Broke EF
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I am posting this here in the hopes it gets more views, and I can get this taken care of. First the specs,
Equipment:
Aqueon 46 Gallon Bow Front
Aqueon glass lid, and standard light
Fluval 306 canister filter
Aqueon 55/75 filter (still running just to seed my Fluval)
Two Aqueon Pro 200 watt heater's
Rena 400 air pump with two 10" bubble wands on the sides
I am using sand as my substraight and fake plants with a piece of driftwood. The tank was fishless cycled, and is now currently stocked with the following.
8 x Lemon Tetra
8 x Diamond Tetra
7 x Panda Cory
1 Starlight Pleco (L183)
Stock to still be added,
2 x German blue ram
1 x Angel
My test results are always spot on, and I do water changes once a week with tap water (usually about 50%) and I treat it with SeaChem Prime.
Last results from a few days ago,
Ammonia: 0
Nitrites: 0
Nitrates: 10-15ppm (maybe a touch darker than 10)
PH: over 7.6 (just like always)
I didn't test High Range PH, because I was thinking it may have crashed
For the last few weeks the tank has been cloudy, and I cant figure out why. Here is a pic showing what I am dealing with.
This isnt a new pic, but this is how it looks, maybe a little more clear now.
The fish all seem plenty happy, and don't seem bothered by the haze. It bugs me for a few reasons. One it looks bad, two it makes it hard to take pictures of the fish (photography is another hobby of mine), and three I don't know what is causing it! Lets hear what you guys have to say. I would really like to know what is causing this, and then fix it. The only other thing that I think is odd is that there is a white substance around the suction cups (and the light) of the older heater. It makes me think its a calcium build up, but is that possible? If it is would it cause cloudiness like this? How would I fix that?
I am open to changing over to RO/DI water, adding a UV Sterilizer, whatever it takes. Thanks in advance for the help on this guys.
UPDATE: I woke up to a dead lemon Terra, and I expect another dear by the time I get home. This is the first lemon Terra to pass away in my tank. The other has a white stripe down its side, and was moving its mouth open and closed very quickly. I really want to know what's going on. I don't like any fish dying, but they are going at a pretty steady rate lately. I need to get to the bottom of this water issue.
Sean
Equipment:
Aqueon 46 Gallon Bow Front
Aqueon glass lid, and standard light
Fluval 306 canister filter
Aqueon 55/75 filter (still running just to seed my Fluval)
Two Aqueon Pro 200 watt heater's
Rena 400 air pump with two 10" bubble wands on the sides
I am using sand as my substraight and fake plants with a piece of driftwood. The tank was fishless cycled, and is now currently stocked with the following.
8 x Lemon Tetra
8 x Diamond Tetra
7 x Panda Cory
1 Starlight Pleco (L183)
Stock to still be added,
2 x German blue ram
1 x Angel
My test results are always spot on, and I do water changes once a week with tap water (usually about 50%) and I treat it with SeaChem Prime.
Last results from a few days ago,
Ammonia: 0
Nitrites: 0
Nitrates: 10-15ppm (maybe a touch darker than 10)
PH: over 7.6 (just like always)
I didn't test High Range PH, because I was thinking it may have crashed
For the last few weeks the tank has been cloudy, and I cant figure out why. Here is a pic showing what I am dealing with.
This isnt a new pic, but this is how it looks, maybe a little more clear now.
The fish all seem plenty happy, and don't seem bothered by the haze. It bugs me for a few reasons. One it looks bad, two it makes it hard to take pictures of the fish (photography is another hobby of mine), and three I don't know what is causing it! Lets hear what you guys have to say. I would really like to know what is causing this, and then fix it. The only other thing that I think is odd is that there is a white substance around the suction cups (and the light) of the older heater. It makes me think its a calcium build up, but is that possible? If it is would it cause cloudiness like this? How would I fix that?
I am open to changing over to RO/DI water, adding a UV Sterilizer, whatever it takes. Thanks in advance for the help on this guys.
UPDATE: I woke up to a dead lemon Terra, and I expect another dear by the time I get home. This is the first lemon Terra to pass away in my tank. The other has a white stripe down its side, and was moving its mouth open and closed very quickly. I really want to know what's going on. I don't like any fish dying, but they are going at a pretty steady rate lately. I need to get to the bottom of this water issue.
Sean