foggy tank!
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Are you asking for ideas as to why it's foggy? 
It may well be that the colonies of bacteria you need in the tank are establishing themselves and that they've bloomed. That may be the reason for the fogginess. If so, just give it a few days to see if it goes away on its own. It should.
You said that your water checked out fine. Did you check it yourself? It'd be good to start monitoring it (you can buy test kits at your local fish store). I suspect that it may not be as fine as you were told. Given what you've described, your tank should still be cycling and establishing itself. Check MissFishy's signature for a link that describes the cycling process.
What kind of fish do you have in the tank? Hopefully, they're hardier species.
Oh, and, welcome to the Tank!
It may well be that the colonies of bacteria you need in the tank are establishing themselves and that they've bloomed. That may be the reason for the fogginess. If so, just give it a few days to see if it goes away on its own. It should.
You said that your water checked out fine. Did you check it yourself? It'd be good to start monitoring it (you can buy test kits at your local fish store). I suspect that it may not be as fine as you were told. Given what you've described, your tank should still be cycling and establishing itself. Check MissFishy's signature for a link that describes the cycling process.
What kind of fish do you have in the tank? Hopefully, they're hardier species.
Oh, and, welcome to the Tank!
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thanks...i get it tested at a local petstore... i put a binghamton university shot glass in there to rep my school haha...we cleaned it thoroughly...but do u think that might have something to do with the fogginess?
btw i have a small tiger barb, a catfish, a black molly, and 2 wag plattys? i think they are called
btw i have a small tiger barb, a catfish, a black molly, and 2 wag plattys? i think they are called
sounds like a bacteria bloom, and more importantly it sounds like you didn't cycle your tank properly. read up on tank cycling. also, your stocking is a bit off. what type of catfish? i ask because there are many types of catfish, and many of them get really big. tiger barbs need to be in groups of at least 6, and a 10g tank is too small for that.
If it is a white cloudy, it is a bacterial bloom. If its more of a green cloudy then you need to look into algae blooms...but seeing how new the tank is my money is on the bacterial bloom.
There are stickes at the top of the beginner forum that you can also look through to find out ways to help. I'd just leave it alone personally. The cloudiness is not hurting your fish.
There are stickes at the top of the beginner forum that you can also look through to find out ways to help. I'd just leave it alone personally. The cloudiness is not hurting your fish.