Cloudy Tank Just Need Some Tips..

[lns0mniax]

ok.. i have a problem with my 10 gallon tank.. the couldyness just wont go away... its more of a greenish cloudyness.. its so cloudy i cant even see the backround picture. the brown algae just went away so is this the regular algae? theres nothing on the decors or tank yet the water is just really couldy and green its been like this for about 3 weeks already.

and another thing i was wondering why my tank is still a bit muggy( another tank 30 gallon)... its not cloudy no more... just muggy...

should i use my accu-clear? is it even good or will it affect water stability? im very temped to use it since my tanks are both a bit cloudy/muggy and i know it works and will clear up the water with in a day but i like doing everything the natural way without any chemicals and such..

anyways.. i do 10-15% water change and vac twice a week on both tanks. i always feed just enough food for them to finish never really any left overs.
the tanks are def not over stocked i have 4 inch of 1 inch fish in the 10 gallon and 10 inches of 1 inch fish in the 30 gallon.

i just need some suggestions on how to get rid of this foggy or mugginess
any comment would be great help! thx for reading!

 

[rdd1952]

Do your tanks ever get direct sunlight? That is a prime cause of green water which is caused by floating algae called diatoms. Also, how long have you had the tanks running and what are your readings for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate? I'm not really sure what you mean by "muggy". I describe a hot day with high humidity as muggy but I don't know how that would relate to a tank. Cloudyness in a tank can be caused by bacterial blooms while the tnk is cycling.

 

[smithy]

ok.. i have a problem with my 10 gallon tank.. the couldyness just wont go away... its more of a greenish cloudyness.. its so cloudy i cant even see the backround picture. the brown algae just went away so is this the regular algae? theres nothing on the decors or tank yet the water is just really couldy and green its been like this for about 3 weeks already.

and another thing i was wondering why my tank is still a bit muggy( another tank 30 gallon)... its not cloudy no more... just muggy...

should i use my accu-clear? is it even good or will it affect water stability? im very temped to use it since my tanks are both a bit cloudy/muggy and i know it works and will clear up the water with in a day but i like doing everything the natural way without any chemicals and such..

anyways.. i do 10-15% water change and vac twice a week on both tanks. i always feed just enough food for them to finish never really any left overs.
the tanks are def not over stocked i have 4 inch of 1 inch fish in the 10 gallon and 10 inches of 1 inch fish in the 30 gallon.

i just need some suggestions on how to get rid of this foggy or mugginess
any comment would be great help! thx for reading!

Hi ,i read that you gravel vac twice a week that may be your problem. I somtimes have cloudy water and i change 25% water every 3 days intill the water clears up(i only gravel vac once a week which is sufficent enough). Brown alge is common with new tnk set ups and can consume your tank very quick. If you have space for any more fish buy some brown sucking loach 1 maybe 2, they will eat every piece of alge in your tank. I hope you solve your problem.

 

[lon1000]

hi guys,
i'm reaching the end of my cycling process, amonia/nitrite 0 after 12 hours.. but my water is very cloudy, you can see the green algea in the water when you drain a little out.. i have lots of plants in the tank and the light is on from 8am till 11pm each day.. was thinking of getting a submersible UV sterilizer like this that i could just pop in the tank for a day or so?

any other ideas?

thanks
chris

 

[Fish2u]

How about adding a little "Purigen" ?

 

[rdd1952]

UV Sterilizers work (here is a thread I did a couple years ago depicting my success with one) but I don't know about that one. As a general rule, the light is encased and the water is passed over/through the light via a canister filter or power head. This one looks like it just sticks down in the tank and burns. I would think that would be A) too much light for the fish, B) dangerous for the fish and possible you (the UV rays) and C) not very likely to solve the problem as it is hitting a limited amount of the water unless it is positioned very near the filter outlet. That price is considerable lower than a normal sterilizer would cost (around $100) so you have to consider that you get what you pay for.