Comments on: My coldwater fish tank went cloudy after adding the fish? http://www.home-aquarium-store.co.uk/2010/04/my-coldwater-fish-tank-went-cloudy-after-adding-the-fish/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:43:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DeadDude http://www.home-aquarium-store.co.uk/2010/04/my-coldwater-fish-tank-went-cloudy-after-adding-the-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-10934 DeadDude Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:43:25 +0000 http://home-aquarium-store.co.uk/2010/04/my-coldwater-fish-tank-went-cloudy-after-adding-the-fish/#comment-10934 Your tank needs to cycle. Just setting up a tank doesn't do anything to start the cycle. You must add a source of ammonia so that the bacteria have a source of food. Do 25-50% water changes everyday to every other day to keep the ammonia and nitrite levels from getting too high. Though technically anything above 0ppm is bad. This should clear up in about a month as the bacterial colonies grow. P.S. Comet Goldfish need large tanks (around 55 gallons) and a TON of filtration. They get a bout a foot long when not stunted, and are fairly messy. Your tank needs to cycle. Just setting up a tank doesn’t do anything to start the cycle. You must add a source of ammonia so that the bacteria have a source of food. Do 25-50% water changes everyday to every other day to keep the ammonia and nitrite levels from getting too high. Though technically anything above 0ppm is bad.
This should clear up in about a month as the bacterial colonies grow.

P.S. Comet Goldfish need large tanks (around 55 gallons) and a TON of filtration. They get a bout a foot long when not stunted, and are fairly messy.

]]> By: Danee http://www.home-aquarium-store.co.uk/2010/04/my-coldwater-fish-tank-went-cloudy-after-adding-the-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-10935 Danee Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:43:25 +0000 http://home-aquarium-store.co.uk/2010/04/my-coldwater-fish-tank-went-cloudy-after-adding-the-fish/#comment-10935 If you have a filter make sure it's working properly. I would give the tank another day or two to clear up. If this hasn't cleared by then, you might want to go to your local pet store and buy an algae eater and a ph adder(or something along those lines ask your pet shop) to stabilize the water. If you have a filter make sure it’s working properly. I would give the tank another day or two to clear up. If this hasn’t cleared by then, you might want to go to your local pet store and buy an algae eater and a ph adder(or something along those lines ask your pet shop) to stabilize the water.

]]> By: peter a http://www.home-aquarium-store.co.uk/2010/04/my-coldwater-fish-tank-went-cloudy-after-adding-the-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-10936 peter a Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:43:25 +0000 http://home-aquarium-store.co.uk/2010/04/my-coldwater-fish-tank-went-cloudy-after-adding-the-fish/#comment-10936 What size is your tank? It sounds like the tank is cycling, which is very natural, and happens to every new tank. Just leave it for a few days and it should clear up, unless the tank is not large enough to support the goldfish. What size is your tank? It sounds like the tank is cycling, which is very natural, and happens to every new tank. Just leave it for a few days and it should clear up, unless the tank is not large enough to support the goldfish.

]]> By: fishtank905 http://www.home-aquarium-store.co.uk/2010/04/my-coldwater-fish-tank-went-cloudy-after-adding-the-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-10937 fishtank905 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:43:25 +0000 http://home-aquarium-store.co.uk/2010/04/my-coldwater-fish-tank-went-cloudy-after-adding-the-fish/#comment-10937 just wait it out if nothing happens do a water change just wait it out if nothing happens do a water change

]]> By: annie-may http://www.home-aquarium-store.co.uk/2010/04/my-coldwater-fish-tank-went-cloudy-after-adding-the-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-10938 annie-may Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:43:25 +0000 http://home-aquarium-store.co.uk/2010/04/my-coldwater-fish-tank-went-cloudy-after-adding-the-fish/#comment-10938 don't worry about that it will go its just the bacteria in the fish tank it happened to my fish tank to they will be fine :D don’t worry about that it will go its just the bacteria in the fish tank it happened to my fish tank to they will be fine :D

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