Fish Tanks
 

Damnit !!! I got a little 10 gal fish tank for my kids and shit!!
And all of a sudden it is real merky and like a yellow Water...
It says to clean it like once a month and I havnt even had it 2 weeks... Any ideas on this? HELP!!!

Never had yellow water. I've had cloudy water and green water though. Since it is a new tank, it just may be a bacteria bloom, which goes away after a while.

If not, the best thing for making the water clear is to get a UV light. Problem is that it isn't worth it on a 10 gal tank, the UV's cost about $150 to $200. It will make your water look as clear as the fish store's water.

i wish you were at montreal man, gfy needs a pic of you pulling 12clicks finger.

You heartless bastard - at least get your kids a 50gal tank so they've got room to move around in...

It's called new tank syndrome. It will clear up by itself in a few days. Do a few *small* water changes and ease up on the food until it settles down. I'm too lazy to explain all the details about it but it is normal for a new tank to do this. Do a search for new tank syndrome on Google.

Sounds like your filter. What kind do you run? Check the carbon bag. How long did you run it before adding fish? Also, test your water. make sure your nitrate levels are ok

I don't know much about fish tanks Wiseman, but I hope someone gives you some helpfull advice....Got to keep the kids happy and they will probably be very sad if something were to happen to the fish...........

So whould I at least clean the tank out?

listen to twistyneck. that's the right answer. I would do 20% water changes every day till it clears up. the only thing he left out is fish population and filtration. make sure you have proper filtration on this tank (ie more than just a bubbler, there should be charcoal somewhere and something to filter out floating particles) and also make sure your fish are within the 1 inch per gallon rule, especially on a new tank or you could have sudden death due to ammonia buildup. and don't overfeed!! Only feed what the fish can eat in 2 minutes, only once a day till this clears up. good luck!

Call the pet store

Wiseman dont worry about it it will go away

its cause the bacteria is setting up its ok


just let it do its thing

No. If you do that you will probably end up killing everything. This is an essential part of getting your tank started. Once it clears up you'll be fine. Just do the small water changes as mentioned earlier.

You may lose a couple of fish during this time so don't panic if you end up with a couple of floaters. Don't add any fish until this clears up and then wait a couple of weeks after that.

Buy some shit called "start right" They got some other stuff that clears the fog out of it too.

Anyone know any good resource type sites for home aquariums? Particularily marine aquariums?

u bonehead... you should have rinsed the gravel out before you put it in the tank.. :Graucho

Thanks Alias!

knowing wiseman he probably pissed in the damn thing in a drunken stupor and just doesn't remember :Graucho

Fuck you Greg LOL
And Rocki I did that to!!
I think I just been feeding em to much!
I am going to suck some water out and give it a few days!!

Either move the tank out of the bathroom or explain to the kids that they still have to use the toilet and not the tank.

lol, you might be right on this one, hadn't even thought about that!

My words exactly... funny stuff.

Mitch

Ryan I think you got drunk and pissed in it hahaha

All in favor raise their hands. :thumbsup

LOLOL
Well thanks for all the help while it lasted!!!
Now bring in the shit taling in true GFY fashion!!!
At least I can say I got a little use out of GFY today

Hey,
Thats a comon effect of newly set up tanks that are over loded. Its AMONIA build up.

When a tank is first set up it has to be cycled with minimum of live stock, or amonia will quickly rise and kill evrything. What you do when setting up a new filtred tank is: add one fish every 2 weeks till your tank is well stocked. The first month is very important. Aslo during this time, feed very lightly, make sure no food falls to the ground.

Do a search on, aquarium cycling <--not sure of spelling.

good luck

here are some links

http://honors.montana.edu/~weif/firsttank/cycle.phtml

http://www.epetpals.com/cycle.htm

http://www.livingunderworld.org/amph...rticle0009.htm

Very Simple solution. Take a water sample to any aquarium store or even a pet smart. Let them do a free water test for you and tell ya what to do :winkwink: It's the best way to learn and understand how to maintain your tank. Most of the places I've been the people are very helpful and know what they are talking about

Then when the hook you you'll be up to a 100+ gallon salt tank in no time!

AND what Ray said ^ but still go talk to somone

Couldn't have explained it better :thumbsup

the first month is very importent, if you feed to much during the first weeks your fish will die, and get a bigger tank.....

Just ask PK
She knows everything, or knows a link to it.

OK well fish are awready in there!!!
And they seem to be doing ok...
So Do I just cut way back on food and let it run its path!

you should do 25% water changes every week,,

once a month isn't gonna be enough to keep healthy fish,

it takes like a month for a new tank to "Cycle"

what cycling is when bacteria forms and eats up all the ammonia and nitrites. basically fish shit.

its best to only have like 5 fish to start cycling your tank with a 10 gallon because chances are that they will die while the tank goes thru the proccess.


Test the water for proper PH and make sure your ammonia and nitrites is 0, most pet stores will test your water for free