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Cloudy fish tank even when empty?
My fish tank got ich, so I thew all decoration out and completely washed out the tank and filter, and replaced the components of the filter as well. There are only 3 goldfish in there, a new bubbler, and the filter in the water. It's been about a month, or maybe even longer since its been like this, and it's only been clear one time, for about 3 days. At the beginning, I understand the bacterial bloom, then after about 3 days it became clear. It was clear for 3 more days, then back to cloudy, Temp is good. Everything is good. What else could be the issue?
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- Anonymous8 years agoFavorite Answer
What size is the tank as 3 Goldfish need a large tank ?
- PetguyLv 48 years ago
If it is green then it is most likely green water which is an algae bloom. However, if it is a brownish cloudy then it is just dirty water which is often caused by quick replacement of new water and immediately adding the fish back in without letting it cycle properly. Thats what it sounds like to me.
They cloudy water could last for months no matter how many QuickClear or other chemicals you try. It will take time to establish the necessary bacteria. My suggestion is leave the tank alone and do not disturb the filter media at this time. However, do daily 20%-40% water changes (you could do every other day) because in this cloud is ammonia which is toxic to fish in high amounts.
After a while you should notice improvement. One thing you could do to help this process move quicker is to keep at least one of the fish in another tank or even a bowl for a short time. Less waste will let the tank catch up.
Good luck.
Source(s): This happened to me when i was new in the hobby:) - noselessmanLv 78 years ago
Since washed everything, You are now cycling your tank from sctratch with fish that have extremely heavy biolodes. You tank and or filter may be a little small for all those fish as well, so it couls take extra long for the biological cycle to complete, it will get cloady as the first bacteria turn ammonia into nitrite, then it will get cloudy as the second type of bacteria turn nitrite into nitrites. And it might bounce for awhile, you can test the water for ammonia and nitirtes and nitrates to see whats up, you will need to do frequent 20-40% water changes depending on how high the toxins are.
