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i just bought a 55 gallon tank with a filter that i know is more that enough and has four stages of filtration. it is already cycled so i don't think it is a normal bacteria cloud. what could it be? i am doing almost every other day water changes (about 15-20 %) and it does not seem to be helping. it looks like dust throughout the water. any other suggestions of what it could be and what to do about it? i want a clear tank again :goldfish please
Dunno. 
So what do you have in your four stages of filtration?
How many gallons of water per hour is it filtering?
So what do you have in your four stages of filtration?
How many gallons of water per hour is it filtering?
it does 300 gallons per hour. it uses polyfiber floss, carbon cartridge, sponge, and biofalls.
Have you check your PH and KH. I had cloudy water even after water change and problem caused by low PH and KH. Adding sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) helps to improve water clarity.
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You might try adding a filter pad with a smaller pore size.
If that's a goldfish tank, you'll need to add more filtration. People usually recommend pushing 10 times the gallons in the tank per hour. 550 gallons per hour.
If that's a goldfish tank, you'll need to add more filtration. People usually recommend pushing 10 times the gallons in the tank per hour. 550 gallons per hour.
wow. i didn't know i needed that much filtration. what would be nrmal for ph and kh? if they are too high how much baking soda should i put in? my nephew also has this problem in a 20 gallon i gave him a while back. how much would i put in his? thanks for the info.
So what is your KH and pH?
In my goldie tanks, back when I used to buffer with baking soda, I'd raise KH from 5dh to 7dh at partial water change time. That'd keep pH up in the mid to high 7s between partial water changes. nowdays, I'm using crushed oyster shell and that's maintaining pH in the mid to low 7s. In cycling tanks where there's ammonia showing, I generaly recommend only moving pH up to around 7 cuz ammonia is way less toxic at lower pH. You'll want to predissolve the BS in tank water and add to a high flow area. You generally don't want to raise pH by more than .4 per day. Here's a calculator you can use.
1 teaspoon of baking soda will raise KH by 1dh in your 55.
a little under a half teaspoon of baking soda will raise KH by 1dh in the 20 gallon tank.
In my goldie tanks, back when I used to buffer with baking soda, I'd raise KH from 5dh to 7dh at partial water change time. That'd keep pH up in the mid to high 7s between partial water changes. nowdays, I'm using crushed oyster shell and that's maintaining pH in the mid to low 7s. In cycling tanks where there's ammonia showing, I generaly recommend only moving pH up to around 7 cuz ammonia is way less toxic at lower pH. You'll want to predissolve the BS in tank water and add to a high flow area. You generally don't want to raise pH by more than .4 per day. Here's a calculator you can use.
1 teaspoon of baking soda will raise KH by 1dh in your 55.
a little under a half teaspoon of baking soda will raise KH by 1dh in the 20 gallon tank.
cool, thanks.
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