Cloudy and smelly water
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2019 2:48 pm
About 3 weeks ago, I did a full water change and cleaned out my whole turtle tank, cleaned and replaced everything inside my Fluval U4 filter and the tank looked great for a couple weeks. Then the water started to get really cloudy and looked really dirty so I did another 3/4 water change and cleaned the filter again. This made the water slightly less cloudy, but overall didn’t rely change anything. Then yesterday the tank started to smell horribly of dirty turtle water and stinks up the entire room.
My filter is running, but I’m not sure that it’s actually filtering anything. Is that possible? Has anyone else experienced that with their Fluval filter?
I just did a pH level test today and it’s sitting at about 7.5, so I don’t think that’s the problem.
I’m not really sure what else to do. I don’t want to buy a new filter if that’s not the problem, but I can hardly see my turtle through the water and the smell is horrible.
Thanks for any help!
My filter is running, but I’m not sure that it’s actually filtering anything. Is that possible? Has anyone else experienced that with their Fluval filter?
I just did a pH level test today and it’s sitting at about 7.5, so I don’t think that’s the problem.
I’m not really sure what else to do. I don’t want to buy a new filter if that’s not the problem, but I can hardly see my turtle through the water and the smell is horrible.
Thanks for any help!