Why is my fish tank cloudy? did i do something wrong?

Just a couple questions...How long has the tank been set up? Is the filter medium brand new?

I set up the tank last night with heater only, the filter is not brand new, I'm not sure how old it is but I added the chemicals, then put the filter on and added the plants
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New tanks are very often cloudy. It comes from bacteria, the substrate, new materials...all manner of things! It's perfectly harmless though, and will go away on it's own/with time and water changes

hey :-D
i get this every time i set up a tank,i also get this if i mess around
with my tanks too much,and also if i've over cleaned the filter.
it'll clear,don't worry.

MissBec, do you understand the Nitrogen Cycle? It sounds like she told you to let it set for 24 hours before you can add fish and that isn't the case.

just incase.
http://www.tropicalfishkeeping.com/beginner-freshwater-aquarium/aquarium-cycle-252/

Yes I do understand about the cycle, thanks for your help my tanks has gone back to normal, no more cloudy YAY!!

hey :-D
glad it's cleared.

How would I lower the ph level mine was 7.6, I'm heading to the shop tomorrow and see if I can purchase peat balls or black tea (i think that what you call them)
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unless you are getting extra sensitive fish,your ph is not that bad.better to have a stable ph that is a little high,then to mess around with chemicals. but to answer your question,peat in the filter,bog/driftwood and blackwater extract will all work to varying degrees.if you can order online, indian almond leaves,white oak leaves,roobios tea and a few other options are out there.

7.6 is a pretty moderate ph. Mine is over 8 and fish adapt very well.
Good luck!

i'm with these guys.

Don't laugh.... do they still use Sodium Biphosphate to lower the pH?

can't laugh i don't know what it is. :dunno:

pH - UP AND pH - DOWN.
These products supply, in a pure form, the chemicals sodium bicarbonate and sodium biphosphate for raising and lowering the pH. This method is the most widely used biphosphate for raising and lowering the pH.

Wouldn't adding phosphate cause algae problems?

ahhh ok ph up ph down….i get that :-D
yes to the best of my knowledge products like that still exist however
i don't think many aquarist use them anymore.??

I Googled it:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CEgQFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aquaticcommunity.com%2Faquarium%2Fchemistry.php&ei=QnP_UrqaJeHOyQGn3oDIAQ&usg=AFQjCNGPy5Qs2J10JJOZmbkocfNC2sgR8g&sig2=6DJjEq6uAouoErebGVCrWQ

With all the stuff you have done recently I would recommend you basically do nothing and see if in a couple of days it clears up.

If not then kill the lights and stop adding food (and chemicals) until it does clear.


still that's just my .02