cloudy water!!need help!!!

[chuncheng]

guys..need help here..my fish tank water is so cloudy...i have changed 20% water liao yest but still not clear lo.i'm currently having a 3ft tank,1aro,2pf,1sucker,1 oscar and 2 clown fish..using those normal ohf now...pls advice bro...beginner nia

[zennzzo]

how long has your tank been set up?

[jefri_97]

Hello, sorry to hear about the cloudy water. I hope this is ok now. If it's not I would like to recommend changing the filter elements. THis would help a lot. I am assuming that you have an external filter, with at least 3 compartments. THe first one is filled with bio-balls and filter sponge. The second compartment is filled with filter elements and activated carbon. And the third one has a pump to send water back into the aquarium. Change the elements in the second compartment ONLY. This should help. If your aquarium uses the overhead filter type, then change the element in the overhead filter.
There are a lot of chemicals in the market that claims to clear the water. They work by make the particles bigger, and then gets filtered out. Temporarily this will only make your water more cloudy at first. but then becomes better. I would not recommend these chemicals. I've used them myself a few times, but I find them not necessary. In fact, I would not recommend using any chemicals for the aquarium. Just use Ketapang leaves, and some aquarium salt. Let me know of your status. Good luck.
-Jefri-
Melaka, Malaysia.

[Hendri]

change more water .. 80% every 1 week with aged water... and put more filters .. :)

[chuncheng]

bro..i only using those normal dolphin filtering...cause i just start keeping arowana...think i really need to invest in filtering liao too..thks bro..the cloudy water is due to those leftover blood worm for my comm fish..then when it is being suck up..then get stuck the water start to turn cloudy..really stress abt keeping it cause seems to like know nuts abt fish...thks bro anyway....i change the cotton and 30% of the water already

[zennzzo]

Aro water needs to be very clean...Maybe get better filtration system...good luck to you...:up:

[chuncheng]

thks bro..btw around how much to set up those 3 layer filtering...don plan to spend too much now as i intend to do it when i got my own house..right now just got to keep in the 3 ft tank...maybe just upgrade the filtering lo...thks alot

[zennzzo]

maybe find something like this...they ship internationally too
http://www.aquatraders.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=47 ...:up:

[chuncheng]

tat kinda filter is cannister filter is it??btw is it gd as compare to ehiem??btw i have no idea how to set up also leh...have to put thing like cr,cc and etc right??

[zennzzo]

tat kinda filter is cannister filter is it??btw is it gd as compare to ehiem??btw i have no idea how to set up also leh...have to put thing like cr,cc and etc right??

yes it is a canister filtern and it is a copy of the eheim...and it comes with all the filter media too...:up:
plug and play type...

[vierno]

just info hehe
from my experience when i put oscar... the water will be back cloudy
thats because the oscar, i don`t know why but i have put the oscar to another ponds and i only change water every 1 month with 1/4% only from full ponds

cheersss

[zennzzo]

just info hehe
from my experience when i put oscar... the water will be back cloudy
thats because the oscar, i don`t know why but i have put the oscar to another ponds and i only change water every 1 month with 1/4% only from full ponds

cheersss

Oscars are known to be large bio-load...mine eat anything my Aro doesn't eat

[chuncheng]

oscar bio load??at does it mean bro???btw anyway the website u intro me the the aquastar cannister filter is it easy to clean and maintain??btw any bro using tat brand de cannister filter,care to share your experience??

[zennzzo]

oscar bio load??at does it mean bro???btw anyway the website u intro me the the aquastar cannister filter is it easy to clean and maintain??btw any bro using tat brand de cannister filter,care to share your experience??
Oscars create alot of waste (bio-load) The foam and media in that cannister fit's into trays, that lift out for easy maintenance...compare to eheim 2028:up:

http://www.eheim.com/pro2.htm

[chuncheng]

thks bro..so right now u are using tis brand??how come u know it's better than eheim??but spore here they all support ehiem??i think both are good...but the one u intro me the price is pretty gd la.thks

[zennzzo]

chuncheng, let me say that Eheim has been the best in the field for a long time.

The cannister I show you, is a copy of the Eheim 2028...

The cost is low,and I try one. it works fine.

I been using it for 1 year with no problems...

Eheim is my favorite, when money is good...:up:

[chuncheng]

ok ok thks bro...i try to see if i can get tis filter u intro wan..thks bro..will pm u when i manage to get it alright....

[zennzzo]

ok ok thks bro...i try to see if i can get tis filter u intro wan..thks bro..will pm u when i manage to get it alright....

OK ..good luck on the tank and cannister:up:
edit: here are a few pix of he canister in action...

[chuncheng]

haha..thks man bro..i e mail liao but no reply....still waiting lo...thks for the pic ar...show your fish also leh bro.wanna see..

[zennzzo]

OK...
and some more here...http://www.indodragon.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2194

[chuncheng]

bro...nice silver out there..is the two fish oscar??anyway bro..hope your wish for keeping asian arowana will come true...have u tried asking bro weeyang here if he can do export??

[zennzzo]

bro...nice silver out there..is the two fish oscar??anyway bro..hope your wish for keeping asian arowana will come true...have u tried asking bro weeyang here if he can do export??

Yes those are my Oscars...I will someday own an Asian, I know some Bros here in the U.S. have them...but it is Illegal, big fine and jail time if you get caught:down: and with my luck my police brother, will see it.

Maybe I move to other side of the world:want:

[chuncheng]

so your bro is a police??okok...my bro he's also a police...haha..anyway u every thought of migrate??tat's cool man if u're doing it for arowana...haha...

[zennzzo]

Yeah he is a police...:wekk:
If I had enough money I'd move today, just to keep Asian Aro...
I would work for free in any Aro farm and sleep in a tent!:want: :love: :up:

[Zul]

about the aquastar cannister,what is the price they selling?