Hello all!
I seem to have developed hazy water in my 55 gallon. All of the fish are fine, and there is no measurable ammonia or nitrates or nitrites. My filter pads are dirty, and normally I would change a few, (I have 2 filters and multiple pads/sponges in each) I never switched all of them at once. Should I change them? I don't want to agrivating the bacterial bloom I appear to be experiencing.
Am I in a mini cycle? I did add new fish, but I gravel vac once a week, and have noticed no chemical changes whatsoever. I have been doing double time water changes, there is only a little gunk in my substrate. Weird right? Wouldn't I be seeing elevated levels if it was a mini cycle?
It's hazy- not cloudy, not any color or white.. Just hazy.
Edit: the tank has also heated up? I haven't touched my heater - set at 77 degrees- but my tank digital thermometer is reading 82. I just turned my heater way down. Unrelated?
Thanks in advance!
I seem to have developed hazy water in my 55 gallon. All of the fish are fine, and there is no measurable ammonia or nitrates or nitrites. My filter pads are dirty, and normally I would change a few, (I have 2 filters and multiple pads/sponges in each) I never switched all of them at once. Should I change them? I don't want to agrivating the bacterial bloom I appear to be experiencing.
Am I in a mini cycle? I did add new fish, but I gravel vac once a week, and have noticed no chemical changes whatsoever. I have been doing double time water changes, there is only a little gunk in my substrate. Weird right? Wouldn't I be seeing elevated levels if it was a mini cycle?
It's hazy- not cloudy, not any color or white.. Just hazy.
Edit: the tank has also heated up? I haven't touched my heater - set at 77 degrees- but my tank digital thermometer is reading 82. I just turned my heater way down. Unrelated?
Thanks in advance!