whats the best advice on how to keep water in my fish tank clear?

Answer 1

1. Overfiltration. For example on my 55-gal, I run two filters each designed to filter a 75-gal. Redundant filtration never hurts.

2. Mechanical media. If you are able to customize the media in your filter, double up on mechanical media ('mechanical' media is what filters out physical debris, for example cartridges, filter floss, sponges, pads, etc). There are some filter pads available that will filter down to 100 microns or smaller.

3. Do not over feed. By feeding once instead of twice a day you are nearly halving the waste production in your tank.

4. Regular water changes (weekly) to remove nitrates, and dissolved organic compounds, and clean out your filters periodically (with old tank water so you won't lose your bacteria).

5. Chemical filtration. Carbon, purigen and other products will improve clarity by removing/absorbing organics that might contribute to cloudy water. (highly optional as clarity can be maintained without chemical use).

6. Ensure your tank is cycled. All of the above tips won't help clarity that is a result of a bacteria bloom.

Answer 2

Hi,
I have been raising fish off and on for over 20 years.
Do not put snails in your tank!!! They breed like crazy and you will have a difficult time eradicating them. Watch how much food you put in the tank. How often do you feed them? I feed mine twice daily. Too much food will cause a major clarity problem. How often do you do water changes? (including gravel cleaning)You should be doing this weekly. If you have gentle fish (no cichlids), get a pleco, several corydoras or other scavengers. What kind of filtration do you have? What size tank? I use different filters on several tanks. My baby tank has a Aqua Clear power filter which is very nice because I can choose the type of filtrate that I want. I also use a small sponge filter.

Good luck.

Answer 3

a 50% water replace is too a lot and would reason your tank to have a bacterial bloom, and therefore your cloudy water. As you've been advised, you've too many fish for tank this length. those goldfish can develop over 12" lengthy each. 2 fish will be the max on your tank. Weekly water adjustments could stay between 15-20% of your tank volume, except you've a catastrophic journey that calls for you to regulate out extra (like you drop a bottle of a few purifier contained in the tank or something) once you pull out 50% of the water, you're eliminating the ammonia it really is mandatory to feed the best micro organism. even as they don't have foodstuff, they die off, and then because the ammonia is replaced contained in the water, the best micro organism ought to develop back, therefore your cloudy water, bacterial bloom.

Answer 4

Get a good filter system and change some of the water at least twice a week. Be sure to change the element on the filter regularly.

Answer 5

Without more info it would be hard to pinpoint the root cause of your problem but putting some activated carbon in your filter should clear up your water.

Answer 6

get a bigger pump and filter system I have a 55 gallon with 2 filter systems combined they pump about 350 gallons an hour I have had the same water in my tank october will be a year naturally I have to add water about once a month.but thats all I have done.

Answer 7

i bought some automatic fish feeders from petco. boy has it made a difference. i need to clean my filter and tank , but only because i haven't in two months. water is perfectly clear all the time.they cost about 25 bucks each but its well worth it. you never have to feed your fish and the waters clear, perfect.

Answer 8

keep your tank clean and buy a water testing kit. dont over populate your tank with to many fish

Answer 9

A friend in my childhood (high school years) used to swear snails you catch from a lake, pond or freshwater river, kept the water clean by eating all the algea.

Answer 10

Get a filtration system and change the filter often.