Recent content by sindyt89

Thanks! I actually looked it up and A LOT of people have same problem I just looked up "api root tabs made my water brown" so I'm sure it was the tabs my water was crystal clear and literally 20 minutes after it started getting cloudy. and the water smelled like iron this morning.I just did a...

Hi and thanks! So I vacuumed my tank two weeks ago and my nitrates were 20 I don't think there is that much fish waste to cause the water to turn brown and this has never happened before. Also if that were the case wouldn't the water go back to normal after it settled? The water is very brown...

Hi! Thank you so much for responding. I have gravel. I pushed it all the way under and covered it completely (with gravel) it was def the Melting tab that turned the water brown (my water was crystal clear) I tried to take the tab out but it was already melted and since I went in under the...

I previously asked for some advice regarding a dying plant and was recommended by multiple users to get root tabs. Today I went to the fish store and they recommended api root tabs. I placed 3 in my 20 gallon tank (the package said 6 per 30 gal) and the water is BROWN! like dark tea! the fish...

Lol best of luck ?

Honestly I'm fairly new at this so I shouldn't answer that. I have a golden mystery snail and a nerite snail,they eat left over fish food and algae. They have never eaten the plants but I'm not sure about the co2 or fertilizer. Sorry I wish I could help more

This happened to me when I was cycling my tank. I think its a type of algae because my snails ate it until none was left.

Sorry I thought it uploaded... Here's the pic thanks :)

Hi everyone this is my first post and I'm so excited to have found this forum. I hope to get to know you guys and learn more about the hobby. I m very new at this and I need a little help with a plant. I got this plant 2 days ago and it was gorgeous, now it's turning brown :(. Can someone please...