Its a cold water tank and I have replaced the filter. I also changede half the water and it still is murky brown. I was wondering what I can do to fix this.
2007-05-03 09:59:56 · 12 answers · asked by Blax 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
You can buy drops to clear water. The ones I use look like iodine(but are NOT iodine). Read directions. Often called 'clear-drop', 'aqua-clear', ect. Some react badly with carbon in filters so read directions. You may need to remove carbon in filter. I find my filters work better when they are dirty, not so dirty they get hot when they run, but just a little goopy.
Also, before adding drops, try siphoning the muck from under the rocks. you can buy a siphon at any pet store, no mechanical components needed. Just physics, ask your pet store person how to use a siphon if you don't already know, its easy once you understand it. Good luck! Save your fishies!
2007-05-03 10:12:19 · answer #1 · answered by julesjuggalette 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Continue the water changes every other day and be sure to vacuum the gravel as you remove the old water. Once a tank gets that dirty it can take several water changes to clear it up again. Be sure to rinse off the filter pad in the old tank water with each water change to remove what was caught in the filter.
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2007-05-03 10:06:36 · answer #2 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well you could take a piece of paper towel and rub it on the sides of the tank. My family takes out the fish and put them in another tank. Then, take out whatever you have in the bottom like the rocks. After, soak water in the tank and clean it out. Next clean the rocks and whatever you had in the tank like plants or castles or whatever. Then put the rocks back in. put the castles or plants back in, fill it with water, and put the fish in. It only takes at the very most an hour.
2007-05-03 10:07:08 · answer #3 · answered by Erica L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like there are not enough healthy bacteria to deal with waste in the tank (fish 'poop' and dead plant life (if you have live plants)). There are bacterial additives like 'Cycle' which add good bacteria (I use the product). Over-changing the water also removes some of the healthy bacteria, so, while tempting, may be exaggerating the problem.
2007-05-03 10:07:16 · answer #4 · answered by waynebudd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
scrub the tank with cleanser that is not toxic to the fish, replace all water, scrub clean all rocks, fake plants, fake homes etc.... and check that filter was installed properly and is working---if it is making a grinding sound then it is not working or more water needs to be added
hope this helps you :)
2007-05-03 10:10:30 · answer #5 · answered by Bailey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
clean the entire tank.....take the fish out and put in seperate tank, drain the entire tank and dont use soap...just water and a clean rag, clean filter and fill back up and let set 24 hours then put your fish back into clean tank
2007-05-03 10:04:39 · answer #6 · answered by mikentammy76 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They sell additives you can put in the water to reduce murky conditions. Should be able to pick it up at your nearest pet store or Wal-Mart
2007-05-03 10:04:14 · answer #7 · answered by Fuzzgun 91 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
change out all the water, make sure to rinse off the rocks too, that holds in a lot of the yuck.
2007-05-03 10:04:12 · answer #8 · answered by chris f 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clean the gravel in the tank.
2007-05-03 10:11:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need some snails and a sucker fish, to eat up all of the algae and junk
2007-05-03 10:04:27 · answer #10 · answered by countess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋