cloudy water...
- Thread starter tessalion
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A whitish cloudiness during cycling is good. It indicates a bacterial population explosion... although it usually happens after the ammonia rises... greater food source causing more bacterial reproduction. Anyway, I wouldn't do anything right now just based on cloudiness alone. The important things to watch now, as you realize, are the ammonia and nitrite levels, as well as if the fish act healthy. You'll have time later to deal with any source of cloudiness once your fish's survival is more or less insured. 
(If your ammonia goes above 1.0 you'll want to do an immediate water change.)
(If your ammonia goes above 1.0 you'll want to do an immediate water change.)
homebunnyj said:
The important things to watch now, as you realize, are the ammonia and nitrite levels, as well as if the fish act healthy. You'll have time later to deal with any source of cloudiness once your fish's survival is more or less insured.
When that happens, how much of a water change should i do?
25% everyday.if i nt mistaken bacteria xplosion wont cause anything till u c any ammonia lvl risin.un less it is grenish cloudi dat indicates phosphate.dat will be worst.hehez for me any cloudiness water ill start changin it to make sure a clean home for them........fish part of most ppl joined dis forum life.they rules
It may be 25% a day once it gets going...but I would NOT suggest doing it when you don't see any ammonia or nitrites building up because your cycle will really take forever. Generally if you do more water changes when its a bacteria bloom it wont do anything for the cloudy at all. Sometimes it looks like milk spilled in the tank...thats great...you just want to leave it unless you're doing a change for another reason.