4 Reasons Fish Tank WATER Goes CLOUDY And How To CLEAR IT

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4 Reasons Fish Tank WATER Goes CLOUDY And How To CLEAR IT
In this video we take a look at why cloudy water appears in a fish tank and how to fix this issue. There are four main reasons why a fish tank will get cloudy and they are all easy to solve.
1: The aquarium has gone cloudy because it is a new aquarium. New fish tanks go cloudy because they are cycling and get a bacteria bloom. This is completely normal in an aquarium and the best solution is to wait however there are things you can add to speed up this process
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2: Inadequate filtration can cause the aquarium to go cloudy because either it is not big enough for the fish tank or you have to many fish in the aquarium. Getting a bigger filter or aquarium can fix this problem.
3: Ammonia spikes can be devastating to an aquarium and also unexpected as well. This form of cloudiness is caused by excess ammonia which is deadly to fish. Doing a large water change, removing any dead fish or uneaten food and adding an ammonia remover is the best way to solve this.
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4: Cloudiness can also be caused by debris in the aquarium from simply lack of maintenance, low flow and also lack of filtration. Adding more filtration, more regular cleaning and also more flow can help with this.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:35 - First Reason, Brand New Aquarium Setup
2:58 - Second Reason, Insufficient Filtration
6:05 - Third Reason, Ammonia
8:49 - Fourth Reason, Lack Of Cleaning and Debris
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@fintasticaquatics8071 3 жыл бұрын

Good video, very helpful. The bacteria bloom had me scratching my head when I started my first tank lol. Later on when the water starts going green my green killing machine worked wonders!

@EverydayAquarist 3 жыл бұрын

In this video we take a look at why cloudy water appears in a fish tank and how to fix this issue. There are four main reasons why a fish tank will get cloudy and they are all easy to solve. This is a re-upload, sorry if you have already seen it but there was an issue with the original video.

@califreedume 3 жыл бұрын

Good teaching... There is one correction if I may ad. Beneficial bacteria does NOT live in the water. I do 80% water change to maintain a crystal clear water. Beneficial bacteria lives in our substrates and decor 🤙 beneficial bacteria dies if you don't 1) dechlorinate water 2) let your decor dry off

@MrAdamk66usa 2 жыл бұрын

Very good...informative. Thank you

@peytonplace7430 2 жыл бұрын

Am very new to the hobby 2 months in and I find this video so helpful thanks for your world of knowledge.

@NC-un7tr 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is great info for beginner like me. I'm going through it right now. Hope we tide through this.

@kiakatangel 3 жыл бұрын

thanks very helpful :)

@johnjwedrall4290 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful thanks 😊 👍

@maxbeats2661 2 жыл бұрын

This was very informative and super helpful!! Thanks for sharing!

@EverydayAquarist 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@lisbettmartinez2019 3 жыл бұрын

This clears up a lot, since when I set up my aquarium it was cloudy for a while. It eventually cleared up but I always wondered what happened 🥰

@EverydayAquarist 3 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help

@rupertchristian8249 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, even though you dont have a filter? Because i only have sponge filtet and air pump.

@jasonvesagie 5 ай бұрын

and another reason that l just went through on an established tank was the plastic flower pot that had no more plants in but still had the fertilizer enriched material in it . . took me several days and several water changes till i evetually stumbled across the problem . but not even 12 hrs after removing the pot my water is almost 100% free of the bacterial bloom and is very much back on track to being crystal clear

@stubbsaquatics6080 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video.. Good info Well explained.

@EverydayAquarist 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

@JohnMartin-jx1wz 2 күн бұрын

cleared mine in 3 days

@romankrhounek5974 2 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous cats

@upclosevideo 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the well explained and illustrated video. It’s bee really helpful to a returning newb. Things. Changed from 40 years ago 👌🙏

@EverydayAquarist 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@edward_grabczewski 3 жыл бұрын

This is a great video. Thanks for sharing your years of experience!

@EverydayAquarist 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

@johnjwedrall4290 Жыл бұрын

Subscribed today to your channel 👍

@EverydayAquarist Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@nick044 3 жыл бұрын

I got a new 5 gallon aquarium for Christmas and bought some decor today. I also bought some wood. I set it up today but it already went hazy. And when I shine my phone flashlight through the water, the reflection of the light off of the opposite wall looks like a light tea. Is the wood still dirty and needs boiling or is it just the bacteria?

@EverydayAquarist 3 жыл бұрын

Tea colour is tannin from wood and isn't bad for an aquarium. Add some activated carbon to your filter amd it should clear up

@ericandersen612 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great video. I have a well established tank which is over filtered. The water is always clear except for after I do a water change it stays cloudy for at least a day then clears up. Any thoughts on why this might happen?

@EverydayAquarist 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Possibly high ammonia or phosphate in your tap water causing a bacteria bloom this can also happen if you don't use decolonisation liquid

@ericandersen612 3 жыл бұрын

@@EverydayAquarist Its worth checking, I will have to test my water, its only happened the last month ish. I also added about 20 pot scrubbers to my canister hoping to increase the biological filtration, maybe its not working so well..

@zulu32656 2 жыл бұрын

I have a 5 gallon with a really good filtration system, thriving live plants, a couple glofish and cool mystery snail and I have done LITERALLY everything to clear this tank. The cloudiness will not go away and any slight improvement is destroyed by the next day. It’s so unbelievably cloudy and no matter what trick I see I cannot get it to clear. Why won’t it clear and what am I to do?

@NC-un7tr 2 жыл бұрын

I think my canister suck in some fish food and is rotting inside (eheim 350), do I need to clean it or let the good bacteria to fight it?

@jackanddan 3 жыл бұрын

Great video .... don’t pour the whole pot in hahahaha big problem for sure....less is always better the fish won’t starve 😀😀🤘👍

@EverydayAquarist 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@chrisnumnuts8671 Жыл бұрын

never add this problem longer than 3 days my filters always clean the tank to crystal clear .if not i use a very fine filter media to polish the water

@simonpidgeon949 2 жыл бұрын

💯👍👍

@denniellehannah7915 2 жыл бұрын

I just put in new rocks for my fish when I changed the water and my goldfish are getting cloudy eyes and seem to not be well. I’m not sure if I need to change the water again or not. I don’t want to loose them.

@juli8vdberg562 3 жыл бұрын

I set up a new 30l tank today, using ADA plata sand only with Seiyru stones, then add ada water clearer and gosh, there was this instant cloud of plums and got so bad, 4x water changes and they are still in it...

@EverydayAquarist 3 жыл бұрын

Oh dear

@annalee7403 3 жыл бұрын

I liked it the second time, too.

@NC-un7tr 2 жыл бұрын

I cannot stop my son to overfeed the fish in cycle. I dose our tank with prime and stability daily. We having cloudy water, do I need just to do nothing and pray for good bacteria to grow faster?

@joee1976 2 жыл бұрын

Hi there, brand new tank, a little cloudy, been 24hrs, is it safe to add fish and let tank slowly clear up?

@EverydayAquarist 2 жыл бұрын

Wait a few weeks

@noaholsen6476 3 жыл бұрын

I never fed my tank or had fish in there but my tank has only been running for 2 or 3 days. Its insanely cloudy and getting worse...please help!???

@Madi-ie5tv 2 жыл бұрын

Thats good beneficial bacteria If you used quickstart that started it or if you used someomes filter media

@miles6562 3 жыл бұрын

So I set up a new tank and waited about 48 hours before testing it and everything read as though it’s safe to inhabit fish but now after getting my fish I’m starting to notice the bacteria bloom happen about 4 days later is it still safe to keep my fish in there?

@miles6562 3 жыл бұрын

And is a 25% water change a good idea? Because I have to treat him for a fungal infection too and that’s what the bottle says to do after 7 days

@EverydayAquarist 3 жыл бұрын

48 hrs is not long enough for the tank to cycle. Normally I recommend 14 days before adding fish

@miles6562 3 жыл бұрын

@@EverydayAquarist 🤦‍♂️ petsmart...

@miles6562 3 жыл бұрын

@@EverydayAquarist so what should I do?

@EverydayAquarist 3 жыл бұрын

You will just have to monitor ammonia, add some bacteria starter and maybe ammonia remover. Really other than taking the fish back you will just try and keep the fish alive until the tank matures

@1uhot426 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, a fish died today n i did a 70 percent water change...did not know I did the right thing lol i just did it because i figured it died due to over feeding, so i vacuumed the gravel as well.

@califreedume 3 жыл бұрын

I believe you shocked the fish with different temperatured water. I do 80% but maintain the water that goes in the same temperature as it was 78° to 80° F for my tank

@1uhot426 3 жыл бұрын

@@califreedume the water that went in was the same temperature as the water in the tank. I think the fish died because they were sick from the pet store.

@califreedume 3 жыл бұрын

@@1uhot426 😔 I know how confusing it can be when we lose a fish. It drives us crazy not know, I'm sorry for your lost

@1uhot426 3 жыл бұрын

@@califreedume i had an angel fisj from that store die after two days as well. Come to find out when i brought him, he was injured. He was separated from the other angles. They told me they did it because he wouldn't sell. I brought him to do a good thing. 2 days later, he died, n my blood parrots was distraught lol till the point where they was trying to prop him upright n make him swim again. I was like awwwww lol

@califreedume 3 жыл бұрын

@@1uhot426 it's good you had closure. Good for you trying to give him a good home 👏

@HeadHunterBS 2 жыл бұрын

See thats what I'm not getting is my water dirty or blooming lol

@sanket5376 2 жыл бұрын

Do not add bacteria in active tank i repeat do not ………….or do not let happen bacteria bloom in your active tank It will cause oxyegn deprivation and it is far worse than nitrite nitrate problem. Just lost all my fish because of this.