| Every tropical aquarium owner knows the | | | | tank. |
| problem of a cloudy fish tank. But what causes | | | | 3. Plant debris |
| your water to become cloudy and how can you | | | | Many fish tank owners decorate their aquarium |
| correct or even prevent it? | | | | with living aquatic plants. Although this is no |
| Bacterial colonies in your tropical aquarium | | | | disadvantage in itself, plant debris can also be |
| consume nutrients in order to live, grow and | | | | considered nutrients for bacterial colonies. The |
| reproduce. If your fish tank is cloudy, you have in | | | | only way to prevent this is to decrease the |
| fact an overwhelming bacterial bloom. Those | | | | amount of plants in your fish tank or consider |
| bacteria are a part of the nature to dispose | | | | plants that are known to work with fish tanks. |
| leftovers and convert it into new resources - | | | | Ask a professional which plant might be the best |
| they are a natural filtration system! Although | | | | for your fish tank and your fish. |
| these bacteria are not generally harmful for your | | | | 4. Too much light |
| fishes or aquatic plants, it hinders a clear view on | | | | If you have an effective lighting system, you can |
| your aquatic life and spoils the fun of having fishes | | | | accidentally cause a bacterial bloom. Many bacteria |
| completely. Let's take a look at the main reasons | | | | colonies react directly to the light as a source of |
| for bacterial colonies to spread and how to | | | | energy. A strong light will provide them with an |
| prevent it: | | | | unnatural amount of energy to reproduce. This |
| 1. Too much food | | | | can be easily prevented by decreasing the light in |
| The food you're giving to your aquatic friends | | | | your fish tank. |
| contains nutrients bacteria love. If your tropical | | | | 5. Defect filtration system |
| fish don't eat all of the food, it dissolves in the | | | | If your pump or filtration system is defect, it will |
| water and becomes a perfect foundation for | | | | not be able to filtrate the water in your fish tank |
| bacterial colonies. This can be prevented by taking | | | | with its maximum capacity. Once the expansion |
| a close look at how much food your fishes | | | | rate of the bacterial bloom is larger then the |
| actually need and reduce the amount adequately. | | | | filtration rate, the amount of bacteria will largely |
| 2. Too many fishes | | | | increase! An example for a decreased filtration |
| If you have a small fish tank only with many | | | | efficiency |
| tropical fishes in it even the fish excrements | | | | Taking a close look at each of those 4 factors, |
| contain nutrients that can destroy the fragile | | | | you will find out easily why you have a cloudy fish |
| balance in your fish tank. Bacterial colonies gather | | | | tank. If the cloudy fish tank problem remains |
| their food in a relative small room and thus cause | | | | check your filtration system on its functionality |
| the water to become cloudy. Prevent it by | | | | and replace 10-30% of your water with fresh |
| moving some of your fish into a new fish tank in | | | | water. |
| order to decrease the amount of fish in each | | | | |