Help! Tank water blurry for last 30 days.

[ktipp]

Does anyone have any idea why this is happening? It completed cycle and water test are perfect.

This tank is a 28 gallon with 4 guppies.

Things I have already tried:
1) 25% Water change
2) Clear water drops
3) New Carbon filter in my Aqueon QuietFlow 50


Thanks in advance.http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s382/ktipp1/BlurryTank1monthSm.jpg

[Texreefer]

Loooks like you have a bacteria bloom.... make sure tank is getting plenty of oxygen......plenty of water changes to stay ahead of the reproduction... the easiest way to clear it up is a UV sterilizer but not cheap and not always practical

[Big_Pun]

looks like the clear drops are doing there job, if I remember correctly they bind to organics making clumps pretty much so filter can hold them. are you using some kind of filter pad, and has it clogged up.

[ktipp]

Yes, the Aqueon filter is catching the clumps however the water is still very cloudy/blurry.

[Tristan23]

It could be from the gravel. Did you rinse them before putting then into the tank?


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[ktipp]

Yes, I rinsed the gravel.
Wondering if there is a way to rinse again without putting the tank through another cycle and kill my fish.

[Tristan23]

Siphon vacuum the gravel so it can take off the extra debris. Than replace the water with RO or distilled water. It should go away in a couple days


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[ktipp]

You recommend I do the water vacuum in increments of 25% per week? I can't do it all at once without risking fish, right?

[Big_Pun]

how much are you feeding. too
much can cause cloudiness also.

[ktipp]

Feeding once a day

[Tristan23]

You recommend I do the water vacuum in increments of 25% per week? I can't do it all at once without risking fish, right?

I don't think it will harm the fish. Try to vacuum all the gravel. Also rinse out the filter pad.


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[Zack]

Is the back of the aquarium painted? If not, could the sunlight be creating an algae bloom?

[ktipp]

No, the back has a cover picture. Thanks though
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[ktipp]

Update. I did 50% water change yesterday. Cleaned gravel in the process.

Tank cleared up with a 50% improvement. Will do another change tomorrow.

Thanks guys.

[Zack]

Sunlight that close to a tank could still cause it though? My parents had a tank that had crazy algae problems and it was right about where your tank was in relation to the window. Good luck though, glad it's clearing up!

[ktipp]

Thanks Zack. I will move it from the window as well.

[pfcreed]

If its freshwater Try some new carbon. they sell these little cartridges where you can ran an airline to with carbon in the chamber. really cheap too.

[ktipp]

Thanks, but not sure what airline carbon you are referring to. If you could find me a link of it at any one of the online fish stores and post it.

Thanks and I appreciate it.
KT