Water color

[mark]

Hi, I have had my FBN set-up for a while now, and the water has been crystal clear. I have not changed harldy anything at all, but all the sudden the water color is getting real murkey. Even after I do half or even full water changes, it goes right back to murkey. Any ideas!? This is probably an un-aswerable question. But any info would help.

 

[hayden]

Mark, Im glad you took my advice on coming to this website, There is a lot of good info...I dont really know about that...What do you mean by murky...There is a murky where it looks as if stuff is floating in the water...Like a colloid or Heterogenous mixture...Or is it like blackwater...Which typically is murky because of Drift Wood Leaching into the water...

 

[mark]

Hey, sorry, do you mind me asking who you are, or where I would know you from? The water is foggy, and not clear. It is not really foggy, but just a little. Thanks

 

[mark]

Okay, so the water is "cloudy" thats the right word for it. Any cures besides water changes?

 

[hayden]

Mark, filtration is an option, How long has the tank been set up...Mark, Im the kid who suggested that you come to the website...

 

[joseph]

Just being patient is the best thing. If you are really concerned, get a water test done for ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate. In new tanks bacterial bloom can happen during the early stages.

 

[mark]

Yea, it is starting to clear up. I was going to be "patient" but I just thought I would ask you guys just incase I was doing something wrong or something. Its all good now! The tank has been setup for 2 years, but I had recently rearanged, and I dont have filtration, except for a small waterfall pump. But it is all good now!