Cloudy water

I wasn't sure if I should put this in a different post but since it's a
completly different topic I figured I should.. sorry to those who think I'm
being a pest :) I'm just such a newbie.

Back to the question.. Since I've added my fish (4 mollies, 2 angels and a
pleco) and done a 90% water change the water has been cloudy (this was
saturday night). I have to keep doing partial water changes (about 10 -
20%) because of nitrite levels but I was wondering if anyone knew how to fix
the cloudiness or if it will eventually fix itself. Could the temp be too
high? I have it the thermometer at 76F but we're in the middle of a heat
wave atm. Water still feels fine though if I'm reading it correctly I think
it's between 78 and 80 (both are coloured, the 80 one is green 78 is blue)

Thanks again for any help you can give. Just trying to sort this fish thing
out :)

I'd guess that your 90% change was quite a bit to much, probably just got a
big bacterial bloom from the mass amounts of nutrients and minerals from the
new water. Time to settle... 1-3 days to 2 weeks. I wouldn't use any
treatments to clear either, some will kill off any beneficial bacteria you
have left in the tank, then you'll be starting right from scratch again. Do
normal water changes, clean up any messes (feeding accidents), and maintain
good aeration (surface water turbulance) and you should be fine. If you're
using Cycle or something like that, it can also make a sudden cloud, usually
followed by the infamous skanky pond smell.

Cheers

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> I wasn't sure if I should put this in a different post but since it's a
> completly different topic I figured I should.. sorry to those who think
I'm
> being a pest :) I'm just such a newbie.
>
> Back to the question.. Since I've added my fish (4 mollies, 2 angels and a
> pleco) and done a 90% water change the water has been cloudy (this was
> saturday night). I have to keep doing partial water changes (about 10 -
> 20%) because of nitrite levels but I was wondering if anyone knew how to
fix
> the cloudiness or if it will eventually fix itself. Could the temp be too
> high? I have it the thermometer at 76F but we're in the middle of a heat
> wave atm. Water still feels fine though if I'm reading it correctly I
think
> it's between 78 and 80 (both are coloured, the 80 one is green 78 is blue)
>
> Thanks again for any help you can give. Just trying to sort this fish
thing
> out :)
>
>
>