creekbottom Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Ok, this is crazy! I have a 20g tall, have checked all the water parameters and they are good, running a marineland penguin 150B HOB filter with the carbon removed cause I'm fertilizing, it's a planted tank. Sand bottom, plants everywhere, snails, Amano shrimp, fish, algae..... Everytime I put water in the tank, for a water change or just to top it off, I get cloudy water. Everytime!!!! I put in 2 liters today just to top it off.... cloudy. I have a 10g planted and this does not happen. What am I doing wrong? any advice is appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) how long does it stay cloudy? a few min or hrs? what sort of color? a white'ish or more like a brown'ish ? Edited March 6, 2012 by ckmullin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Is it brown cloudy? Milky cloudy? Air bubble cloudy? How long does it take to clear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Is it brown cloudy? Milky cloudy? Air bubble cloudy? How long does it take to clear? good minds think alike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekbottom Posted March 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 It is milky cloudy. As for how long - that depends on how much water I added. Usually it clears up by the next day. One thing I forgot to say was that when I do a water change (less than 25%) it will cloud up but will also get all over the glass and I have to clean it. ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 could this 'cloudy water' be the little little bubbles? sounds like it is to me. to what your saying...I have that as well. no big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekbottom Posted March 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 I'm pretty sure it's not tiny air bubbles. The water looks like it's dusty, I'm pretty sure its a bacterial bloom in the new water but how can I prevent this, and why does it only happen in the one tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 change the 25% right now and take a before and after picture. does this happen instantly as you put in the water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekbottom Posted March 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 It doesn't happen instantly, takes maybe about an hour or so to develop. I just topped it off this morning so it's already starting to clear up. By tomorrow morning it should be back to normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 I'm pretty sure it's not tiny air bubbles. The water looks like it's dusty, I'm pretty sure its a bacterial bloom in the new water but how can I prevent this, and why does it only happen in the one tank? Is it Edmonton city tap water? if so, going by your location given, south Edmonton...I would have a hard time to believe that there is a bacteria problem with your water...that would then mean you and everyone in that entire area are drinking water with such a bacteria. I'm no water engineer though...perhaps that area does have such an issue. Throw in some Purigen into your filter and see if that issue still happens. Perhaps there is something in your current tank water that reacts with what is being given in a standard water change. dunno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekbottom Posted March 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 No no, I don't mean Edmonton city water is so polluted. I use a dechlorinator and let the water age before it goes in the tank. I mean that the bacteria already in my tank take off every time I add new water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 well water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 I am wondering if there may be high phosphates in your tank and that maybe your water has high iron. From what you describe, it sounds more like something is precipitating out then eventually re-dissolving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekbottom Posted March 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Interesting. I use Edmonton city water, and the Big Al's brand of water conditioner. I'm fertilizing using the PPS Pro method, but this was happening way before I started to fertilize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 try this...buy a jug of RO/distilled etc water from the store...put it in...only half. and see what happens...next add the water conditioner with the 2nd half of that bought water and see what happens. try to start ruling out things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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