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Anonymous
Change 10-20% of your water every 5 days.
Lights on for 12 hours, lights off for 12 hours.
Unless your filter is disgusting, leave it the hell alone-because that's where you're going to see most of the cycling bacteria growing. if you rinse it off in hot water, like somebody said earlier, you'll kill all of that bacteria, and let the tank start cycling again.
biospira works, but it's unneccesary, and expensive.
when you get new fish, never put the petshop water in your tank. take fish out of bag after you float them, and put them in the tank. pour the water down a drain.
dont overfeed your fish. no more than they can eat in 3 minutes...unless you go saltwater. that'd be different. most saltwater fish require food 3x a day. from your pix, you have goldfish-comets to be exact. goldfish (as well as most other fish) will keep eating and eating until there's no more food-because they cant tell when they're full. 3 minutes a day for them. Not only does poop turn into ammonia, (which is toxic for your fish) but so does unneccesary food. Also, if they eat too much, they can get stressed and sick. Stress=Ick.
There are chemicals that can reduce the cloudiness, but during cycling, most chemicals do more harm than good.
good luck with your fish adventures
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