Why has Tetra Safe start made my tank very cloudy?
30Gallon tank
7 1inch cicilids
Ammonia has been sitting at .002 for several weeks even after weekly 25% water change with ammonia detoxifier.
Yesterday my fish started to swim up top several hours after my normal 25% water change. I added my 10 gallon tank filter to my tank and the fish seemed to be okay.
I went to the local fish store and was told to use the Tetra Safestart. I poured the whole thing in and this morning my tank became very cloudy. My fish has been living in the tank for a month prior to this.
I have an ammonia tester that sits in the tank and it suppose to work for several months. It reads .002. I tested the water for ammonia with the kit I bought and the water reads .8??? How are my fish still alive? The manual also says it detects non toxic ammonia which.. I’m guessing that’s why it’s so high.
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I am not familiar with the tetra safe start…I wonder if the cloud is the filter bacteria still floating in the water…if so then it should clear up in a day or so as the bacteria find the filter and decor in the tank and settle down to do their job…If the fish are acting ok I would leave it alone for a day or so and see how it goes…If the fish are showing a lot of distress signs then you will need to do a big water change and try to reduce the stress…only problem is that if you do a water change you will lose all the beneficial bacteria in the water that have bnot settled into the filter yet….good luck.