Hi, we got an Axolotl 4 weeks ago. We set up a 20-Gallon tank with a SICCE Shark ADV 600 filter. The first 7 days, I used SeaChem Stability to cycle the tank… the tank was looking good that first week, but then we noticed the water was cloudy, so we changed the filter and did a 20% water change, that only made it worse and now we know not to do water changes during a bacteria bloom.
That said, we’ve left the water as is since then (except we’ve continued to use Stability and we did clean the filter a few days ago since it wasn’t working great) , but it’s been over 2 weeks and the water is still not looking good. I’ve attached a picture.
We’ve been testing it every other day and the Nitrate and Ammonia levels are fine, plus our axolotl seems to be doing great, but again, the water clarity not so great.
Can anyone please share any advice on what you think could be wrong? We are cleaning out his poop and doing our best to not over feed him. Any help would be truly appreciated! Thanks!
That said, we’ve left the water as is since then (except we’ve continued to use Stability and we did clean the filter a few days ago since it wasn’t working great) , but it’s been over 2 weeks and the water is still not looking good. I’ve attached a picture.
We’ve been testing it every other day and the Nitrate and Ammonia levels are fine, plus our axolotl seems to be doing great, but again, the water clarity not so great.
Can anyone please share any advice on what you think could be wrong? We are cleaning out his poop and doing our best to not over feed him. Any help would be truly appreciated! Thanks!