My tropical fish tank is cloudy i know its a bacteria bloom but it aint clearing ?

my tank was very murky and i did a 30% water change and cleaned the filter ( i have a 350 fluval fliter) and it cleared up alot but its still merky ive bought API ACC-CLEAR drops and i've put it in there a few hours ago %26amp; its still merky.i have a 55 gallon tank and has it it for 3 months the water have been crystal clear but since a couple of days ago its murky.WAT ELSE CAN I DO ????My tropical fish tank is cloudy i know its a bacteria bloom but it aint clearing ?
This is normal. Your tank is still young. You can continue the small partial water changes on a regular basis, although 30% may be a bit much. Don't do more than 20% at a time. You can use water clarifier, but it is only a temporary fix. Personally I wouldn't waste your money on it. Honestly, the best thing for a bacterial bloom is time. It may be an eyesore, but with frequent partial water changes, the bacterial bloom you are seeing is typically not as much of a threat to your fish as it is an annoyance. Just be patient. It WILL go away in time.My tropical fish tank is cloudy i know its a bacteria bloom but it aint clearing ?
RULE #1 of aquarium: PATIENCE. Nothing good in fish tank happens fast. If cause of bacterial/algae bloom nor removed you'll be back to square 1 in no time. You can do 50% water change, filter maintenance and decimate bacteria population with chemicals however as soon as chemicals gone your nasty green cloud will be back. as green, stinky and ugly as ever. Instead of fighting with result go for the cause. Eliminate cause and be patient. Everything will go back to normal.


Edit: I do not know the reason to do more than 25% water change at one single time. Weekly 10-15% this is normal. 25% every 3rd day emergency. More than that.. well.. may be if someone drop a soap bar in fishtank.
Have you tested the water?... ammonia,nitrites/nitrates?





It's always possible to ';over clean'; especially when dealing with filters.


You need to test your water parameters before deciding what to do.


You should be at ammonia 0/nitrite 0/nitrates %26lt;10... you change your water to attain and maintain those readings.


Excessive cleaning is just going to make it harder for the bacteria to become established... and you definitely DO NOT want to use chemicals to clear a bacterial bloom.This prevents bacteria from getting the natural balance to your tank load to properly do the job filtering.





If the tank has been clear than it's safe to say you either 1)added more fish,2)over-cleaned the tank,3)went too long on a water change then changed a larger amount to ';make up';,4) don't have enough filtration to keep up with the fish as they grow,or 5) accidently used chlorinated water (or didn't add drops in in time) in the active tank and did some damage to filtration.





Really doesn't matter what happened... just maintain the water quality (ammonia/nitrite 0 and nitrate %26lt;10) through appropriate water changes and it will all work out.


Just step away from chemicals to do your maintenance for you... they just create more work.
Clean out all of the water and start again. Be careful though because some fish actually upset the PH balance in water and sometimes this is what they need to survive.





Contact your local vets for further advice.
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It will be easier if u tell me wat kind of fish u have that would help me post that and i will try to answer ur question
Don't get rid of it, leave it be. It's going through the nitrogen cycle, so it's normal. I don't know why it's doing it at 5 weeks though, need more info on what you've done to the tank to this point. Don't add any chemicals, that'll just put the problem off and it'll do it again at a later date. Let it run it's course, it should clear up on it's own in a week or so. Get yourself a test kit, and monitor your ammonia and nitrite levels for now. Once those spike up high, then fall to 0 ppm, then you start showing nitrates, your tank will be cycled.





When you say murky, white murky or dark murky? White murky is a bacterial bloom which is caused due to your water quality is out of kilt. Either from newness, overfeeding, medications or PH is off. Test the water to see where your readings are this will give you a starting point.





When doing a water change change only 25% of the water no more no less. 10% will do nothing to help your tank.





If the color is darker or green it is an algae bloom caused by either overfeeding, over lighting high phosporous and or nitrate levels. Either way water change.





Adding phosporus pads will keep the algae at bay even over time. Watch how much you are feeding at one time. Do weekly water changes and test your water. Also, higher temps or sunlight from windows will also help this algae grow.