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I woke up Sunday morning and my water was cloudy. White/Milky color, I did a 50% water change and it was clear for a couple hours. Then got cloudy again. I did a ammonia cycle back in May and all went well. I do weekly 50% water changes half RO half tap(treated w/ prime.) My water has been...

46 Gal Bowfront XP3 DIY CO2 Current USA 96Watt ETH 300watt inline heater Various drift wood 40lbs of Eco-complete topped with 25lbs of standard substrate Planted with lowlight plants Wisteria Hornwort Anacharis Amazon Sword Rotala Indica Moneywort Fish-less Cycled Just added 4 Rosy Barbs 9...

I think I am cycled but am not 100% sure. What do I do now? 46gal 80* Day 3 (added plants) PH 8.0 NO2 0 NH3 3.0 NO3 0 Day 6 PH 8.0 NO2 0.25 NH3 2.0 NO3 1.0 Day 7 PH 8.0 NO2 1.0 NH3 2.0 NO3 5.0 GH 5* KH 13* 6/8 NO2 5 NH3 0 NO3 5 6/10 NO2 5 NH3 0 NO3 5 6/12 NO2 <5 NH3...

I thought something was off. Do I continue dosing small amounts of NH3 or stop and let it decline?

Day 3 (Added Plants) PH 8.0 NO2 0 NH3 3.0 NO3 0 Day 6 PH 8.0 NO2 0.25 NH3 2.0 NO3 1.0 Day 7 PH 8.0 NO2 1.0 NH3 2.0 NO3 5.0 GH 5* KH 13* Should I wait for my NO3 to go higher or just do a PWC and then add some fish? Still don't know what to put in my 46 bow.

I am starting a 46g bow front and want to do plants. I purchased the Current USA Satellite 96watt 36" fixture. It has a single 10k and actinic bulb. So in a sense this will be me 48watts of usable plant light? So I will be at 1wpg? Should I replace the bulb with a 96w or 65w 6500k or just...

Well I filled the tank over the weekend and did about 60% RO/DI and 40% Tap. I treated it with Top Fin tap water treatment (I need to get some prime) enough for 45 gallons. I tested my water last night and have the following: PH 8.4 GH 0 KH 12* Ammonia 0 Nitrate 0 Nitrites 0 PPM 310 Mixing...

Thanks! I just got a 46g bow front that I have to start filling tomorrow!

For freshwater common I do have a Kenmore water softener with yellow bag Morton salt. Tap PH 7.8 - 8.4 depends on day! GH 3* KH 15* Ammonia 0 Nitrate 0 Nitrites 0 PPM 405 RO PH 6.4 GH 0 KH 0 Nitrate 0 Nitrites 0 Ammonia 0 PPM 5 I have all the supplements for RO so I can buffer and raise PH...