6genet

I took over the tank from my daughter, We have 3 fantails in a 10 gallon tank, and the water has been cloudy for months I'm told.

From what I've read, I need to reduce the feedings, she was doing 3x a day, and start changing water more often. I've read every 2 weeks, but can I do it more often to get a head start on the water clearing?

Thanks, from a newbie,
Kevin

mark razmandi

water changes should be done weekly, is the filter established? cloudy water can come from a partially cycled tank as well. reduce feedings and change water once a week...what are the water parameters?

6genet

Sorry for the slow reply. Didn't have a test kit, so off we went to the Large, un-named pet superstore.

I failed to mention that the 3 fish are quite large and the 10 gal may have been too small, so we picked up a 20 gallon tank hoping that helps, 30X12X12.

I did a partial water change using a gravel vacuum cleaner, and the magnetic algae cleaner. After the cleaning, I used the test strips and came up with this,

No3: 40, No2: 1.0, Hardness: 120, Alkalinity: 80, PH: 6.4

So, spending the night reading up on setting up 20 gal tank.

mark razmandi

your tank is not cycled....stop feeding for the next two days and let some bacteria develop, then feed only a little....wait till your nitrates hit about 60-70 and then do a 30% water change, once your nitrates get to 60 or so then do a 50%