| Fish owners who are not necessarily pros when it | | | | in this case, you can treat your water with |
| comes to caring for fish tanks usually ask, why is | | | | conditioners. You may also try switching to |
| my aquarium water cloudy? Well, there is no | | | | Reverse Osmosis water. It will be sold at your |
| single answer because there really is not one | | | | local pet store. |
| single cause. But, based on the circumstances that | | | | Blossomed bacteria: Sometimes it takes weeks or |
| cloudy water exists, it can usually be narrowed | | | | months for a fish tank to become cloudy. This is |
| down to a few basic causes. | | | | usually caused by bacterial bloom. The cool thing |
| Residue from your gravel: If you notice that your | | | | about this cause is that over time, the bacteria |
| fish tank water appears cloudy within an hour or | | | | forms colonies and the problem eventually |
| two of filling it then it’s most likely due to | | | | resolves itself. Uneaten fish food or decaying |
| insufficiently cleaned gravel. To resolve this | | | | plants usually cause bacterial bloom and cloudy |
| problem simply drain the tank and rinse the gravel | | | | waters. All you have to do is remove these |
| until the water runs perfectly clear. Remember to | | | | decaying objects and the bacteria will be cleared |
| never use soaps, this will get your fish sick. | | | | away naturally. |
| Dissolved constituents and nutrients: If your water | | | | Keep your feeding times to a minimum and try |
| is still cloudy after attempting the above, it is | | | | not to overfeed your fish. If a vacuum |
| probably because of its high levels of constituents. | | | | doesn’t work you may invest in a flocculent |
| This can include anything from phosphates, | | | | to clear away all the debris from your fish tanks. |
| silicates, or heavy duty metals. At this time, if you | | | | These are marketed as water clarifiers and can |
| test the water you will notice that the pH levels | | | | be found at any local fish shop. |
| are super high in alkaline. To resolve the problem | | | | |