10g won't stop clouding

[Scorp1us]

I've got a 10g with about 8 fish in it, 0.75 I have some rocks for shelter and a little substrate. I can't ever go a few days without the water clouding up.

I transfer about 5g from my main 120 to it.
Within 3 days it is all cloudy again. Meanwhile the water in the main tank is just fine. The 10g just has a 10g in-tank filter. Should I beef that up?

Should I replace the black filter sponge with activated charcoal?

 

[Avatar]

What pray tell is an in-tank filter?

Forget charcoal. You just need better/more filtration/bacteria.

 

[jonclark96]

Sounds like a bacterial bloom to me. I'd get a sponge filter to supplement the internal filter. Keep up on the water changes until the bacteria gets built up.

 

[dogofwar]

Yes and change water with dechlorinated tap vs. tank water...

Matt

 

[Scorp1us]

Well I put some ammonia removing media in there an in 3 days it had it fixed. There's no charcoal now though, and it's perfectly clear.

 

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Eventually

That media will soon lose its ability to bind/break down ammonia and your tank will go back to being cloudy. If you get enough bacteria established they'll do the same job biologically - forever/ Self-replicating, never need replacing and free.

Simplicity is king.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLqj7kzRZbA

 

[Andrewtfw]

You could move some seeded media from your big tank's filter into the filter on your 10g. That would help.

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[Hawkman2000]

What filter do you have?

 

[Scorp1us]

Well it was a cheap chinese 20g filter. I rather liked it. But it died yesterday and took my 30 new fry with it. :-( Now I have an aqueon 30g in tank filter.

 

[Hawkman2000]

I would take it back and get an AquaClear 20 (Fluval). MUCH better filter.

If you order now you can save a little, and take the Aqueon back when it comes in.

AquaClear 20

Even better -
Fluval C-2