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milky water

23 16:07:51

Question
hi, i have had my new tank set up for about a week now and the water is very milky, is there any thing i can do i have changed the water twice, but still it is milky ?

Answer
Hi James,
This is very common in recently setup aquariums. While water changes will help-- your tank will need weeks to establish bacterial colonies and become balanced and the cloudiness will resolve itself..

Give your tank some time and keep doing water changes to help it along even if it seems to not be doing much good. It can help more than you think.

Best wishes!
Karen~