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ninjastar Member

Posts: 124
Age: 20 Location: Carson,CA Favorite Fish: Oscar,Jack dempsey
 | Subject: High PH and cloudy waters Sun Mar 07, 2010 12:07 pm | |
| Well I just started to fix the tank that we had cause I need a new hobby. The Tank has been up for years and we have a redtail botia thats been their for like 3 yrs and last week I add fish listed here. 12 x Zebra Danio (Danio rerio) 2 x Sailfin Molly (Poecilia latipinna) 2 x Balloon Molly (Poecilia latipinna hybrid) 8 x Guppy (Poecilia reticulata) 3 x Swordtail (Xiphophorus hellerii) Well I went to the lfs and the water had high ph. So they said do a 50% wc and I did 70% wc over the past 3 days at about 20%wc a day. Went back and the water was perfect but the PH was still to high. So they recommend something called proper pc 7.5 which was this powder substance. I added it and a couple hrs later the water started to become cloudy. Can anyone tell me why my tank is cloudy even tho its been running for how long and also why is my ph high? |
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Celticwraith FWM Graphic Designer

Posts: 555
Age: 44 Location: Ontario, Canada Humor: Some times! Favorite Fish: All the ones I have.
 | Subject: Re: High PH and cloudy waters Sun Mar 07, 2010 12:57 pm | |
| Have you checked your ammonia, nitrates and nitrite levels. How big is the tank? What is the PH right now. The Proper pH® 7.5 may have made the water go cloudy, but i would check for the other things. Adding all those fish is another possible cause to the problem. _________________  |
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ninjastar Member

Posts: 124
Age: 20 Location: Carson,CA Favorite Fish: Oscar,Jack dempsey
 | Subject: Re: High PH and cloudy waters Sun Mar 07, 2010 1:08 pm | |
| This past week I been test the water at the lps and each day everythings is okay but water being a little bit to hard and high ph. Ohh and its a 60 gallon tank |
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cooltow1 Member

Posts: 96
Age: 61 Location: Sarasota Fl Humor: once upon a time Favorite Fish: only GOLDFISH
 | Subject: Re: High PH and cloudy waters Sun Mar 07, 2010 1:58 pm | |
| Well normally pH will drift lower the long a tank has been set up but is affected by variables like frequency of water changes, buffering capacity of water(kH), starting pH(which is directly link to kH), and thing like is there a source of carbonate in the tank(crushed coral,shells) I not sure about California water but I seem to remember that it is very hard at lest in the San Diego area and I'm not sure where Carson is.
Proper pH is phosphate product that can and will bring your pH to whatever number you like, the problem is they generally don't work long term. I for one do not recommend they be used.
The cloud in the tank is one of few thing 1) calcium carbonate precipitating out of the water because of the Proper pH 2) a bacteria bloom 3) algae bloom
May guess would be number 2
But please keep in mind that I raise fish in Florida and my condition are very different |
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ninjastar Member

Posts: 124
Age: 20 Location: Carson,CA Favorite Fish: Oscar,Jack dempsey
 | Subject: Re: High PH and cloudy waters Sun Mar 07, 2010 5:58 pm | |
| I called my lfs in which my friends work their and they said that its normal and should go away in a day or too. So if this true and if not how can I fix this? |
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cooltow1 Member

Posts: 96
Age: 61 Location: Sarasota Fl Humor: once upon a time Favorite Fish: only GOLDFISH
 | Subject: Re: High PH and cloudy waters Sun Mar 07, 2010 6:15 pm | |
| It generally fixes it self in 7 to 10 days
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ninjastar Member

Posts: 124
Age: 20 Location: Carson,CA Favorite Fish: Oscar,Jack dempsey
 | Subject: Re: High PH and cloudy waters Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:59 pm | |
| So nothing is wrong with the water then and will fix its self? |
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cooltow1 Member

Posts: 96
Age: 61 Location: Sarasota Fl Humor: once upon a time Favorite Fish: only GOLDFISH
 | Subject: Re: High PH and cloudy waters Sun Mar 07, 2010 9:58 pm | |
| | ninjastar wrote: | | So nothing is wrong with the water then and will fix its self? |
The cloudy water will clear, but adding that many fish all at one time may result in a ammonia spike and at you pH this will surely result in the loose of fish. What I would do is buy an API master test kit and a bottle of Prime. This way you can test for ammonia and neutralize it before it be comes a problem. It really depends on how mature the tank is whether you have a problem or not. Could be nothing, could be a major problem. The good thing is the tank has been set up for a period of time with at least some live stock in it, the bad thing is you increased the bio load on the tank substantial amount in one shot
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ninjastar Member

Posts: 124
Age: 20 Location: Carson,CA Favorite Fish: Oscar,Jack dempsey
 | Subject: Re: High PH and cloudy waters Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:06 pm | |
| Well the fish are swimming well and also been in the tank for a week. And before the water became cloudy the water was okay just high ph, but ever since I add the proper ph it started to become cloudy. |
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Celticwraith FWM Graphic Designer

Posts: 555
Age: 44 Location: Ontario, Canada Humor: Some times! Favorite Fish: All the ones I have.
 | Subject: Re: High PH and cloudy waters Mon Mar 08, 2010 3:04 pm | |
| | Quote: | The cloudy water will clear, but adding that many fish all at one time may result in a ammonia spike and at you pH this will surely result in the loose of fish. What I would do is buy an API master test kit and a bottle of Prime. This way you can test for ammonia and neutralize it before it be comes a problem. It really depends on how mature the tank is whether you have a problem or not. Could be nothing, could be a major problem. The good thing is the tank has been set up for a period of time with at least some live stock in it, the bad thing is you increased the bio load on the tank substantial amount in one shot
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I agree with cooltow1. Things can seem fine in your tank after adding all those fish and them boom, a week or two later the shit hits the fan. It would be best to get the test kit, so that you can test the water every day and do water changes if needed until things get back to normal. The other thing you should do is test your tap water, it may have a high ph._________________  |
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Mostlycichlids Cichlid Specialist

Posts: 4507
Age: 32 Location: New Mexico USA Favorite Fish: Jaguar Cichlid
 | Subject: Re: High PH and cloudy waters Mon Mar 08, 2010 3:25 pm | |
| I agree a test kit is good to have around regardless. Your ph is really not that high...I would also recommend getting a gh and kh test kit to check and see how hard your water really is. A high ph doesnt necessarily mean your water is hard. Also I would assume the cloudy water is from an ammonia spike or a bacterial bloom. Don't rely on test strips for accuracy a glass test kit is much better. Not to mention those proper Ph bottles don't work unless you are already very close...a waste of money IMO. _________________ "There he goes - one of God's own prototypes - a high powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die".
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
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ninjastar Member

Posts: 124
Age: 20 Location: Carson,CA Favorite Fish: Oscar,Jack dempsey
 | Subject: Re: High PH and cloudy waters Mon Mar 08, 2010 6:43 pm | |
| Well I will let you guys know tom how my water is when I get it tested at the lps. I was wondering if the water is still okay even if its been in a water bottle and has been in the car for about 4hrs. Because of school xP
Also to note my water is not as cloudy as before so is that a good sign? |
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Mostlycichlids Cichlid Specialist

Posts: 4507
Age: 32 Location: New Mexico USA Favorite Fish: Jaguar Cichlid
 | Subject: Re: High PH and cloudy waters Tue Mar 09, 2010 6:20 am | |
| Thats a good sign and the water from in the car is fine. _________________ "There he goes - one of God's own prototypes - a high powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die".
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
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ninjastar Member

Posts: 124
Age: 20 Location: Carson,CA Favorite Fish: Oscar,Jack dempsey
 | Subject: Re: High PH and cloudy waters Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:09 am | |
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ninjastar Member

Posts: 124
Age: 20 Location: Carson,CA Favorite Fish: Oscar,Jack dempsey
 | Subject: Re: High PH and cloudy waters Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:42 am | |
| Ohh ya the water cleared up today? But then one platy died? Could it been the water or my redtail botia? |
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