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posted 02-08-2004 05:22 PM         

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I have two 6 inch oscars and a 6 inch pleco living in a 30 gallon. I know the tank is small but im a college student and my 100 gallon tank is at home and I cant put them in it yet. The water was crystal clear up until i did a 20% water change and cleaned the gravel yesterday. I had the tank for about 4 weeks and the fish were prefectly fine. I feed s=them some feeders, maybe that was the reason the tank got dirty? I have "Cycle" and treat the water with it, I have live plants and i need to clear the water up! please help!

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posted 02-08-2004 05:45 PM         

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Maybe the problem is from the "cycle" your putting in. Why do you think that you need this.

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posted 02-08-2004 05:48 PM         

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my lfs highly recomends it and i had tanks before and it kept them crystal clear. I use it for clearing ph levels and other stuff.

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posted 02-08-2004 05:50 PM         

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O.K. I thought about this some more. How often do you do your water changes? It could be a biological overload that is to much bacteria. With a large load from the amount and size of the fish over time your going to build up alot of bacteria. Then your putting in the "cycle" which is adding even more.

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posted 02-08-2004 08:55 PM         

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I agree, it's probably bacteria bloom.

Also, don't waste your money on Cycle. Any "bacteria in a bottle" product that isn't refrigerated is basically worthless because by the time the consumer gets it, the bateria is all dead.

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posted 02-08-2004 09:37 PM         

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So cycle is bad, and maybe i added too much bacteria? What do i do to neutralize the bacteria Bloom?

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posted 02-08-2004 09:44 PM         

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i change 30% every 2 weeks. But this is the first time its gotten really cloudy

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