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xoolooxunny
03-31-2007, 03:34 PM
Ok, so I did a 30% water change in my 10 gallon yesterday, and today i wake up to find the water cloudy, bacterial bloom cloudy, but after testing the water, i get this:

Ph: 7.0-7.2
Nitrate: 5-10ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Ammonia: 0ppm

What's up with the white cloudy water? The substrate didn't get stirred anymore than usual...
Chrona
03-31-2007, 03:51 PM
Any chemicals added to the tank recently?
xoolooxunny
03-31-2007, 03:55 PM
yes! sorry to leave that out, i forgot myself. I took the fry out a couple days ago because the one male cobra guppy was acting funny. Just yesterday I added melafix+pimafix because i noticed the one that was acting funny had some tail rot. I didn't really think that stuff clouded water tho, does it? And while we're at it, what the heck causes fin rot?
Lady Hobbs
03-31-2007, 03:58 PM
You tank will probably clear up again by tomorrow. I do a lot of cleaning of my tanks and sometimes that happens for a few hours.
Chrona
03-31-2007, 03:59 PM
yes! sorry to leave that out, i forgot myself. I took the fry out a couple days ago because the one male cobra guppy was acting funny. Just yesterday I added melafix+pimafix because i noticed the one that was acting funny had some tail rot. I didn't really think that stuff clouded water tho, does it? And while we're at it, what the heck causes fin rot?

That's most likely it. Melafix clouds my water too (for a few days I might add), and if I throw in some water clarifier, it reacts chemically and makes this weird white cloud that goes away after a few hours. It does clear up after you use the water clarifier though, but I'm assuming it also removes a lot of the meds, plus the fact that is reacts in such a spectacular manner scares me.

Fin rot is causes by bacterial infections from an open wound on the fins I believe.
xoolooxunny
03-31-2007, 04:04 PM
That's most likely it. Melafix clouds my water too (for a few days I might add), and if I throw in some water clarifier, it reacts chemically and makes this weird white cloud that goes away after a few hours. It does clear up after you use the water clarifier though, but I'm assuming it also removes a lot of the meds, plus the fact that is reacts in such a spectacular manner scares me.

Fin rot is causes by bacterial infections from an open wound on the fins I believe.
ok, thanks for the info. I was just worried that the cloud was stressful to them, although they don't look it. And they sure do have PLENTY of fin to injure!
xoolooxunny
03-31-2007, 04:05 PM
You tank will probably clear up again by tomorrow. I do a lot of cleaning of my tanks and sometimes that happens for a few hours.

Yeah, mine gets that way too a lot of times. But this situation was different because the water was cloudy more than 12 hours later! That's what got me wondering.
cocoa_pleco
03-31-2007, 04:12 PM
fin rot is caused by a bacteria found in poor water conditions.
xoolooxunny
03-31-2007, 04:15 PM
fin rot is caused by a bacteria found in poor water conditions.

what could be causing poor water conditions? It gets regular water changes and cleanings....
Chrona
03-31-2007, 04:16 PM
Not neccesarily poor water conditions. If someone's tail gets bitten or otherwise injured, it leaves an open spot for bacteria (which is always present regardless) to get into)
xoolooxunny
03-31-2007, 06:41 PM
Not neccesarily poor water conditions. If someone's tail gets bitten or otherwise injured, it leaves an open spot for bacteria (which is always present regardless) to get into)
<sigh of relief> I was gonna say...If i needed to clean that 10g any more than i already do, then it's not worth the trouble, i'd be cleaning that thing 3-4 times a week!