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 %26quot;does not stain aquarium water.%26quot;
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!
LiszieI have yellow water in my sons fish tank. How do I improve the water quality?does natural light shine into the tank? sunlight can quite often discolour the water and glass? xxI have yellow water in my sons fish tank. How do I improve the water quality?get a decent pump that will filter the waterI have yellow water in my sons fish tank. How do I improve the water quality?Leave the fish tank light on for at least 12 hours per day, my son puts his on when he gets up and turns it off when he goes bed it helpsI have yellow water in my sons fish tank. How do I improve the water quality?I'd say get some real plants to oxygenate the water and maybe some scrubbing fish if you have a tropical tank, scrubbers do as described basically clean everything!I have yellow water in my sons fish tank. How do I improve the water quality?dont let the fish peeI have yellow water in my sons fish tank. How do I improve the water quality?Does the tank have a underwater filter? as i find these are the best ones.
If not make sure you clean the filter you have in the tank oftern, always make sure the water that comes out of the filter is clean before putting it back in.
As for the above answers - could he be sleep walking and thinking it is the toilet?I have yellow water in my sons fish tank. How do I improve the water quality?Is it getting alot of sunlight? Could be algae.I have yellow water in my sons fish tank. How do I improve the water quality?The yellowish colour is from algae. A night light will not cause this, but natural light will. Try to move the aquarium away from any windows.
You may try putting in a couple of snails to eat the algae (if it is a small tank they are the only algae eaters that can go in it)
There is also a product by %26quot;Jungle Buddies%26quot; called clear water that you can buy in most pet stores that works wonders and doesn't bother the fishI have yellow water in my sons fish tank. How do I improve the water quality?The suggestion of a live plant is a good one, if you don't have one already. Also, are you sure its not the actual lights that are making it look yellow? I have two tanks with clean water but different hood lights, one looks super clear, the other looks murky even though I KNOW its clean.I have yellow water in my sons fish tank. How do I improve the water quality?Sigh... what answers
The yellowish tint to the water is not from algae nor obviously the other frequent suggestion. As algae is not the source of the color no amount of snails, algae killing tablets or plants will help. Complete lack of understanding the problem. Typical yellowing in the water is from an excess of proteins in the tank. Increase the size of your water changes a bit and be sure you are using carbon in the tank. Some will tell you you don't need to change the carbon or don't need to use any, well, this is what can happen if you don't
Fresh, quality carbon added to the filter every week or two will keep the water nice and clear.
MMI have yellow water in my sons fish tank. How do I improve the water quality?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!I have yellow water in my sons fish tank. How do I improve the water quality?Sounds like an ammonia problem. Get a test kit for the water. Its probably overstocked. What fish does it have?I have yellow water in my sons fish tank. How do I improve the water quality?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.I have yellow water in my sons fish tank. How do I improve the water quality?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 =)I have yellow water in my sons fish tank. How do I improve the water quality?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%26amp;Q and keep the other one for emergenciesI have yellow water in my sons fish tank. How do I improve the water quality?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.I have yellow water in my sons fish tank. How do I improve the water quality?Have you got Mopani wood in your tank, if so then it should have been steeped in boiling water for some time.I have yellow water in my sons fish tank. How do I improve the water quality?You need to thoroughly clean the inside glass of the tank and then %26quot;vacuum%26quot; 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.I have yellow water in my sons fish tank. How do I improve the water quality?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
