cloudy tank

[joenrenee83]

Well, I got up this morning turned on the tank light and my tank is so cloudy I could hardly see the fish. I checked all my levels and everything seems to be doing good. The ammonia is up alittle but not a dangerous.(.20ppm) The tank has ben up an running for about 5 weeks now. Is this normal or should I do a water change? Did a 30% water change yestuday and I lost a fish

 

[FroggyFox]

What color of cloudy is it? If its white, I would just leave it for a few days and deal with the cloudyness. White means a bacteria bloom and they'll usually take care of themselves with a little bit of time and then a big water change. Did you mess with the filter pads recently?

If its green then its an algae bloom and ya better read up on how to deal with that asap before your tank gets overrun Usually a water change then a blackout for a few days and then some big water changes will take care of a large part of green water.

 

[joenrenee83]

It is white cloudly. I did rinse the filter out yesturday.

 

[BlueBaron]

My tank when like that at 3 weeks old its a good sign, it went in 3 days

 

[uncutbulldog]

Don't ever worry about cloudiness untill your tank is fully cycled, which yours is not.

I bet you will be fine once you are fully cycled. Good Luck!!