Ive kept Goldfish for 3 years now. Just recently I changed to a bigger tank and now I just cant get rid of murky water? It was always really clear in the smaller tank. Ive tried changing the water more often, ive tried different filters? Can anyone help me please?
2006-11-23 09:02:30 · 20 answers · asked by Mystic Magic 5 in Pets ➔ Fish
Your old tank has been clear because it's established with beneficial bacterial, which help convert ammonia to a less toxic nitrate and prevent your water getting cloudy.
When you move to a new tank with a new filter that cycling process has to start all over again. The cloudy water is due to a bacterial bloom. Search the web for cycling of a new tank and nitrogen cycle.
Start here : http://www.totallyfish.com/tips/cloudywa... and http://faq.thekrib.com/begin-cycling.htm...
If your old filter is still running in your old tank, you could switch it over to your new tank to run it beside your new filter (or take some filter media from the old filter and put it in the new filter). That will speed up your cycling process alot.
Hopes this help.
2006-11-23 13:40:14 · answer #1 · answered by dragonfly_sg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's whitish cloudy, that's a bacterial bloom and is common in new tanks. It should resolve soon. If it's green cloudy, that's likely algae.
With goldies you need a filter or filters that move 10 times the gallons in the tank per hour.
I hope you're using your old filter. If not, it's going to take around a month for the biofilter bacteria in your new tank to get up to speed. Here's what happens in a new tank and how to keep the water from getting toxic.
http://thegab.org/Articles/WaterQualityCycling.html
2006-11-24 07:17:06 · answer #2 · answered by Betty H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What size is the tank, is the filter the right size, did you wash the gravel clean first, to much food all these will cause murky water, if everything is right it will clear in time, the more you muck about with it, it will take longer
2006-11-23 09:31:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you have in the bottom,gravel or sand
The only thing i can suggest is that you put the fish in a bucket of cool water and then completely empty the big tank,there could be some kind of bacteria within the water
2006-11-23 09:06:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To much food is a common cause, so is a weak filter. Also try carbon filtration, put plants in and also put in a teaspoon of rock salt grinder quality, a few drops of complete water treament and conditioner. Oh and you might also like to invest in a senior pH test.
Oh and a quick tip don't put a crab with ya fish it will eat them without you knowing, my crab did that my baby goldfish kept dying mysteriously and then i caught the crab red handed.
2006-11-23 18:30:22 · answer #5 · answered by mizz_shrimp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a 10 gallon aquarium and whenever the water gets murky it means there is too much algae in the tank. Try algae removal tablets, or you could also get a couple of algae eaters like placotumous.
2006-11-23 09:10:38 · answer #6 · answered by Pepper's Mommy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The water does no longer have adequate oxygen it it and the fish are respiratory out of the right. you want an air filter out or stone connected to a pump. right now too as this exhausts the children. Overfeeding is usually a reason behind murkiness, as is purely too a lot sunlight on the water. you could develop this by including oxygenating plant life too yet wash them intently in non chlorinated water to eliminate attainable snail eggs as those commonly introduce ailments.
2016-11-29 10:01:20 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I also had gold fish for about two years and yes they are pretty nasty fish, when they die you should never get them again and try real freshwater fish.
This is how i addressed my problem:
I had them on a 30 Gal, and i noticed the same thing and came to the point were i just wanted to get rid of them, however i decided to get a Fluval Canister Filter 204 and that solved my problem. I have two of those one had it for 3 years on a saltwater and two on a freshwater. this will solve all your filter needs for years to come and I will give you my word you will not feel bad after spending too much for one of these.
2006-11-23 09:56:31 · answer #8 · answered by victor q 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had this problem, let the water settle, dont keep playing with it. try feeding the fish less often, as too much food can cause this, also try a stronger pump/filter or clean your existing one out as these can become blocked or when you clean the tank clean EVERYTHING in it, such as gravel , ornaments etc. Do these things and you should get a nice clean tank.
good luck
Lisa
2006-11-23 21:45:05 · answer #9 · answered by Lisa W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If its dusty gravel you just need to rinse it 6 or 7 times in a seive under a running tap, and start over.
If its green get a load of live daphnia and keep chucking them in. The fish will eat them, but they eat huge amounts of algae.
2006-11-23 09:28:01 · answer #10 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋