It’s a 350 ltr tank so I would love to try avoiding emptying it completely
It's all about water changes people.
Yup
I treated my cloudy water with chemical filtration (water parameters were all good). The charcoal in my filter cleared it up!
My tank wouldn't clear for a few weeks (no fish in) 100% blame tetras tank starter kit, it was crystal clear until i added it and it won't stabilize. I even got a new filter hoping I can use my tank soon.
Yep that's my problem too & I read to do a 25 % partial water change & thats when it got cloudy plus I bought a new filter, I wish I never threw away the previous filter cartilage had before I added the new filter but I didn't know that until tonite my ph levels were the highest now thier too low this is my first aquarium my son bought me a Marineland portrait vertical 5 gal tank, I want to get a Beta fish but I want the water to be perfect before I buy one itd been set up for a good month now ,I just dont know what the hell I'm doing ive spent alot of money of filters biofilters filter floss master water test kit aquarium decorations caves hide outs plants air pump & 7 different kind of water conditions ph down ph up alummo lock quick set stress out plus zyme beta conditioner to make my head spin Fluval Biomax evo spec flex Fluval aqua clear carbon ammonia remover filter insert omg & I still have no idea what I'm doing lol maybe I should've got a parrot / sun conure instead im thinking as much money as I have spent on this aquarium 😅 plus I have to buy 2 more products as well .prime ?? I mean how many water treatments & conditions do I really need?? Lol smdh ..
We bought our grandson a small 3.4 gallon fish tank. We set it up, with pebbles, fake greenery and 2 fish. Gold fish and another black and white striped fish. 2 days later tank is cloudy and one of the fish died. We had also used "Start Right" by Jungle. We live in a small town and city water, so we put in a little over 1/4 teaspoon of it in the water we added to aquarium. Just don't know what we did wrong.
ty for the advice
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Does this apply to using products like stability or safe start? Should we add prime with those? Also, I have a 75 gallon with an fx 6 a 90 gallon hob and 60 hob. Stocking number of peacock suggestion? Hope to get a shirt
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Just to clarify to new fish keepers that seachem prime is a water declorinator and conditioner only if u need beneficial bacteria buy fluval cycle bacteria. Also when using seachem prime you have to be very precise with measurements doses as to much prime with strip the water of oxygen and your fish will all be up top struggling to breath. So take care and get the gallons or litres doses exactly right. Personally I wouldn't go with prime I would use an interpet declorinator with aloe Vera and beneficial bacteria added.
Im new to the hobby (hence why im watching these older videos for advice) but i was wondering if this Prime stuff is merely a bandaid for cloudy water? And will it do away with any good bacteria thats already been established in my tank? I have a 29 gallon tank with six guppies, two cory catfish, and two tetras. It shouldnt be too packed right? Haha
I don't know if anyone has an answer to this question, but I was curious about using API pond accu-clear in an aquarium. Since the normal dosage is 0.25 cup per 600 gallons, the dosage per 1 gallon would be 2 drops.... the question is, is this product safe to use in an aquarium setting? It's safe for fish, obviously for ponds, so would it work for a goldfish in a 40 gallon? Thanks
Hey Richelle am Ali from India , I have Amonia spike in my 260 gallon tank, I have prime but No Microb lift , can I use Sea Chem stability or Safe. Please suggest. Have two filters FX4 and Eiheim 2217 .
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Help me ! My fish is swimming on its side and back and also floating vertically on its head I’m very scared and worried what shall I do
yes it happen to me and I clean it
Hi really enjoy your channel, I need help I have a 30-gallon tank I 've had it for about three months and everything was fine until this last month the water is cloudy I've done water changes cut down on the times I feed now once instead of twice a day and nothing seems to help. I have a back filter and a sponge filter and still its cloudy and the water stinks smells like sewer water.
That's weird. If it smells like something died...it's probably because something died.
Clean out your aquarium decorations and make a big water change ;)
That should help.
How would you upgrade to a bigger tank if you have large fancy goldfish ?
Check out the Fluval 55 gal kit 😊
He wen i feed my Malawi cichlids tank then water get immediately cloudy coz i knw i feed them heavy amount bcoz i ve 70 fishes so i need to give them heavy amount ..plrase help me how i avood this cloudy water after feeding
I actually cleaned my filter by hand and then put it back in and while doing that the bacteria went all over in tank then stuck to side of the tank.
Cleaning the filter is a sloppy job 😂
you are awesome thxs
1 have no substrate and i only have one fish and already treated for bacteria and he only eats 3 times a week soooo...now wht ? Its still cloudy someone help ?
How long does it takes to clear a cloudy water, without adding anything aquarium medicine. Can i feed my fish when my water is cloudy? Please help.
Hi Takeoka,
Check out my video on the Nortogen cycle of the information you're looking for isn't in this video. All the information is there as well as troubleshooting tips
th-cam.com/video/IQoabt5nSjM/w-d-xo.html
I am unable to read the 4 font label of the "Prime" product. What is the name Please.
K RACHEL HOLLINGSWORTH it’s called Prime, that’s its name. Just look up prime water dechlorinator and it should pop up!
I set-up my tank a few days ago and I see my tank has gone a cloudy white colour I have two chalk stones in I've since removed them, I cleaned the small stone substrate before adding? Can you help?
Watch the video. Everything is in there
Thank you my cloudy water Is starting to clear up. There is a spot in the middle that is still cloudy, will that clear?
The entire tank should clear out at the same rate. What you describe sounds like you might have a water circulation issue. Next time you feed the fish, watch how the sinking material moves through the water - does anything in the tank prevent the food from sinking or moving freely or does it tend to collect on only one side or the other? It ought to clear eventually, but you need to make sure that there aren't pockets of stagnant water inside the tank too.
My aquarium always clouds up when I put fresh water and it’s not a new aquarium, I only add water when it getting low
Yikes. You should make real water changes to take the pollution out.
Hi Richelle Love your videos, can I ask you a question on RO water, can I use RO waste water in a cichlid tank I get mix answers to this. My tap water is 158 Tds and RO waste waster is 198 Tds. Any help would be great Thanks...Richelle.
you can depending what water parameters you want to achieve.Africans no as they prefer hard alkaline water, south Americans yes as they generally prefer softer more acidic water
hey dear, Is water cloudy occurs with overwater change? My tank water is perfect before changing but after changing 80% water change my water turns into white cloudy. So please tell me what to do.
Hi Aamir,
80% water change is very big. If you don't put enough dechlorifier, the chlorine from the water might be destroying your cycle.
This video might help :
th-cam.com/video/IQoabt5nSjM/w-d-xo.html
Hi. Great video. I have cloudy fish bowl water. There is no filter. I didn’t have de-chlor on hand while setting it up so I used tap water and let the water sit for 4-5 days assuming this gets rid of chlorine. I didn’t buy solution assuming there’d be no chlorine by now. I got the fish today and now it seems cloudy. Other than buying de-chlor which I’ll do soon, is there a way to de-cloud? Also, do the solutions available to get rid of cloudy water work on non-filter water? They all have ‘aquarium water’ mentioned in their description. Thanks.
You need a filter. You can't remove the cloudy water in a new fish bowl.
Fish in fish bowls have a lower life expectancy.☹️
QuebecCichlides
Ok. Thanks!
QuebecCichlides
Hi. I forgot to ask if you can recommend a small tank with a filter under $40. I’ll probably never have more than two fish (goldfish etc.) and a couple of African dwarf frog‘s at any given time. More likely than not, just one fish. Probably a betta like I have now. I’ve seen one gallon tanks at petsmart under $30. Just wasn’t sure of their quality.
Thanks.
My new green chromide is not eating food for the past 2 days but old parrots are eating i gave them pellets
I HAVE TO BIG GOLD FISH IN ONE TANK AN IV NOTICE TANK TURING PIG PINKISH AN CLEANING MORE OFTEN THEN USAL AN AGLIE TO SAME TIME
You can add fish after setting up a new aquarium if you make partial water changes for at least two months. And even after cycling, partial water changes are essential. Do not overfeed or have too many fish. And, of course, good filtration.
Cichlid Chick right on help us with that cloudy wataah
Good info. Avoid the cloud.
Get your head out of the clouds😂
Is it ok that the water is cloudy and I rinsed gravel and added water clearer and betta tap water cleaner I will update if it changed when I install the filter and heater tomorrow
Great video, but nitrate is less toxic, not non toxic.
Does this work with Koi fish in an aquarium?
Yes
I have a 20 g. Tank with 3 baby turtles. 3 different filters and frequent changes of water and the water is clean but cloudy/milky, may it be that I added to many beneficial bacteria? Nitrates and ammonia levels are normal. What to do? Any advice?
What do you consider normal?
@@QuebecCichlides clear water!
No, I meant "what do you consider normal nitrate and nitrite level"
@@QuebecCichlides 0 (zero) levels of nitrates and ammonia according to my water test kit
@@albertsrour8687 0 ppm nitrates is physically impossible. It comes out of the tap around 5ppm.. and turtles pollute like crazy.
Get somebody else to do the test. Maybe yours is expired.
If the water is cloudy, with 0 ammonia, maybe you're just adding too much bacterial enhancer.
I set up a new tank using bacteria from my other tank. My tank got cloudy after a day and lasted a day, I went from 65 gallons to 150 gallons. I think there wasn't enough bacteria.
That could happen if your filter wasn't powerful enough for the 150 gal. Usually, I suggest buying the powerful filter for the big tank beforehand and have it cycle on the old one :)
I have barebotton tank my water still cloudy what is problem
The video should help. Is there anything in the video you didn't understand?
I’ve been studying everything for the fish I have a good filter heater air pump and I started my fish tank and I put clean drinkable water from the store in and during night I saw the water cloudy and I’m so confused I’m I not supposed to use that water
Two common reasons that could be the cause are this:
1. Your substrate was not properly washed as gravel dust or sand is floating around in the water, making it look cloudy.
2. Oxygen bubbles were in the water and are making the water look cloudy.
Both cases, just wait it out. If it's dust, it will sink to the bottom and the filter will deal with the rest. Also Trey to get any dust out when doing water changes using a siphon. Oxygen bubbles will disappear very quickly.
(Btw, haven't finished the video yet, sorry if she mentioned this already)
@cookie Thank you so much! It turns out that it was the substrate with dust in it
@@suzyyygarciaaa6609 No problem. 😁
I have the same problem right now. I'm hoping it'll go away soon. How's your tank going anyway?
@cookie everything is going perfect I have 3 dwArf gouramis (female) and 6 guppies (female) with a 25 gallon tank after the cloudy water problem everything was going great 😊
@@suzyyygarciaaa6609 Great to hear. I've started cycling a 60 litre tank that I want to put a Betta in. I might also put guppies, tetras, rasboras or similar fish in as well. I've had fish before, but they've been in large outside tanks. So, hopefully everything will go well for me as well. 😄
I lost two fish. I'm upset. I did save one. I just wish I took them out of the new tank. New tank is empty. I'm waiting for the cloudiness to go away. Day three still cloudy. I will wait a week.
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New to fish keeping and I didn’t think to wash substrate. My tank has cloudy water. Is this ok for a beta?
It'll clear up ;) don't worry
It'll clear up ;) don't worry
It'll clear up ;) don't worry
My problem right now lmao
Filter will handle some of it. Everything else will settle and will eventually be removed during water changes. It's not harmful to Bettas and most other fish.
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Hi Richelle, I really enjoyed this video very much! You did a very thorough job explaining this concept. I wish you could ship the shirts to the US. Thanks very much for sharing 👍.
Hi Denny,
Thank you. I'm glad you liked it.
The shirts are shipped to the USA. Click on the link. I really should have been more precise in my description 😮 I'll mention it in my future videos for sure!!!
@@QuebecCichlides do not revoked joining both discus tanks together as if you have a problem with one tank it will pass to the other before you separate the flow valve and also don't recommend sbstrait
Did you tried to put in your aquarium 1 lb of red worms?
You add this stuff while fish are in the tank? Be specific
Yes
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Cloudy water everytime I set up a new tank... solution.... patience! I like the t-shirts!
Patience is the key to a healthy aquarium 😀 I'm glad you like the shirts.
Nitrate is not "non toxic" it is toxic to fish and the bb cannot deal with it so we dilute it out with regular water changes. It's misleading to say that any waste produced is non toxic, especially Nitrate as we cannot remove it with any biological or mechanical filtration, only remove/dilute it with a water change.
I simply leave it alone! After a couple of days, it's clears on its own!
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Bruh I just set up my 20 gallon tank yesterday and put my fish today cx fml. Hope they okay
Lol
are they alive still
3:05
Nooooooooooooo way!
Yes way!
Got a sub for me hope my bettas okay active fiahkeeper got Angel's mollies and ang tales 3 tanks no big deal
I’ve had my aquarium for 7 months now I have cloudy water for some reason. It only had 1 betta in it and some java fern. No I haven’t cleaned my filter so what’s happening ???
And yes I use prime
Check your water parameters for ammonia. Your filter might not be strong enough for your tank.
Sorry for not getting back before, it was a crazy week!
QuebecCichlides I have the Great Choice aquarium. The filter is kind of small and it’s a corner one
I don't know of the model. Try adding a sponge filter. It'll help filter that extra floating bacteria. 😉
QuebecCichlides All ready have that 😊👌🏻
I didn't wash the substrate..Washed the filter sponge with tap water..I fed them too much...Added too many new fish..
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Never feed and go to sleep without paying attention
a losey HOB filter