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|F| Chalky water due to something! Help!

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From: assana
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 19:54
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Hi All. I'm so deparate for your help!

Here's the situation:

About a 5 weeks ago, I got, what I thought to be, a bacteria bloom. 
The water is chalky/cloudy/hazey/kind'a foggy. Waited a couple of 
weeks, and when it didn't go away, did a few 25% water changes (+bottled 
bacteria afterwards); the problem got worst till finally one of the local 
fishstores told me my problem was excessive phosphate in the water, and 
that it won't hurt the fish, and that water changes will eventually get rid
of it; the water did indeed have a lot of phosphate. 

The fish didn't seem to mind it till today. Just now, I had a fatality among 
the guppies: he was fine till all of a sudden dropped dead! And the rest of 
them don't look too happy.

I've checked the amonia and the nitrite almost every day: they are both fine.

An observation: The water seems to be a bit better in the mornings, 
especially monday mornings after the light's been off during the entire weekend.

Can anyone help me with this??  

p.s. If it helps, I have a bunch of cardinal tetras, 3 mono, 2 clown loaches,
    a sword tail a few guppies.

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