I have a 10 gal fish tank never had any problems now its all cloudy I put clear water in nothing changed filte

Question

changed filter no change what should I do whats wrong please help

Answer 1

What you are seeing is a minor bacterial bloom. In an established tank this is usually the result on one of a limited number of things. Either you have had a spike of ammonia in the tank or something damaged your biofiltration.

The ammonia spike could have been from a little too much food, a dead fish in the tank for a few hours, an algae die-off or a few other less likely possibilities.

The most common reasons the biofiltration gets damaged in a tank is the use of certain medications that kill the beneficial bacteria or over cleaning the tank and filter and killing the bacteria. If you recently medicated the tank or gave it a really good cleaning this is the most likely reason for the bloom.

My suggestion is that you make sure there is no source of extra ammonia in the tank. No dead fish behind something, no excess food or waste in the gravel. After that, do nothing. No major cleaning, that will make it worse. No water clearing chemicals, they will only make it worse in the long run. As soon as enough bacteria is growing on the surfaces of the tank and filter, the bacteria in the water will slowly and naturally die off and your tank will clear.

MM

Answer 2

The most common cause of cloudy water is what is known as bacterial bloom. Bacterial bloom is when there is an explosive growth in the numbers of bacteria in the fish tank. Bacterial colonies develop in response to nutrients in the water. These nutrients are often excess food, fish excrement or plant debris. The bacteria act as a filtration device in the tank to remove these waste products and make the water safe for fish to live in. When the bacterial growth occurs the water will appear cloudy or milky.

If the water becomes cloudy in an established aquarium then it might be because the filtration process has broken down or that you are putting too much food into the tank.

To remove the cloudiness you can do a few things.

You can wait for the tank to become established.

You could add a bacteria starter that will help to process the waste.

You can do a partial water change of 10-20% .

Bacterial bloom is generally not harmful to the aquatic life in the tank so the cloudiness of the water is more detrimental to the viewing of the tank than anything else. Having said this it is always a good idea to test the fish tank water regularly (as part of a weekly water change for example) for any pollutants so that you can take any remedial action necessary.

Answer 3

I would clean the filter and change the water if its a fresh water tank, but if salt water try a water change about 10-20 percent

Answer 4

You can take a sample of the water to the pet store and they will test it for you also to make sure there are no problems like amonia. You can try to help by draining about 1/2 the dirty water and put in fresh. Are you overfeeding?

Good Luck

Answer 5

do you have gravel in this tank? what i have found out with my tanks in the past that i used gravel with, it can get very dirty fast and more so if you over feed your fish. i would suggest taking out your fish, putting them in a housing tank to clean there regular tank. then clean the gravel and do a 100% water change. then i would suggest getting a plecostomus and some snails to eat the extra food and deposite(fish waste) in the gravel. i hope i helped.

Answer 6

Have you tried cleaning the tank out then add the water back in. I think that might work.

Answer 7

clean the tank
clean or change the filter.
that should work.
it worked for me with my tank.