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What causes the water to cloud up in a fresh aqurium tank2007-11-24 23:40:42Answers:

I wish I could help you much here, i need to know what type of filter you use and how big is your tank, and what type of fishes you have in your tank. Basically cloudy tank means weak filter machine. You would need to provide those information. But I only can help you is to get bio-wheel filters from marieland at your local fish shop, OR get an good cansiter filter, I'd recommend Filstar XP Canister Filter or Eheim filter. They will solve your cloudy problems.

The rule of thumb is that---- you must circulate fresh water 6 times per hour for example 55 gallon tank should have any power filters that ciruclates 6 times per hour equals 330 gallon per hour, therefore, you need to find filter that circulates about 350 g.p.h.

Personally I like Marineland's penguin bio-wheel filters, Filstar XP Canister Filters or Eheim (expensive kind).

The reason is that the bio-wheel will provides about 30,000 times more oxgyen in your fish tank, which will break down those dirty substances in your tank quicker and your fishes will be much happier. If you decide to go with Bio-wheel filters, air pump will not be needed.

If your tank is Saltwater, you will need much more sophicate filter which is kind of complex.

Wish i could help much more.

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fish poop

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chlorine or fish poo/pee

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could be a bacteria or algae bloom do small frequent water change and do not add any chemicals except dechloinator

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We just got fresh water fish for our daughter and the water kept getting cloudy and we noticed that the filters clog within just a week or two. We came to the conclusion that we were actually feeding them too much. Now we feed them just a small pinch of food (about the size of a dime) twice a day. We started that about a month ago. We have 7 fish in there and they are all doing fine. We haven't had to change the filter since and the water is still clear. So my suggestion is to cut down their food intake. You can also buy liquid to put in there and it supposedly clears the water temporarily.

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It really depends on alot of things. If it is getting cloudy after awhile of not being cleaned then it needs to be cleaned more often or the filters need to be changed more often. You could also be feedint them too much. My fish aquarium gets cloudy right after i clean it for some weird reason and they make these drops you put in the water to make it clear again. you can buy them almost anywhere they sell fish supplies.

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If you have just changed 100% of the water and cleaned out the tank, then you have killed off all the beneficial bacteria your tank had in it. This bacteria is something the tank needs to stay healthy. That is why the water turns cloudy.