My tank was cloudy and eventually went clear after about a week, I did a water change and it went milky cloudy again. My tank has been fully cycled, so Idk, I think some people are right when they say just leave the tank and don't do water changes until the water balances out.
@@funheartl1567 I just left it alone, fish and all and let it cycle... the water changes = unbalanced and I kept upsetting / restarting the cycle. tests showed up scary, but i used microbe lift (like prime) a few times to control it and all turned out well within a few days!
You wanna know how to get rid of cloudy water? Leave the fucking tank alone for a few days without changing water or adding fish or food or any of that crap. Just cycle the tank and let it sit and you'll have crystal clear water.
Yea this is true because when I first rescaped my new tank I had to change water every single week or 2 times a week and after I started adding more fast growing plants to my aquascape like pogostemon stelatus octopus they started growing like weeds and I just kept on trimming and replanting to the point that I have a whole wall of it on the background and it’s super cool to see and now I don’t have to do water changes for a month or more it’s basically balanced and yes I still test the water to check everything is good
Add COTTON into the filter. In a way that water has to flow thru this cotton. Its very fine and will take out any greenwater algae and similar particles. Keep it only 24 hours as it can clog quickly and start decomposing.
Also! This happened to me a few time 😅. Aquarium glass isnt clean enough and makes you think that the water is cloudy 🙈😆 first clean your glass, then you'll see if the water is actually cloudy
Choose your fish food wisely. From my 10 years of fish experience, i can tell you im definite terms that cheap fish food will always cloud water regardless of how much you put in there. Stay away from Tetra foods. Buy organic flakes if you must or feed live foods.
There is a true kindness in your voice, you really care about animals and other people. I hope your passion for animals and nature brings you even more happiness as time goes on, and that you experience even more success. I like seeing an honest person on UA-cam who isn’t just a mouth piece and really cares. You will go far my friend, you just have to always keep believing in yourself.
Despite water changes, lowering the fish load, adding more plants, and adding a second filter my aquarium remained cloudy. I added filter floss to one of the filters and the tank is now crystal clear.
Your videos have really helped me grow from being a beginner and nervous about maintaining a fish tank to being confident and comfortable sustaining the ecosystem in the tank. Keep up the great work! 😊
Very helpful video but 20% daily water change until correction is definitely not the simplest or easiest approach. Nothing clears green water algae and bacterial blooms easily within just a few hours except Jungle Clear Water (potassium permanganate) or Tetra Cleaning Bacteria. By contrast, Poly-Fil, water clarifier liquids, water polisher pads, and UV sanitizers take DAYS to show any improvement at all.
I know I am late to the party but…. I really appreciate your knowledge of what the cause and effects are. Of course keeping that water clear requires a little help by us hobbyists. Don’t over stir the gravel or Stratum or whatever you are using. I use Stratum in one tank and not in another. I love seeing the growth in both tanks. By the way, thank you, at 8:35, for solutions too!
I forgot to rinse my sand! And I added some water...like 2" of water. If I added leaves from outside it'll clear the water? I don't have fish in it yet but I am kind of in a rush to get my fish in here. Love plants, where I'm at I have to order.
I kept saltwater and freshwater for 40 years now with no problems and never do water changes. I use homemade plexiglass tops that stop water evaporation and use sponge or homemade internal filters, and internal pumps. My very first aquarium was a 20 gallon saltwater hexagonal tthat had a 2 foot yellow-headed moray eel from a garage sale. I kept it for 9 years and he was three feet for most of that time with a hang on filter and an under gravel filter and I hardly ever changed the water. I also never test and I always enjoy my fish!
Same here . 40 years easy . I always use the sponges and carbon . Algae is always the problem for me in male female tanks thst lack a yellow tang for algae and a wrasse .
I’m new to the game here and my daughter is stressing out. Cloudy water and I have prime and stability bottles, clear drops, test strips, it’s so confusing. You mention plexiglass top on your comment and homemade sponge filter. I don’t have a full top on my tank it has partial cover and lights. Do I need to cover the lid fully?
@@df4480 cloudy water is usually from over feeding or a ph problem, did you cycle? Never get in a hurry adding too much to quickly. My top only has a corner removed large enough for the air hose and cords for the heater and circulation pump. An easy/cheap way to get started is with guppies or mollies that can be acclimated to saltwater. I moved 8 years ago and restarted with guppies as it takes the stress out of cycling. My first salty added was a royal grama baslett that had ick and the ick killed them all as I tried every medication available until I used a crazy amount of heat to stop the ick, I believe it was 92 degrees Fahrenheit and the baslett survived. P.s. I have a breeding population of guppies in a freshwater pothos planted tub setup making the hobby both fresh and saltwater easier as well. I do everything with them first.
@@df4480 just like hungrybird I also hang a little bag of carbon. If you do this make sure the string doesn't hang over the outside edge of your tank as the capillary effect will pull the water out and all over your floor. The first time it happened to me I thought I had a seam leaking.
@@kevinkey5270 that why I bought a bottle of Prime and Stability to help the cycle process. It’s say apply every day for a week. My daughter also had sand and it clogged the filter pump. Now she has just pebbles and if afraid the sand will make the tank cloudy again. Like I said, I’m new to the game so any advice is great. So do you recommend flex glass to cover the fish tank?
Hmm it’s weird because I have 2 new tanks. Before water is fairly clear. It’s still in fishless cycling now. Two days After water change ( almost 100%) both of my tanks get very cloudy… the only difference this time is: 1) 90-100% water change 2) spend hours without refilling in water because need to add new plants 3) before the water change there is longer period of blackout ( more the 20 hours ) ~. I use Amquel plus water conditioner and API bacteria booster .. 😢😢😢😢 why is this milky !!! The only good thing is that the aquariums of both don’t smell as bad as before 😂
Lower the music, and turn up mic gain. Also... ik your ass can afford a slightly nicer mic. Might be worth the investment if you keep wanting to do these voice overs. Love the vids tho.
I know one thing,Stop feeding to much,Give them to much foods,The tank water will go all very cloudy,Ive just cleaned out the air filter was almost BLOCKED up with muck,Getting an air filter helps to clean the cloudy water,My tank water come up clean now,I give the air filters and pump filters another good clean up,Then give the tank stones a good clean up in the bottom of the tank
My water is clear from cloudiness but has LOTs of floating particles, i have plenty of filteration and fine media but i cant get rid of it, im at my tethers end lol
My son dumped a container of food into my small tank. I tried to get most of it out but of course I did not get it all. I have been changing some of the water every few days. The tank is cloudy but getting better. The tank is fully planted. What could I do to make the tank better?
My mistake was adding bottled good bacteria way too often. If that’s the case the advice in this video is excellent. Cleared up my water after one change.
I would never put sand in my fish tank,That make it a billion times more cloudy,The air filter can clean up so much each time after the filters get cleaned,Also cut down feeding my fish,they seem to look at me like they need feeding,They still got enough food at the bottom of the tank,Never gets eaten
Hi Nick, i have a question, but its not about water, but the aquarium itself. months ago i had a aquarium from glas and i dont have to clean my aquarium untill the end of the month, Nowadays i have a new aquarium from plastic and now very unfortunately i have to clean my aquarium almost every end of the week. What could cause this problem? Is it the material?
We just started to setup a tank with substrate base.. the substrate causing the water dirt and cloudy. Please give a tip . Stuck for 2 days changing water
I have 3 tanks only 1 goes cloudy but my fish stick there head in the air pipe had tanks for 20 yrs this is the only one that has done it I've put water safe in full water change and within 1 day it's cloudy and also done a 80% water change still within 1 day its cloudy again but I have 2 other tanks and not a problem x x
2:39 Are the “red cheeks” on the yellow cichlid ammonia burned gills? I had an ammonia spike and the 3 dead guppies had pink cheeks. Now I’m starting to get paranoid every time I see my pink cheeks in my guppies 😢
Check out a … I think it is called a Python. Hose hooks to faucet, turn one way, it sucks the water out, turn it the other way and it adds water. Link…. www.google.com/search?q=python+aquarium+cleaner&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari
Hi Nick. I may be wrong here but just thinking out aloud. The white cloudiness is caused by the heterotrophic bacteria which cause the bacteria bloom & which are the same bacteria that you use when culturing infusoria for fry by decomposing organic vegetable matter. The bacteria feed on the organic matter creating a bacteria bloom making the water milky & the infusoria then feed on these bacteria & multiply and make the water clear once they mature. Therefore wouldn't it make sense to add infusoria to a cloudy tank to feed on these bacteria & clear up the bacterial bloom. These infusoria will then provide food for the fish in the tank. Please let me have your thoughts on the same. Thanks once again for providing great content. 👍👌
My very first tank (when I was a kid) went downhill after I used one of those vacation feeder blocks. It made the water super cloudy and the tank never recovered and my very first fish (a betta) pineconed and died :(
My tank is newly set up. It was clear for a few days. All of a sudden there is bacterial bloom, I'm assuming, because there are no fish, and everything in the tank was thoroughly cleaned. My filtration has new filter media. Should I use the 20 percent water change rule, or wait for it to clear on its own? Note; there are no live plants in there. Thanks
Most aquariums do not have the necessary conditions for the right bacteria that will eliminate nitrates to exist. Plants or water changes are what are available for most aquarists to rely on for eliminating nitrates.
I have my tank for 2 years and we have 2 goldfish (my kids fish) and it took me about 2 months to clean them. Now it's cloudy after 80% water out and cleaning. I've changed the filters and still cliudy. The fish seem healthy. I need help.
The problem is that if you are adding new water to the tank, and the water you add has ammonia (as do many tap water sources), then you're adding more nourishment for the bacteria that cloud the aquarium water. You didn't mention one important thing - UV sterilizer. This alone can eliminate cloudy water within a few days.
If you have ammonia in your drinking water, you live in the USA or some developing country. Europe, Australia, NZ, Canada etc have a standard of less than 0.5 ppm.
I’m keeping crawfish as pets and the tank has been awfully cloudy lately. I’ve been told that they produce a lot of waste. I’ve been using top fin biological cleaner. I’m also using API accu clear. What could I do to maintain the tank?
Just received some rehomed cichlids 4 convicts 1 Texas cichlid ( looking a bit battered) 1 jewel cichlid 4 Jack Dempseys 1 featherfin synodontis 1 bumblebee catfish In a 90 gallon aquarium Anything I can do to make them more comfortable
Hi, I’m about to get my hands on some l201 plecos and I would love to know what you feed yours. Thanks for all the videos too. Looking forward to future content. Ok I’m gonna watch the video now.
My 29 gal tank has been up and running for a month and it's s still VERY cloudy. Ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite levels are good. I've done a few partial water changes. Now what??
thanks mate.. very useful into.. I disagree with you re: keeping plants.. (I find they dirty up the water more than without them..) shout outs from Brisbane.. :D
I have this bacteria bloom issue, i recently did a 50% water change and is was improved then 24 hrs later back to being as bad as before and loss of 6 fish. It is a new set up. I am curious if its due to my water systems softener? I have an extremely high PH that I have to condition the water down to 7.0 before I can change it.
I have cloudy water. The tank is a very well cycled 60lit "ecosystem" tank, 5 years absolute hassle free running. Tank population is only neocaridina shrimp and 5 fish - tiny flame tetras. The tank is well planted but, over time, has become ovegrown. So we decided to thin out the plants. Until this point, the water was crystal clear and the filtration is a buck standard interior filter with perlon wool only. Substrate is dirt from a peat bog, capped by fine gravel. Thinning the plants went fine, water changes as usual. and yet the tank stays cloudy. There has been a few individual shrimp that died, but no "die off". The tank is otherwise very healthy, the shrimps and fish are doing great and water tests are normal. How do I remove the cloudiness .... floculant ? When doind water changes, I only use natural spring water, nothing out of a tap. I have 7 tanks and all have the same water, only this one is affected. Could it be that the tank is "too old" ie. depleted and needs renewal of the substrate ?
You kind of leave out the entire african cichlids community when you say to put in plants and have equal parts of plants per fish. Some tanks thats just not poeeoble
The current solution would be to sell my Rosy Barbs.These creatures not only ate all my snails but also uproot my plants on a nearly daily basis on the search for food.(And no they get enough food, about 10 out of 66 fish are 'fat'.Its impossible in a community tank to feed equal.).So its been cloudy because I have to replant and disturb the soil.(I didn't had a problem before I introduced 11 Rosy Barbs.)
Hello, I recently added sand to my 55 gallon tank and totally forgot to rinse the sand first. Since then I have removed the sand, pump and filters and thoroughly rinsed everything. Keep doing water changes but the cloudiness keeps coming back. Do you recommend replacing the sand and starting over? Have had the tank for almost five years and never had this problem. Thanks
Nice video, thumbs up man! I have gotten to cloud an aquarium with no livestock yet in it, just a lot of food in there and I dont want to lose the excess "waste" in the aquarium, just matter conversion. I did raise temps, there is an HOB doing a tiny bit of work and today I did add an airtstone and took a tiny bit of the surface film out with a napkin for surface agitation. I intend to have a population explosion in rotifers/moina/daphnia before I put in the fish, and sadly I don't want to add ramshorn in there because they would wreck all the dead leaves I put for cover for future microfauna, as you may know, a few ramshorn can decimate dead leaves in a matter of days. The bioload atm is immense but I was wondering if the foul smell at the surface was normal since I was lacking flow and an airstone previously(3 days ago) and if it will go away in a week or so. After I cleared some surface stuff I also added new weapons to tone down nitrates, salvinia variants, some hygro i had on hand, hornwort and frogbit to see what does best. I also mixed PH down to drop ph significantly for quicker nutrient uptake, so in all of this madness...can I do better? anyone?
I don't know what to do with my tank at all. I clean the filter all the time I have a 4 gallon tank and only have 2 fish in it and two shrimp. I am new to owning a tank. My filter is one that came with the tank it's just cartrges that I am only supose to change once a month but I have this fuzzy green stuff growing on my live plants and I keep getting the green stuff on the glass inside of the tank. I got a fish tank cleaning sponge to clean the glass I only feed the fish by what the guy told me at the fish shop to feed just two clicks of the fish food I have. I don't know what to do at all. Please help.
Thanks dude! I just set up a planted 30 gallon tank yesterday n was washing the substrate for about 10 min for each portion that i put in but the water never cleared completely. I admit, i might’ve gotten a lil impatient with it so naturally, when I filled it i got a 30 gallon cloudy mess. Gonna start to 20% a day till it goes away today
I have had a NITRITE spike, done a water change (50%) and can't get it to go down. How do I fix??? I have live plants, one betta, 6 ghost shrimp and 2 snails in a 20gal.
Have 28 gallon tank for 3 weeks and have 12 fish in it. 6 black skirts and 6 neon tetras and have no ammonia no nitrite and no nitrate. If tank not cycled wouldn’t I already have ammonia showing up? I was given a cycled sponge to put in my filter before starting the aquarium.
I started with a 3.5 gal tank with a Betta and mystery snail. Also bladder snails introduced themselves in on some plants. Keeping the water parameters good was a hard task. I now have a fortress 10 gal for my Betta. Water changes aren't needed, the tests all read good. But due to the bioload from the snails. I do it every week. After water change I dose tank with stability, have had great results.
Just did a water change two days ago and just feed my fish a sardine and within minutes water got cloudy. Fish tore it to sardines 😂 but water should clear up soon right.
Hey folks just had my planted tank setup had a bacterial bloom I am guessing it's forming a slimy film on top of the water. Can anyone lemme know what I can do ?
this is why you should always add a pinch of flake food in your tank per 30 gallons of water everyday you are cycling. and set your lights to a timer even if you have no plants of fish in there yet.
i have 1 month old tank i have bear buttom aquarium 30L on the 3rd week of the month i add fish tropical now its i month my aquarium i have weve maker also i dont know why my water is little bit cloudy. when i add fish one fish is dead in the morning. when i put water i wait for 3 weeks to put fish on my tank. but i never do water changes already. when you add water did you first condition the water?
I didnt know I had to pre wash and clean my aquatic sand so it was dirty and misty cloudy foggy etc and what we did was wait for it to set for an hour or 2 then ran the filter for an hour but tis still cloudy in the middle of the tank away from the tanks glass. What can we do if we didnt clean it the first time, the fish are in there and they are fine but I hate the cloudy water still left - what can I do
My tank was cloudy and eventually went clear after about a week, I did a water change and it went milky cloudy again. My tank has been fully cycled, so Idk, I think some people are right when they say just leave the tank and don't do water changes until the water balances out.
I don’t know what to do I have fish in there so I can’t just leave the tank alone I have to do water changes right! I’m confused?
I'm halving same problem, o bought the green killer machine n it helped tremendously
In my case it always fixes itself idk 🤷🏻♂️
@@funheartl1567 I just left it alone, fish and all and let it cycle... the water changes = unbalanced and I kept upsetting / restarting the cycle. tests showed up scary, but i used microbe lift (like prime) a few times to control it and all turned out well within a few days!
Mine did the same thing
You wanna know how to get rid of cloudy water? Leave the fucking tank alone for a few days without changing water or adding fish or food or any of that crap. Just cycle the tank and let it sit and you'll have crystal clear water.
Yea this is true because when I first rescaped my new tank I had to change water every single week or 2 times a week and after I started adding more fast growing plants to my aquascape like pogostemon stelatus octopus they started growing like weeds and I just kept on trimming and replanting to the point that I have a whole wall of it on the background and it’s super cool to see and now I don’t have to do water changes for a month or more it’s basically balanced and yes I still test the water to check everything is good
Add COTTON into the filter. In a way that water has to flow thru this cotton. Its very fine and will take out any greenwater algae and similar particles. Keep it only 24 hours as it can clog quickly and start decomposing.
Cotten do you mean cotton wool????
Also! This happened to me a few time 😅. Aquarium glass isnt clean enough and makes you think that the water is cloudy 🙈😆 first clean your glass, then you'll see if the water is actually cloudy
I have been to many fish channels but yours is really "keep it simple". I like how the way to explain it. thanks for video...
The answer is stock entire tank with live fast growing plants will cure it permanently.
Choose your fish food wisely. From my 10 years of fish experience, i can tell you im definite terms that cheap fish food will always cloud water regardless of how much you put in there. Stay away from Tetra foods. Buy organic flakes if you must or feed live foods.
Do you know Dr. Kevin Novak? I only ask because he is using the material in this video in a not so favorable manner in his recent video.
There is a true kindness in your voice, you really care about animals and other people. I hope your passion for animals and nature brings you even more happiness as time goes on, and that you experience even more success. I like seeing an honest person on UA-cam who isn’t just a mouth piece and really cares. You will go far my friend, you just have to always keep believing in yourself.
Well said. I got the same feeling.
Never over feed... the fresher water is a reset of sorts you are right. An environment in a glass box.... best explanation ever.
Despite water changes, lowering the fish load, adding more plants, and adding a second filter my aquarium remained cloudy. I added filter floss to one of the filters and the tank is now crystal clear.
What is fitler floss excatly?
3:05 You would never know it if these plecos had ich! 😂
Your videos have really helped me grow from being a beginner and nervous about maintaining a fish tank to being confident and comfortable sustaining the ecosystem in the tank.
Keep up the great work! 😊
Very helpful video but 20% daily water change until correction is definitely not the simplest or easiest approach. Nothing clears green water algae and bacterial blooms easily within just a few hours except Jungle Clear Water (potassium permanganate) or Tetra Cleaning Bacteria. By contrast, Poly-Fil, water clarifier liquids, water polisher pads, and UV sanitizers take DAYS to show any improvement at all.
I know I am late to the party but…. I really appreciate your knowledge of what the cause and effects are. Of course keeping that water clear requires a little help by us hobbyists. Don’t over stir the gravel or Stratum or whatever you are using. I use Stratum in one tank and not in another. I love seeing the growth in both tanks. By the way, thank you, at 8:35, for solutions too!
I forgot to rinse my sand! And I added some water...like 2" of water. If I added leaves from outside it'll clear the water? I don't have fish in it yet but I am kind of in a rush to get my fish in here. Love plants, where I'm at I have to order.
I kept saltwater and freshwater for 40 years now with no problems and never do water changes. I use homemade plexiglass tops that stop water evaporation and use sponge or homemade internal filters, and internal pumps. My very first aquarium was a 20 gallon saltwater hexagonal tthat had a 2 foot yellow-headed moray eel from a garage sale. I kept it for 9 years and he was three feet for most of that time with a hang on filter and an under gravel filter and I hardly ever changed the water. I also never test and I always enjoy my fish!
Same here . 40 years easy . I always use the sponges and carbon . Algae is always the problem for me in male female tanks thst lack a yellow tang for algae and a wrasse .
I’m new to the game here and my daughter is stressing out. Cloudy water and I have prime and stability bottles, clear drops, test strips, it’s so confusing. You mention plexiglass top on your comment and homemade sponge filter. I don’t have a full top on my tank it has partial cover and lights. Do I need to cover the lid fully?
@@df4480 cloudy water is usually from over feeding or a ph problem, did you cycle? Never get in a hurry adding too much to quickly. My top only has a corner removed large enough for the air hose and cords for the heater and circulation pump. An easy/cheap way to get started is with guppies or mollies that can be acclimated to saltwater. I moved 8 years ago and restarted with guppies as it takes the stress out of cycling. My first salty added was a royal grama baslett that had ick and the ick killed them all as I tried every medication available until I used a crazy amount of heat to stop the ick, I believe it was 92 degrees Fahrenheit and the baslett survived. P.s. I have a breeding population of guppies in a freshwater pothos planted tub setup making the hobby both fresh and saltwater easier as well. I do everything with them first.
@@df4480 just like hungrybird I also hang a little bag of carbon. If you do this make sure the string doesn't hang over the outside edge of your tank as the capillary effect will pull the water out and all over your floor. The first time it happened to me I thought I had a seam leaking.
@@kevinkey5270 that why I bought a bottle of Prime and Stability to help the cycle process. It’s say apply every day for a week. My daughter also had sand and it clogged the filter pump. Now she has just pebbles and if afraid the sand will make the tank cloudy again. Like I said, I’m new to the game so any advice is great. So do you recommend flex glass to cover the fish tank?
Great video Nick,huge fan of your videos mate you're inspiring me to have a go at breeding some bettas. Keep up the great work mate 👍
Hmm it’s weird because I have 2 new tanks. Before water is fairly clear. It’s still in fishless cycling now. Two days After water change ( almost 100%) both of my tanks get very cloudy… the only difference this time is: 1) 90-100% water change 2) spend hours without refilling in water because need to add new plants 3) before the water change there is longer period of blackout ( more the 20 hours ) ~. I use Amquel plus water conditioner and API bacteria booster .. 😢😢😢😢 why is this milky !!! The only good thing is that the aquariums of both don’t smell as bad as before 😂
Lower the music, and turn up mic gain. Also... ik your ass can afford a slightly nicer mic. Might be worth the investment if you keep wanting to do these voice overs. Love the vids tho.
I know one thing,Stop feeding to much,Give them to much foods,The tank water will go all very cloudy,Ive just cleaned out the air filter was almost BLOCKED up with muck,Getting an air filter helps to clean the cloudy water,My tank water come up clean now,I give the air filters and pump filters another good clean up,Then give the tank stones a good clean up in the bottom of the tank
3m11s in what's that black fish with the luminous spots called?
Thanks just got my new glow fishes 3 days ago and water is kind of cloudy thanks for the tips dude
Wow same with me... glow fishes are so beautiful but my water got cloudy..😢 Thanks🇹🇹❤
My water is clear from cloudiness but has LOTs of floating particles, i have plenty of filteration and fine media but i cant get rid of it, im at my tethers end lol
Great and very informative video Nick,keep up the great work 👌🏼
My son dumped a container of food into my small tank. I tried to get most of it out but of course I did not get it all. I have been changing some of the water every few days. The tank is cloudy but getting better. The tank is fully planted. What could I do to make the tank better?
Do floating plants such as duckweed, redroot, and water lettuce work, or do they need to be rooted plants?
My mistake was adding bottled good bacteria way too often. If that’s the case the advice in this video is excellent. Cleared up my water after one change.
never had a cloudy tank more than 48 hours when new are i have disturbed the bottom which clears after 2 hours a good filter the answer
I would never put sand in my fish tank,That make it a billion times more cloudy,The air filter can clean up so much each time after the filters get cleaned,Also cut down feeding my fish,they seem to look at me like they need feeding,They still got enough food at the bottom of the tank,Never gets eaten
Hi Nick, i have a question, but its not about water, but the aquarium itself. months ago i had a aquarium from glas and i dont have to clean my aquarium untill the end of the month, Nowadays i have a new aquarium from plastic and now very unfortunately i have to clean my aquarium almost every end of the week. What could cause this problem? Is it the material?
I just bought Bristle nose plecos , can I add them to the Real Cloudy water?
We just started to setup a tank with substrate base.. the substrate causing the water dirt and cloudy. Please give a tip . Stuck for 2 days changing water
Brand new tank, cleaned gravel extensively, brand new filter, water conditioner, no fish inside and the tank is super cloudy.
Love and Support from India ❤️
I have 3 tanks only 1 goes cloudy but my fish stick there head in the air pipe had tanks for 20 yrs this is the only one that has done it I've put water safe in full water change and within 1 day it's cloudy and also done a 80% water change still within 1 day its cloudy again but I have 2 other tanks and not a problem x x
Two weeks in my tank is still going crystal clear this man is amazing 👏 🙌 follow all his instructions believe me it works ❤
2:39 Are the “red cheeks” on the yellow cichlid ammonia burned gills?
I had an ammonia spike and the 3 dead guppies had pink cheeks. Now I’m starting to get paranoid every time I see my pink cheeks in my guppies 😢
Hello I'm always watching ur vlog pls give me a beautiful fish...
3:08 what’s that fish?? 👌
How do I clear a tank after adding aquazyme powder dechlorinator? The tank is empty at the moment
4:27
That's one awesome looking fish!!!
Mind if i ask the name of it?
Freshwater or saltwater?
I would like to know this also
Good presentation. Do you have a video on how to clean/suction out the build up in the bottom of the tank?
Check out a … I think it is called a Python. Hose hooks to faucet, turn one way, it sucks the water out, turn it the other way and it adds water. Link…. www.google.com/search?q=python+aquarium+cleaner&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari
Hi Nick. I may be wrong here but just thinking out aloud. The white cloudiness is caused by the heterotrophic bacteria which cause the bacteria bloom & which are the same bacteria that you use when culturing infusoria for fry by decomposing organic vegetable matter. The bacteria feed on the organic matter creating a bacteria bloom making the water milky & the infusoria then feed on these bacteria & multiply and make the water clear once they mature. Therefore wouldn't it make sense to add infusoria to a cloudy tank to feed on these bacteria & clear up the bacterial bloom. These infusoria will then provide food for the fish in the tank.
Please let me have your thoughts on the same.
Thanks once again for providing great content. 👍👌
would only work in a sump tank i think
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My very first tank (when I was a kid) went downhill after I used one of those vacation feeder blocks. It made the water super cloudy and the tank never recovered and my very first fish (a betta) pineconed and died :(
I love the little red guy at 9:36 he's got his stomp on😂😂😂
Hi do you or anyone else sell your fish to big pet stores , like petsmart , or local shops
My tank is newly set up. It was clear for a few days. All of a sudden there is bacterial bloom, I'm assuming, because there are no fish, and everything in the tank was thoroughly cleaned. My filtration has new filter media. Should I use the 20 percent water change rule, or wait for it to clear on its own? Note; there are no live plants in there. Thanks
I opted for the 20% water change. Seems to be the solution. Thanks
Most aquariums do not have the necessary conditions for the right bacteria that will eliminate nitrates to exist. Plants or water changes are what are available for most aquarists to rely on for eliminating nitrates.
I have my tank for 2 years and we have 2 goldfish (my kids fish) and it took me about 2 months to clean them. Now it's cloudy after 80% water out and cleaning. I've changed the filters and still cliudy. The fish seem healthy. I need help.
Same thing here! help pls
At 3:00 are those galaxy plecos
The problem is that if you are adding new water to the tank, and the water you add has ammonia (as do many tap water sources), then you're adding more nourishment for the bacteria that cloud the aquarium water. You didn't mention one important thing - UV sterilizer. This alone can eliminate cloudy water within a few days.
If you have ammonia in your drinking water, you live in the USA or some developing country. Europe, Australia, NZ, Canada etc have a standard of less than 0.5 ppm.
I’m keeping crawfish as pets and the tank has been awfully cloudy lately. I’ve been told that they produce a lot of waste. I’ve been using top fin biological cleaner. I’m also using API accu clear. What could I do to maintain the tank?
I used to breed cray fish for several years and they are dirty smelly creature's and not a great deal you can do to keep them clean.
Thankyou sorted our problem out thanks to this video will be watching more
My tank it gets green from lime what causes that
Just received some rehomed cichlids
4 convicts
1 Texas cichlid ( looking a bit battered)
1 jewel cichlid
4 Jack Dempseys
1 featherfin synodontis
1 bumblebee catfish
In a 90 gallon aquarium
Anything I can do to make them more comfortable
Yes build an AFS : ua-cam.com/channels/06AbbfqomU3MvOB4HE64uQ.htmlvideos
Hi, I’m about to get my hands on some l201 plecos and I would love to know what you feed yours. Thanks for all the videos too. Looking forward to future content. Ok I’m gonna watch the video now.
Probably just alge wafers ?
Algae wafers and zucchini
Hey, high protein pellets and discus food homemade
@@PhoebeLisaaa they’re carnivores
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I changed the filter and it went cloudy right away after
I finally got some neon dwarf rainbows it took so long to find
Awesome video nick! Thankyou so much for a very informative video! Really enjoyed it!. Keep up the amazing work 🙂
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My 29 gal tank has been up and running for a month and it's s still VERY cloudy. Ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite levels are good. I've done a few partial water changes. Now what??
Great video bought my first tank today so I’m just trying to do my research on everything before adding my fish so thankyou
Hey how do I not lose ram fry
thanks mate.. very useful into..
I disagree with you re: keeping plants.. (I find they dirty up the water more than without them..)
shout outs from Brisbane.. :D
Imma make fish poo robot cleaner
Hey mate, what’s the purpose of the white pvc pipe in the back of each tank?
Could be a matten filter
I have this bacteria bloom issue, i recently did a 50% water change and is was improved then 24 hrs later back to being as bad as before and loss of 6 fish. It is a new set up. I am curious if its due to my water systems softener? I have an extremely high PH that I have to condition the water down to 7.0 before I can change it.
I will gonna try 20% water change a day
I have cloudy water. The tank is a very well cycled 60lit "ecosystem" tank, 5 years absolute hassle free running. Tank population is only neocaridina shrimp and 5 fish - tiny flame tetras. The tank is well planted but, over time, has become ovegrown. So we decided to thin out the plants. Until this point, the water was crystal clear and the filtration is a buck standard interior filter with perlon wool only. Substrate is dirt from a peat bog, capped by fine gravel. Thinning the plants went fine, water changes as usual. and yet the tank stays cloudy. There has been a few individual shrimp that died, but no "die off". The tank is otherwise very healthy, the shrimps and fish are doing great and water tests are normal. How do I remove the cloudiness .... floculant ? When doind water changes, I only use natural spring water, nothing out of a tap. I have 7 tanks and all have the same water, only this one is affected. Could it be that the tank is "too old" ie. depleted and needs renewal of the substrate ?
You kind of leave out the entire african cichlids community when you say to put in plants and have equal parts of plants per fish. Some tanks thats just not poeeoble
The current solution would be to sell my Rosy Barbs.These creatures not only ate all my snails but also uproot my plants on a nearly daily basis on the search for food.(And no they get enough food, about 10 out of 66 fish are 'fat'.Its impossible in a community tank to feed equal.).So its been cloudy because I have to replant and disturb the soil.(I didn't had a problem before I introduced 11 Rosy Barbs.)
Are snails more hardy then fish?
This is garbage. Lets break down his tips: Don't worry about filtration, just have 1 small fish per 10 gallons of water. Silly stocking tips.
Hello,
I recently added sand to my 55 gallon tank and totally forgot to rinse the sand first. Since then I have removed the sand, pump and filters and thoroughly rinsed everything. Keep doing water changes but the cloudiness keeps coming back. Do you recommend replacing the sand and starting over? Have had the tank for almost five years and never had this problem.
Thanks
I just have three mystery snails! I've done water changes and it's still cloudy? It's not real bad but to cloudy I think.
Nice video, thumbs up man! I have gotten to cloud an aquarium with no livestock yet in it, just a lot of food in there and I dont want to lose the excess "waste" in the aquarium, just matter conversion. I did raise temps, there is an HOB doing a tiny bit of work and today I did add an airtstone and took a tiny bit of the surface film out with a napkin for surface agitation. I intend to have a population explosion in rotifers/moina/daphnia before I put in the fish, and sadly I don't want to add ramshorn in there because they would wreck all the dead leaves I put for cover for future microfauna, as you may know, a few ramshorn can decimate dead leaves in a matter of days. The bioload atm is immense but I was wondering if the foul smell at the surface was normal since I was lacking flow and an airstone previously(3 days ago) and if it will go away in a week or so. After I cleared some surface stuff I also added new weapons to tone down nitrates, salvinia variants, some hygro i had on hand, hornwort and frogbit to see what does best. I also mixed PH down to drop ph significantly for quicker nutrient uptake, so in all of this madness...can I do better? anyone?
I don't know what to do with my tank at all. I clean the filter all the time I have a 4 gallon tank and only have 2 fish in it and two shrimp. I am new to owning a tank. My filter is one that came with the tank it's just cartrges that I am only supose to change once a month but I have this fuzzy green stuff growing on my live plants and I keep getting the green stuff on the glass inside of the tank. I got a fish tank cleaning sponge to clean the glass I only feed the fish by what the guy told me at the fish shop to feed just two clicks of the fish food I have. I don't know what to do at all. Please help.
Thanks dude! I just set up a planted 30 gallon tank yesterday n was washing the substrate for about 10 min for each portion that i put in but the water never cleared completely. I admit, i might’ve gotten a lil impatient with it so naturally, when I filled it i got a 30 gallon cloudy mess. Gonna start to 20% a day till it goes away today
Cloudy water because of bacterial bloom? Just feed less and let the bacteria that clear up the cloud grow to clear it up
I have had a NITRITE spike, done a water change (50%) and can't get it to go down. How do I fix??? I have live plants, one betta, 6 ghost shrimp and 2 snails in a 20gal.
i have bear buttom aquarium i used sponge filter after i change water it sucks cloudy again!!!!! help
Have 28 gallon tank for 3 weeks and have 12 fish in it. 6 black skirts and 6 neon tetras and have no ammonia no nitrite and no nitrate. If tank not cycled wouldn’t I already have ammonia showing up? I was given a cycled sponge to put in my filter before starting the aquarium.
I started with a 3.5 gal tank with a Betta and mystery snail. Also bladder snails introduced themselves in on some plants. Keeping the water parameters good was a hard task. I now have a fortress 10 gal for my Betta. Water changes aren't needed, the tests all read good. But due to the bioload from the snails. I do it every week. After water change I dose tank with stability, have had great results.
Off topic, nearly half way thru your video, is a black fish with sparkling blue, what kind of fish is that, please?
Just did a water change two days ago and just feed my fish a sardine and within minutes water got cloudy. Fish tore it to sardines 😂 but water should clear up soon right.
I got a sponge filter with sand subtrate.
Theres no chances of clear water with a sponge filter right? Its only a 21 litre
Hey folks just had my planted tank setup had a bacterial bloom I am guessing it's forming a slimy film on top of the water. Can anyone lemme know what I can do ?
How about adding snails and shrimp? Would that help as well?
this is why you should always add a pinch of flake food in your tank per 30 gallons of water everyday you are cycling. and set your lights to a timer even if you have no plants of fish in there yet.
Hey, do you sell any fish?
i have 1 month old tank i have bear buttom aquarium 30L on the 3rd week of the month i add fish tropical now its i month my aquarium i have weve maker also i dont know why my water is little bit cloudy. when i add fish one fish is dead in the morning. when i put water i wait for 3 weeks to put fish on my tank. but i never do water changes already. when you add water did you first condition the water?
Simple Solution: Get a good filter, Leave it alone and it will fix itself
I didn’t add any fish or food in my new tank yet and it’s still cloudy. Should I do something before I purchase the fish?
What are the plecos at 3:12 ? Absolutely beautiful
appears to be peppermint plecos.
So if brand new tank should we not add fish until water clears up?? Or ok to add fish and ride the Nitrogen cycle?
protip, always grab a bit of dirt and toss it in. helps cycle 100x faster
also, add a UV filter
I don’t know what to do I have fish in there so I can’t just leave the tank alone I have to do water changes right! I’m confused?
I didnt know I had to pre wash and clean my aquatic sand so it was dirty and misty cloudy foggy etc and what we did was wait for it to set for an hour or 2 then ran the filter for an hour but tis still cloudy in the middle of the tank away from the tanks glass. What can we do if we didnt clean it the first time, the fish are in there and they are fine but I hate the cloudy water still left - what can I do
If I put the filter back in will it clear the water if I stir the sand around a couple times a day? Or should I do the filter with water changes?