i have a 20 gallon tank with a under gravel filter, and 2 top filters "rated at,"1" 10gal,"1" 20gal," i have about 27 assorted plants in it.. 5 Tiger Barb's, 1 Beta Crown Tail, 2 Gerome's, 1 Catfish, 1 Chinese algae eater, and 4 "Baby" Electric Blue Cichlid's "temp, soon to be in 55gal," all add up to exactly 18 inch's total.. i feed them 2 times a day, once at 9am and once at 9pm, about a quarter size of food. i have taken all the plant's out at one time and it just got yellower so i put them back in.. although i have noticed that i have to wash my filter's every 2 day's cuz they fill up with stuff.. is there any way to get ride of the yellow fog, and maybe get it so im not cleaning filter's every 2days .. if possible??
i also have a 55gal doing the same thing but its a clear fog.. and i only have about 20 inches of fish in it.. under gravel and a dual bio wheel filter..
both have been up for a good while, and filter's are only 2 weeks old...
2007-07-22 10:51:17 · 4 answers · asked by bnhd2005 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
A yellow fog is usually an indicator of excess proteins and fats in the water. Since you need to clean out the filters every other day, I would say it's from excess food in the tank. Watch very carefully at feeding time and possibly reduce the food to be sure it's completely eaten. I would also suggest you not clean the filters in the same day. Rotate cleaning them and of course, don't clean them under regular tap water. Fill a bucket with water about the same temp as the tank, dechlorinate it and then clean the cartridge in that. Additional water changes will remove the build up and slowly reduce the amount of protein in the water, as will new carbon in the cartridges. That will strip out some of the protein and also remove some of the color.
The white fog in the 55 is a bacterial bloom. Give that some time to clear, but watch the ammonia very carefully in that tank.
MM
2007-07-22 11:11:26 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The problem seems to be with your filtration. You have enough in the outer filters alone, the undergravel filter is just collecting crap in the water. Remove the undergravel filters in both tanks and you should be okay. Also, the "one inch of fish per gallon of water" rule is total crap, don't use it. Also, even if you do use that "rule", you use adult sizes. If you did that, you have 39 inches, plus an unknown Catfish species, plus 2 Geromes. Also, the Barbs will soon be tearing your peaceful Betta to shreds, they need to be separated, and the Barbs and Cichlids need to be separated for the same reason. Do your research before buying incompatible fish!
Nosoop4u
2007-07-22 11:17:18 · answer #2 · answered by nosoop4u246 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lela has great suggestion! i could say the protein skimmer is probable the 1st wrongdoer besides.. specially because of fact it occurred in one day, you purely hooked it back up, and yellowish eco-friendly purely makes me think of skimmate buildup. i understand you probably are yet be confident to alter your filter out floss exceptionally frequently at this component and be confident to maintain up on those water differences. attempt your water source as stated till now purely to be secure. there may well be a suitable or unrelated nitrate difficulty there. possibly evaluate including some Chaeto or yet another style of macro algae in case you do not have it already to help eliminate some nitrates and improve or make confident that skimmer is working precise. shop your eyes peeled for the source and robust success.
2016-11-10 03:14:28 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe its a filter problem
2007-07-22 11:30:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋