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The water in my fishtank turned murky It was never like that before Can anyone help2007-11-24 23:41:08

It could have been the gravel or the other rocks that I added. Has anyone ever had this experience. If so, what did you do?

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A fish tank can turn murky for any number of reasons. A poor filtering system, leftover food, a dead fish, or if you added a large amount of gravel you can get a bacterial invasion, which is harmless and should disappear in a few days. Leftover food can be mostly prevented by some good bottom feeders, like Green Corydoras, and Coolie Loaches Don't add chemicals to it when you don't know what the problem is.You said you added, not only gravel, but also other rocks. What kind of rocks are they ? There are three basic rock groups. Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. The first group Igneous (formed by fire ) is the safest, and includes granite, which you can find in many beautiful shades and patterns. Some rocks from the last two groups, can cause murky or cloudy water, and can also be deadly to your fish. I have given you a few ideas, as well as other people here. I have been keeping fish for over forty yrs. and have some between 8 and 20yrs. old. GOOD LUCK !

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It was from the gravel. It will settle down. I always keep a power scrubber running on mine.

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I believe you can take a small sample of your tank water to a pet store and they can test the water to determine your exact problem and tell you how to fix it.

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Put a filter or something. it'll go in a few days. but first change half of the water - not the whole thing because the fish wont be used to it.

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I've had that before, but it was usually just because we haven't washed their fish tank in a while. It just might be their presents.

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Certainly all you have to do is empty the tank and clean the gravel, the murky tone is due to the fish depositions, fill the tank with clean water and that will solve your problem..鈽?

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the gravel and other rocks u added prob has something to do with it, also change the water twice a week!

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Hi there , you have probably just stirred up the sediment by putting stuff in and things should settle, if not check the filter and pump. Good luck.

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hi, u can get something called clear, it works good..or u can keep out of direct sunlight and/or get a algae eater, plecoutomus..or take out parcel amount of water and treat new water before putting back in..

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Happens once and awhile. It's the accumulation of fish waste which the bottom feeders don't eat.