Cloudy water?

[catfisharecool]

I put in nice peice of driftwood about 2 weeks ago and my water is still cloudy. Does anyone know why or how to uncloud my water? Please help!!!!!!!

Jordan

 

[Saint]

My water never got cloudy due to driftwood. How are all of your levels?

 

[catfisharecool]

I dont have a clue where my levels are. I dont know how to check anything. I have no kits or anything like that. why? Should i. any information is appreciated.

 

[geKo]

what kind of cloudy?

Green water or white haze? Driftwood will ussaly just make the water a light brown tint. Make sure your lights only on for 12 hours a day or less and that you are doing enough water changes!

 

[Rob1114]

You do need test kits, even if they wont help with your water cloudiness problem.

The absolute minimum kits a fishkeeper should have are: Ammonia, Nitrite, and pH. These readings should be taken whenever any sort of trouble arises in your tank. Rising levels of ammonia and nitrite usually mean that problems are on the way. If you can spot them before it gets out of hand, you might be able to save yourself a lot of time and worry.

Others that are nice to have, and often come as kits with the 3 above are: Nitrate and water hardness (GH and KH)

Even without kits, people may be able to help you. How long has your tank been setup? How long has it had fish in it? What fish are in it? Is the tank cycled? How many gallons is it, what substrate are you using?

As you can see, it's best to give the people here a general summary of your tank

 

[geKo]

Originally posted by Rob1114
You do need test kits

I have never bought a kit or had my water tested in a year lol. Everyone is allways like why are my fish dying and people try to explain ph and all that but to me it doesnt matter.

Just let it cycle for 3 weeks, change the water every week, check fish fo disease, and your tank will be fine.

 

[SLO-Dean]

did you clean the wood before putting it in? as said before it will tint the water a slight red or yellow, but other than that it should not be cloudy. cldoudiness could indicate soem kind of imbalance.
check your pH, wood can lower it slightly.

 

[catfisharecool]

Do they make test kits that can test all of them things you said? Are they expensive? It is kind of a whitish cloudy. I have had my tank for over a year and fish for about that long too. My substrate is rock and i rinsed the driftwood for a couple of minutes before i put it in. I also put a large real rock in at the same time. My tank is a ten gallon. Thanks for all the info.

Jordan

 

[geelloo]

A kit to test all the important levels is around 20 bucks. It is essential to have to prevent and possibly diagnose problems with the aquarium and any ill fish. It looks like you have high levels of ammonia or nitrite.

 

[Laura]

Well,

My tank is clowdy, I have no wood, just lava rocks, and a glass piece. But, I use Sparkling Clear, (I think thats the name) you can get it at your LFS. It makes your h20 SPARKLING CLEAR, hence the name.

It's cheep and worth it.

 

[silversp0rt]

u use special water?

 

[Laura]

Originally posted by silversp0rt
u use special water?

Special Water??

Sparkling Clear (or whatever the name is) is an additative. You ADD it to your CLOUDY water, and it becomes "Sparklin' Clear!" Well at least my water is, my friend uses it, too. Her water is WICKID clear.

*SUNSMILE*