Cloudy,cloudy and always cloudy

[raytan12]

Hi guys,
need help
I got a 3ft tank, belongs to my aunt,set up for 1 month. why is the tank always cloudy.
1)aledy changed water... etc etc
what else can be done?
pls advice

[geoffrey]

You have to tell us more about your tank for us to help, otherwise we would just be speculating. Quite futile if you need answers immediately.

[chua]

It is quite normal for new tank to turn cloudy. It is due to bacteria bloom.

You should stop changing your water to let the cycle complete.

If not, your tank will remain cloudy as the cycle restart after each water change.

[sherchoo]

My 6 month old tank turned cloudy a few days ago right after I gave my filter a goooood cleaning with aged waer of course. Cleared up the 3rd day.

But for your case it's a new setup, you may like to give it some time for the benefactial bacteria tobuild up. That should clear the cloudiness soon.

[geoffrey]

Guys, his setup is ONE month old and it's still cloudy lah.

[raytan12]

What specs do you require?
1)PH?
2)KH?
what else?
will check it out this sat

the tank is 3ft x 1.5ft x 1.5ft.
Lighting is PL 48x3, for 10-12hours per day.
CO2: CYlinder tank, 2Litre, 2bps. with reactor
no substrate.
Filter: external Atman. with biohome ceramic rings and filter sponge.

The tank i suppose is more than ONE month aledy.

So what else do you all need?

[chua]

You never change water for the past 1 month when your tank is cloudy.

I thought you said that you had been changing water again and again because of cloudy water.

[raytan12]

CHanged every week cos it gets cloudy everytime

[sherchoo]

No substrate as in no base fert? What kinda gravel you're (or rather your aunt) is using? Actually, it's not suprising that after a month, the newly setup tank still remains cloudy.

[elmike]

I'm facing the same problem. I'm using Dapio Dustre (Natural Monterey Beach Sand) fr RMC Pacific Materials (fr CA) sand. The lfs did not wash the sand during set-up.

After 5 days, my water is still cloudy. Is this due to the fine particles fr the sand or bacteria bloom. How could bacteria bloom in half a day?? What'the real cause?

mike

[raytan12]

Using Lonestar gravel... per pack 20kg... used 1.75 pack