Looks a tad cloudy

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My water in my little tank looks just a little cloudy, I mean that it just insnt crystal clear as it has been. It has been going for 3 days now. I could have sworn that the girl at the LFS told me that due to the filter being live, that I should wait 3-4 weeks for a water change...

Would this be good advice? This filter is a loaner due to my tank not having all the advertised parts. This filter was established, (as a display) but was forced to remove due to corporate decision.

According to my test strips nothing is terribly out of wack tho.
 
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The cloudy water may be the sign that bacteria are starting up (part of the cycle). As you have fish-in during your cycle, you need to do liquid testing for ammonia levels daily. Anything over .25 ppm means you need to do a partial water change, or your fish will be injured & can die.
 
Was the established filter kept moist with tank water until you could install it?

Are you using a dechlorinator/water conditioner like Prime, Amquel or Aquasafe? Chlorine & chloramine from your tap will kill any established bacteria, meaning you will need to cycle from scratch.

Test strips are notorious for being unreliable, but I've never used them myself. I encourage you to buy API's test kit which will allow you to test for all 3 stages of the cycle.
 
:huh::screwy: So if it is a bacterial bloom, where is it all going to go? What will replace that and where will that all go?
 
The growth/reproduction of microorganisms in the water make it cloudy. This is normal. Left alone, these bacteria will be consumed by other bacteria and a "food chain" will be established. This is what happens when you cycle your tank. Ammonia is consumed by bacteria & nitrite is released, nitrite is then consumed by different bacteria, who release nitrate. Nitrates are removed with scheduled water changes.

I recommend reading RBishop's thread on cycling *points to sticky thread*
 
Actually I have read the cycling post multiple times, seem that my bloom is getting quite huge now, it has gotten cloudy enough that I can see the difference with only dim light in the room.

I am ready for bed now, see how the fishies are in the morning...
 
I would tell you to just ignore it for awhile, but you're cycling fish-in right? Well, it'll probably get cloudier before it clears up... as long as you watch ammonia levels & do water changes for your danios, you'll be fine.
 
cloudier as predicted

Well when looking through the light it looks like smoke circulating from the bottom up to the top in a almost wispy appearance. I got a few plants today, help or hurt I dont know. Two Java Fern and Anubis(what ever). I have been reading that they are really easy plants and they can really help aquarium health.
 
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