Butterflikissies
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Feb 21, 2010
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Hi, I'm new here. I just upgraded my tank almost 3 weeks ago. I had my filter (for a 70 gallon) on my 20 gallon tank and I moved it to this one which is a 46 gallon. The only thing I changed was, I added a large (plastic) driftwood which I soaked in water for a day and I changed from gravel to sand. I washed the sand out many many times till the water was clear. After about 4 days I got an ammonia spike of 1.0. I did a few water changes and after 2 days the ammonia stayed at 0, nitrites 0 and nitrates 5. The water in my tank was crystal clear the first day. The second day it became little hazy. After my tank's ammonia read 0 I noticed the water went from a little hazy to cloudy and what looks like a bacteria bloom. It's been cloudy for the past week now. Is this normal to happen? My last setup it was only cloudy during the cycle (where my ammonia reading was up and had no nitrates) This time it's cloudy even with the good readings. I did a 50% water change the other day (which was my weekly water change but I did a little more to see if the cloudiness would get better) the water looked a little better but after a few hours it was back to how it was. I don't see the point in doing anymore water changes (especially with my readings how they are) than my weekly one since after a few hours its back to how it was. I'd like to know your thoughts on all this. Should I do more water changes or just leave it alone? This is really frustrating me. Many have told me it's the sand.. but from what I've been reading it should have settled a long time ago. Is this a bacteria bloom going on?
I'd appreciate any help you guys can give me
I'd appreciate any help you guys can give me