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Just got a new fish tank, water very cloudy,done two water changes, still cloudy also plants have di2007-11-24 23:37:58Answers:

Cloudy water is a natural part of the nitrogen cycle in a newly setup aquarium. Just do your 25-30% weekly water changes until the bacteria multiply enough to clear it. You do have a filter, don't you?

The reason most plants die off is because they don't get enough light. You must leave your tank lights on for at least 10 hours a day for the plants to survive. You do have a hood with a light in it, don't you?

The nitrogen cycle starts with an ammonia spike due to the uneaten food and fish waste (poo) decaying. The "good" bacteria actually eat the ammonia and turn it into nitrates. A secondary good bacteria then eats the nitrates and turns them into nitrites. Alll three of these chemicals are toxic to your fish and will kill them if allowed to remain in the tank and build up.

The bacteria cannot eat all of the ammonia and therefore you must do water changes regularly (weekly). 25-30% of the water should be removed and replaced with fresh every week. This will keep the toxicity levels at 0. Your fish will be healthy and happy. Once a tank is set up and running, you should never remove all the water and start over. Regular vaccuuming of the gravel is all the other maintenance you should need to do.

If you want to, you can add a product called "Cycle" to the tank. It is bacteria in a bottle. It will cut down the time it takes to cycle in the tank by about a week to 10 days. Normally it takes 3-4 weeks to completely cycle a tank. If you overcrowd it right away, it will take longer and you will lose fish to what is commonly called "new tank syndrome".

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i think u need a filter mate

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Have you checked the ph level of the water? Did you try putting conditioner in the water?

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i dont know even i have two fish

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The PH level is off..Get a PH test kit and fix it..

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did you rinse the gravel before putting it in?