11 comments to “I changed the water of my freshwater aquarium yesterday and today the water is almost white?”

1. Steven V wrote:
   26. November 2008 at 2:16 pm :

   buy a filter!

2. zodiacgal wrote:
   27. November 2008 at 12:27 am :

   That happens to my fish bowl sometimes to. What I do is:
   -take everything out
   - heat some water(not to hot it could crack the glass)
   -pour the water into the bowl and let it sit for a few.
   -then continue your normal routine.

3. Birchall18 wrote:
   28. November 2008 at 9:35 pm :

   Thats fish j.izz in your water.

4. ? wrote:
   29. November 2008 at 9:04 am :

   You should never add ammonia. The fish do this all by themselves. You should only change 10% of the water at a time. Wait a day, sometimes the bacteria has been disturbed. If if it is still white tomorrow change 10% out again. What kind of fish are in the tank?

5. GuppyGuy wrote:
   30. November 2008 at 8:38 pm :

   1. Do you have a filter if you don’t then you need one
   2. Did you properly clean the tank by getting rid of all the biproducts?
   3. How much conditioner did you add? If you added a lot or too much the water can get really cloudy.

6. QueenDiamond wrote:
   3. December 2008 at 12:33 am :

   its like cloudy, it can be caused by changing water, you will need good filter it will clear cloudy away in couple of days. cloudy water is bad for fish

7. muddpuppie wrote:
   4. December 2008 at 2:36 am :

   you must have done a full water change meaning you took all of the water out! its called new tank syndrome, even tho its not a new tank the water is new so the name applies. don’t change the water again you have to let the biological bacteria build up………give it about a week it should clear up… and don’t over feed your fish once a day if fine

8. Ron S wrote:
   6. December 2008 at 3:27 pm :

   I assume you’ve added some kind of water conditioner, that converts ammonia to something else rather than adding ammonia.

   What you’ve experienced is a bacteria bloom, this is probably from changing too much water and upsetting the balance of bacteria/chemistry in your tank. Routinely you only need to change 10-20% of your tanks water instead of > 50%.

   Just wait it out a bit, and it should clear up. Make sure your filter is working. If its clogged clean out just enough to allow it to flow, but not throughly clean it as you need as much of the bacteria needed to stabilize.

   One of my favorite forums, check it out and ask around, lots of people can help you there.

9. say chesse wrote:
   7. December 2008 at 4:20 am :

   give it 2 or 3 days and it should claer up its self

10. Jessie wrote:
    10. December 2008 at 9:06 am :

    You my friend are having an bacterial bloom, a boost in the cycle.

    this will tell you all about it.

11. Steven wrote:
    11. December 2008 at 12:49 am :

    use a filter to clean the water