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Originally Posted by slodave
I think one thing that is missing here, is that the tank needs to cycle properly. I had a white/cloudy issue years ago, I would panic and change the water, only to have it cloud up again. Turns out the good bacteria had not proliferated, hence the white/cloudy water. I went easy in the food, stopped with the constant water changes and the water cleared up on its own.
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I used to have about 7 tanks in my house........yeah what he said......you have to have bacteria to start a cycle. Changing too much water and cleaning the filter will put you at square one again. I used to clean the filter every other water change. Sometimes I would put gravel from an existing tank and put it in a nylon sack and introduce the bacteria to the new tank. Do not over load the new tank with fish, start slow.