Bryan Wilie

I think my water tank is strange.. Two days ago, before i'm adding my new filter, the water can be seen transparently (sorry if my language is so bad) yesterday it become blurred. I cleaned it with siphon and it was clean enough I think. But today it blurred again, Maybe it because of my plant's waste or maybe I'm having to much fish? Can somebody help me?

lew2000

sometimes with a new filter, if your filter media, tubing, etc, hasn't been rinsed before you put it together and then start it on the tank, you may get some cloudiness for a time.

Bryan Wilie

I always rinsed my filter media before attaching it to my aquarium. Is it from the plant's residue?

aquarist48

Good morning. Sounds like you may be experiencing an bacterial bloom. Is the water cloudy? If so, it will go away on it's own before long.

Bryan Wilie

yes, it is cloudy, I can't see it transparently from one side through the other.. and it had been occured under a week. Is it a bacteria bloom?

aquarist48

It sounds like a bloom in my opinion. It will go away on it's own before too long. It's very common in new tanks.
Your aquarium information in your profile says you are not aware of the nitrogen cycle. This will be very helpful to know, to keep your fish alive, if you aren't aware of it.

http://www.fishlore.com/NitrogenCycle.htm
Best of luck!

Bryan Wilie

I just don't know howto change my status. But I have read that article, and am aware of the 40 first days of my new tank.. But it didn't to be seen like a fog.. Is that any problem either than the bacteria bloom on the early days of new tank? thanks a lot aquarist48!!

aquarist48

Hello Bryan...the bacteria bloom will not harm your fish or your cycle

Bryan Wilie

but they said that I mustn't throw any fish into the tank on the early days of new tank, except for algae eating fish.. Is it wrong?