New Aquarium Cloudy Water No Fish. On thursday I added 2 litres of dirty aquarium water from a friends aquarium having been told this would help with maturing the filter etc. The cloudiness you are experiencing is probably one of two things.
There are virtually no life forms present on Day One. At each feeding you should feed no more than what your fish can eat in one to two minutes. The Heterotrophic bacteria is normally responsible for the bloom we see if there are any bits of organic waste within the substrate.
Organics-rich tap water is the reason why some new aquarium systems are becoming visibly cloudy even if there are no fish present.
It is cause by so called bacteria bloom and should clarify after 2-3 days. It is cause by so called bacteria bloom and should clarify after 2-3 days. Occasionally the water in a new aquarium will turn cloudy after you introduce the first fish. There are several causes of white or gray water in cloudy fish tanks.
