my tank has very cloudy water anything i can do to make my water healthy for my fish?????

Question

and how to keep a healthy tank

Answer 1

If your tank is less than 2 months old, or you've used an antibiotic recently the cloudiness is normal - it the result of bacteria reproducing rapidly to take advantage of the ammonia produced in the wastes of your fish (which is toxic to the fish) into less harmful nitrate.

The problem at this stage is that too high of a level of ammonia (or nitrite, which is an intermediate product) may kill your fish if the levels are too high. You'll want to do frequent partial water changes to keep the level within a range that's tolerable to your fish (both should be kept below 0.5 parts per million). A partial water change of 10-15% twice a week, or 25-30% once a week should do it. You also want to use a gravel vacuum to keep wastes from building up in the gravel while doing the water change. Also, you want to be sure you aren't overfeeding your fish - don't give them any more than they're able to finish in 2-3 minutes, twice a day - because excess (uneaten) food creates ammonia as it decomposes.

Answer 2

Copperhead is right, everyone else is wrong. I assume you have a new tank. The cloudiness will go away by itself. Don't worry about the cloudiness.

Make sure you get a water test kit that tests for ammonia and nitrITEs - if your water reads anything higher than zero for either of them do a 50% water change. Test every day, and do as many changes as you need until the ammonia and nitrITE readings remain at zero. Failure to do so can result in the death of your fish.

Do NOT start adding any chemicals or baking soda or solutions or ANYTHING to your tank. It is going through a natural cycling process and needs to do so.

Check out www.aquariacentral.com for more information and people who can help you get through the early stages of fishkeeping.

Good luck.

Answer 3

If the water and sand are very dirty, you shall change water, but later for keeping the tank healthy you should have a filter or some snails/sheat-fishes to clean tank from organic, which turns into nitrates (nitrates are as harmful for fishes, as CO2 for animals). I would also advise you to have some tests --- pH, NO3, NO2, NH4, etc.

Answer 4

well their is liquid you can buy at the pet store that clears the water alittle you can also if you have a 5 gallon water bottle prep some water and leave over night so it may decloreinate and change half of the water if it is a 10 gallon tank

Answer 5

do you have a filter?? other wise like suggested above change the water 25% you could also go with water clarifiers to get rid off the cloudyness

Answer 6

adding baking soda will help improve ph and clean the water. use 1/2 cup for every 10 gallons of water

Answer 7

change it