nanoman923

hi. i just went to new jersey for 3 days and a put a special dissolving fish feeder in. i took it out on sunday and it is now tuesday night. for some reason, i followed the instructions on it and it said to do a 10% water change after. now my water is cloudy. should i be worried? do i have to do a blackout? please help.

Shawnie

can you get your water parimeters? ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates? id still say do a bigger water change and treat it with prime...those feeders are full of things that dont do well in tanks

nanoman923

do you think getting an eletric flake feeder would help?

sirdarksol

It sounds like a bacterial bloom. I second shawnie's questions, but I'm guessing that there was something in the block that the bacteria in the tank fed on, causing them to jump in numbers. Not normally an issue in and of itself, but it usually lets you know that something is wrong in the tank (except when it happens at the end of the tank's nitrogen cycle)

Shawnie

first off we gotta figure whats wrong..and yes the electric feeders work great..i have one at work

nanoman923

thanks!

nanoman923

i have medicene to treat it but it's not doing anything!

Shawnie

you need the water parimeters for many to help you..and most meds are more harmful then helpful!

Halibut

Why would you medicate are your fish sick? The blackout method is for algea blooms. I have to agree with what the others have said. First test the water parameters and then do a larger water change(I'm thinkin 25-50%).

nanoman923

it is getting just slightly better every single time i do a water change. i dont no what to do. is it really necessary to do a blackout?

Shawnie

what are your water parimeters? have you tested your water for ammonia, nitrites and nitrates nanoman

nanoman923

they are fine

it is alot better, not perfect

and not back to normal

nanoman923

my tank has ammoniia and guess what... it just came back