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[Rossco]

My tank has been set up and running for just about six months and has had plants in it for about two. The last week the water has been cloudy and I can't seem to get it to be clear. Could someone give me some advice on what to do? Thanks in advance.
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[mark 45]

Rossco,
It might help if you could tell us a little more about your tank.
like what size, gallon, liters ?
lighting watts and duration?
stocking levels?
are you testing the water?
if so what are the water parameters
water change schedule?

[Rex Grigg]

If you take some of the aquarium water and put it in a white plastic bowl does the water have a green tint?
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[benedictj]

Hey Rossco,

Here's a fairly long thread that might shed some light on your situation and give you some more insights into the whole 'cloudy water' phenomenon.

http://www.aquahobby.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=2286

Hope that helps
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Jake

[Rossco]

It is a 20 gallon tank with 15 watts of lighting for 12-14 hours a day. It has 9 glowlight tetras, 2 neon blue gouramis, 1 swordtail, 2 SAE's and 1 otto. The pH is 8, GH 7 and KH 8. I do 15% water changes weekly.

The water does not turn green.

And I'm just reading the link now, so hopefully it will give me some tips.

Thanks for the help.
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Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.
- Robert Frost