Dirty Substrate or Decorations if it has only started since u put fish in then its pribably the fish digging in substrate and stiring up things that would have otherwise just sat on bottom. at least, they did a good job of keeping me out of them. Aquarium driftwood has white fuzz on it When you see the water is not clear and looks white and cloudy and the glass of tank has a fluffy white layer, it means it is time to maintain your tank and prevent the fish from getting diseases. I'm thinking of ordering 100 micron cloth off the internet. It's not visible through a picture but if you observe the tank you'll just see lots of fine particles just floating inside. Water tests are just like vital signs at a doctor's office and can point to or eliminate a lot of different problems in an aquarium. Sounds like your water is unbalanced. Powered by vBulletin® Copyright © 2020 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. Soap . For future reference it’s a good idea to rinse out new sand in a bucket with salt water before adding it to the tank. View Full Version : How to get these fine particles out of my tank water? It's like specks of dust. After the first use, they can be readded and will last a lot longer but often, one use will do the trick for a long time after it is removed. My tank consist of 5 discus and 3 clown loaches and one wood log, nothing else. The good news is that they are easy to treat once you narrow down the cause. :19: I found tossing in a good handful of Marine wool works great. High levels of calcium will result in a precipitate that can form as white particles either suspended in the water column or as a chalky looking white mess on the surface. It appears to be thin films floating in the water - like lining of a tube or water tank. The pH of the new water should be adjusted to bring the existing aquarium water back to the correct level (usually 7.0-8.0, depending on fish species and local water pH), as the aquarium water pH gradually decreases (becomes acidic) over time and needs to be buffered (by increasing alkalinity) to bring it back to the correct level. Finding white particles in filtered water can have a number of different causes. Make sure your tank tools are not used for anything other than aquarium cleaning.Label your aquarium buckets, and educate everyone in the household about the importance of never using that set of tools for anything other than aquarium water. Adding supplements such as bacteria, pH adjusters, or calcium can also create a temporary milky white haze in the water. How long should it take? How To Treat White Cotton Stuff In Tank? See if you get the white flaky stuff in the bucket too. I added a sponge filter connected to.a.powerhead to my 90g a couple.months ago and my water has been crystal clear ever since. for topics related to cloudy aquarium water. And, wash off every bit of soap too. You don’t want that in your aquarium either! Finding white particles in filtered water can have a number of different causes. White stuff floating and multiplying on surface of water, very fine, can't be caught in a net.I had it about 6 weeks ago, i then lost about 10 fish, i put in a fungicide and it cleared, the rest of the fish survived. Water in that pH range comes from the faucets in most people homes in the U.S. I've been cleaning the glass regularly to get rid of young hair algae, and it looks like bits of young hair algae drifting around. Remove the oil in the same way as an organic waste film, with a paper towel or during a water change. On occasion, small white particles may be seen floating in filtered water. 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