Comments on: I have yellow water in my sons fish tank. How do I improve the water quality? http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/i-have-yellow-water-in-my-sons-fish-tank-how-do-i-improve-the-water-quality Wed, 23 May 2012 07:32:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Louise http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/i-have-yellow-water-in-my-sons-fish-tank-how-do-i-improve-the-water-quality/comment-page-1#comment-3442 Louise Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:41:59 +0000 http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/i-have-yellow-water-in-my-sons-fish-tank-how-do-i-improve-the-water-quality#comment-3442 The light in ur sons room probably is the problem although I thought that sunlight caused the problem, if it is sitting in sunlight move it into a dark cool place, the heat from the sun usually causes alge to form<br><b>References : </b><br> The light in ur sons room probably is the problem although I thought that sunlight caused the problem, if it is sitting in sunlight move it into a dark cool place, the heat from the sun usually causes alge to form
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]]> By: kingzog71 http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/i-have-yellow-water-in-my-sons-fish-tank-how-do-i-improve-the-water-quality/comment-page-1#comment-3441 kingzog71 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:11:59 +0000 http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/i-have-yellow-water-in-my-sons-fish-tank-how-do-i-improve-the-water-quality#comment-3441 You need to thoroughly clean the inside glass of the tank and then "vacuum" the gravel, removing about 1/3 of the water. Fill the tank with clean water, test it and then add the appropriate chemicals to balance the PH. Leave the filter to work for a couple of hours, and then retest the water for PH. If the colour does not improve within a day of doing this, take a water sample to your local aquarium and they should be able to tell you exactly how to fix the problem. Good luck.<br><b>References : </b><br> You need to thoroughly clean the inside glass of the tank and then "vacuum" the gravel, removing about 1/3 of the water. Fill the tank with clean water, test it and then add the appropriate chemicals to balance the PH. Leave the filter to work for a couple of hours, and then retest the water for PH. If the colour does not improve within a day of doing this, take a water sample to your local aquarium and they should be able to tell you exactly how to fix the problem. Good luck.
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]]> By: gill http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/i-have-yellow-water-in-my-sons-fish-tank-how-do-i-improve-the-water-quality/comment-page-1#comment-3440 gill Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:23:59 +0000 http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/i-have-yellow-water-in-my-sons-fish-tank-how-do-i-improve-the-water-quality#comment-3440 Have you got Mopani wood in your tank, if so then it should have been steeped in boiling water for some time.<br><b>References : </b><br> Have you got Mopani wood in your tank, if so then it should have been steeped in boiling water for some time.
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]]> By: p_borino http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/i-have-yellow-water-in-my-sons-fish-tank-how-do-i-improve-the-water-quality/comment-page-1#comment-3439 p_borino Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:39:59 +0000 http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/i-have-yellow-water-in-my-sons-fish-tank-how-do-i-improve-the-water-quality#comment-3439 go to the pet store and ask for feeder fish, they look a little like goldfish, but they eat all the algae from the tank.<br><b>References : </b><br> go to the pet store and ask for feeder fish, they look a little like goldfish, but they eat all the algae from the tank.
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]]> By: Dreamweaver http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/i-have-yellow-water-in-my-sons-fish-tank-how-do-i-improve-the-water-quality/comment-page-1#comment-3438 Dreamweaver Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:10:59 +0000 http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/i-have-yellow-water-in-my-sons-fish-tank-how-do-i-improve-the-water-quality#comment-3438 Sounds like it might be algae Make sure the tank is not in direct sunlight You can get a treatment for it at the pet shop You don't say if the tank is heated or not but you can put a Weather Loach in there and he should keep the tank a bit cleaner (They grow to about the size of a cigar) The will live happily a in cold or tropical tank and are non-agressive If your lighting is the expensive tubes you get from pet supply shops for growng live plants, change it for a standard flourescent tube from B&Q and keep the other one for emergencies<br><b>References : </b><br> Sounds like it might be algae
Make sure the tank is not in direct sunlight
You can get a treatment for it at the pet shop
You don’t say if the tank is heated or not but you can put a Weather Loach in there and he should keep the tank a bit cleaner (They grow to about the size of a cigar)
The will live happily a in cold or tropical tank and are non-agressive
If your lighting is the expensive tubes you get from pet supply shops for growng live plants, change it for a standard flourescent tube from B&Q and keep the other one for emergencies
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]]> By: bookie_1994 http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/i-have-yellow-water-in-my-sons-fish-tank-how-do-i-improve-the-water-quality/comment-page-1#comment-3437 bookie_1994 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:47:59 +0000 http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/i-have-yellow-water-in-my-sons-fish-tank-how-do-i-improve-the-water-quality#comment-3437 Don't worry. I'm sure it is a stage the fish are going through at certain times of the year they will start to mess up their tank.(its something like fumes they give off) or smells but just keep changing a third of the water every 3 days and in a months time it should clear up =)<br><b>References : </b><br>Ive had fish for years Don’t worry. I’m sure it is a stage the fish are going through at certain times of the year they will start to mess up their tank.(its something like fumes they give off) or smells but just keep changing a third of the water every 3 days and in a months time it should clear up =)
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Ive had fish for years

]]> By: 8 in the corner http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/i-have-yellow-water-in-my-sons-fish-tank-how-do-i-improve-the-water-quality/comment-page-1#comment-3436 8 in the corner Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:59:59 +0000 http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/i-have-yellow-water-in-my-sons-fish-tank-how-do-i-improve-the-water-quality#comment-3436 Liszie and magicman are right on with their answers it could be either of them. One other possibility would be the gravel or sand you have in the bottom of the tank. It could be leaching dye into the water. Some retail substrates are not colorfast. My vote goes to driftwood if you have any in the tank, though. Your son doesn't drink Mountain Dew, does he. Maybe he is sharing. One final thought, a lot of iron in the water will make it a yellow orange right out of the tap. Have you checked your hot water heater? Could be a lot of scale making the color. Fill up a clear bottle like a 2 liter pop container and see if it has color before it even goes in the tank. Has your local water department been flushing hydrants in the area lately. Sometimes that stirs up sediment that could color the water. Good luck.<br><b>References : </b><br>26 years of keeping and spawning many different species of tropical fish and cichlids. 25 tanks up and running at present. Mostly cichlids and scavengers right now. I have worked in both the retail and wholesale tropical fish business. The Greatest Enemy of Truth is not the deliberate lie; Rather it is all those things we know to be true...that are not. Liszie and magicman are right on with their answers it could be either of them. One other possibility would be the gravel or sand you have in the bottom of the tank. It could be leaching dye into the water. Some retail substrates are not colorfast.

My vote goes to driftwood if you have any in the tank, though.

Your son doesn’t drink Mountain Dew, does he. Maybe he is sharing.

One final thought, a lot of iron in the water will make it a yellow orange right out of the tap. Have you checked your hot water heater? Could be a lot of scale making the color. Fill up a clear bottle like a 2 liter pop container and see if it has color before it even goes in the tank. Has your local water department been flushing hydrants in the area lately. Sometimes that stirs up sediment that could color the water.

Good luck.
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26 years of keeping and spawning many different species of tropical fish and cichlids. 25 tanks up and running at present. Mostly cichlids and scavengers right now. I have worked in both the retail and wholesale tropical fish business.

The Greatest Enemy of Truth is not the deliberate lie; Rather it is all those things we know to be true…that are not.

]]> By: bzzflygirl http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/i-have-yellow-water-in-my-sons-fish-tank-how-do-i-improve-the-water-quality/comment-page-1#comment-3435 bzzflygirl Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:44:59 +0000 http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/i-have-yellow-water-in-my-sons-fish-tank-how-do-i-improve-the-water-quality#comment-3435 Sounds like an ammonia problem. Get a test kit for the water. Its probably overstocked. What fish does it have?<br><b>References : </b><br> Sounds like an ammonia problem. Get a test kit for the water. Its probably overstocked. What fish does it have?
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]]> By: b££ http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/i-have-yellow-water-in-my-sons-fish-tank-how-do-i-improve-the-water-quality/comment-page-1#comment-3434 b££ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:58:59 +0000 http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/i-have-yellow-water-in-my-sons-fish-tank-how-do-i-improve-the-water-quality#comment-3434 get the mature water from the shop where you buy ur fish from and then alseo clean the aquarium every 5 weeks. and if you want to know what might be wrong you can buy a test kit, to check the levels of chemicals in the water. this way you will know what treatments you need!i hope this helps!<br><b>References : </b><br>ive got an aquarium! get the mature water from the shop where you buy ur fish from and then alseo clean the aquarium every 5 weeks. and if you want to know what might be wrong you can buy a test kit, to check the levels of chemicals in the water. this way you will know what treatments you need!i hope this helps!
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ive got an aquarium!

]]> By: Liszie http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/i-have-yellow-water-in-my-sons-fish-tank-how-do-i-improve-the-water-quality/comment-page-1#comment-3433 Liszie Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:53:59 +0000 http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/i-have-yellow-water-in-my-sons-fish-tank-how-do-i-improve-the-water-quality#comment-3433 For the record, her son is not peeing in the tank. Urine contains mostly salt, which in itself would likely kill the fish. Furthermore, it contains a high level of ammonia, which would also kill the fish. Although I have heard of advanced aquarists using urine as a cheap (but effective) fertilizer in heavily planted tanks because of its high nitrogen content, that is clearly not the problem in her case because without plants to absorb it it would kill the fish long before it left such a distinctive colour. In addition to the protein answer, which is plausable, your problem could stem from tannins in the water. Do you have any driftwood in the tank? The gravel could be releasing tannins too, you must always be sure that the package says "does not stain aquarium water." Once again, the best way to remove tannins is to add carbon to the filter! Even if you already have it, it needs to be replaced every two weeks or so, because it gets clogged fast and is quickly rendered useless. Bon Chance! Liszie<br><b>References : </b><br> For the record, her son is not peeing in the tank. Urine contains mostly salt, which in itself would likely kill the fish. Furthermore, it contains a high level of ammonia, which would also kill the fish. Although I have heard of advanced aquarists using urine as a cheap (but effective) fertilizer in heavily planted tanks because of its high nitrogen content, that is clearly not the problem in her case because without plants to absorb it it would kill the fish long before it left such a distinctive colour.
In addition to the protein answer, which is plausable, your problem could stem from tannins in the water. Do you have any driftwood in the tank? The gravel could be releasing tannins too, you must always be sure that the package says "does not stain aquarium water."
Once again, the best way to remove tannins is to add carbon to the filter! Even if you already have it, it needs to be replaced every two weeks or so, because it gets clogged fast and is quickly rendered useless.
Bon Chance!
Liszie
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