Stormisan
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Apr 4, 2022
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Hi! Newbie here. I just started my first 5 gal planted betta fish tank last Monday, so my tank is fairly new. The fishless cycle has already been completed before I added cosmo, my male betta. I have also made sure my tank water parameters are ideal. I've been keeping track of my progress through a journal and I think my fish is doing really well!
Here is some info:
Temp is always 26celcius/78 Fahrenheit.
I haven't done a water change yet, but I will as soon as nitrates get above 30 ppm.
PH is a steady 8.0
Nitrites are around 15 ppm.
And last time I tested ammonia, it was around 25 ppm.
(I didn't test nitrates yet as I didn't think there'd be a lot yet)
I leave the tank led light on around 10-14 hours a day as well.
Recently though, I've noticed areas of my white gravel turning brownish? Could this be fish poop? There's also string/cobweb-ish like things growing on the surface of some of my plants (??Algae???).
I've attached some photos below.
What is this, and how can I fix it? Its been making my aquarium look unpleasant and dirty Please help!
Thanks!
Here is some info:
Temp is always 26celcius/78 Fahrenheit.
I haven't done a water change yet, but I will as soon as nitrates get above 30 ppm.
PH is a steady 8.0
Nitrites are around 15 ppm.
And last time I tested ammonia, it was around 25 ppm.
(I didn't test nitrates yet as I didn't think there'd be a lot yet)
I leave the tank led light on around 10-14 hours a day as well.
Recently though, I've noticed areas of my white gravel turning brownish? Could this be fish poop? There's also string/cobweb-ish like things growing on the surface of some of my plants (??Algae???).
I've attached some photos below.
What is this, and how can I fix it? Its been making my aquarium look unpleasant and dirty Please help!
Thanks!