Greetings all,
I posted some pictures in hopes for an explanation. The first photo is from day two after set up and the following pictures are from several weeks later. I had to do a fish in cycle because a moron of a friend got a beta fish for a white elephant gift and I took it because I knew who ever else got it would let it die. I bought this 8 Gallon tank and I use a Hygger 110GPH Filter. The filter is recessed behind a custom rock background fixture. I Don't know if the filter is working very well due to it being hidden behind the rock wall, which believe is preventing it from skimming debris from the surface.
Over the past two days my water turned from what picture 1 has been to what it is now. The water turns this way within a day after cleaning it. I have been having this white gunk growing all over the organic material as well (it especially likes my heater). The Indian almond leaves had to be taken out because this black mold grows on it within a day (I have replaced them twice and gave up). Any idea what is the problem is all of a sudden? Also my Ammonia has been near zero for awhile and all of a sudden it has been rising more and more even when using Seachem Prime. My Nitrate also randomly showed up on my last test even with 0 Nitrite, which I am confused about.
Water Tests:
PH-7.5
Ammonia- 0.5
Nitrite-0
Nitrate-0.25
GH-300
KH-140
I use Sechem Stability, Flourish Excel every day, Prime and Flourish every other day. (I also have Flourish iron and Clarity as well).
I posted some pictures in hopes for an explanation. The first photo is from day two after set up and the following pictures are from several weeks later. I had to do a fish in cycle because a moron of a friend got a beta fish for a white elephant gift and I took it because I knew who ever else got it would let it die. I bought this 8 Gallon tank and I use a Hygger 110GPH Filter. The filter is recessed behind a custom rock background fixture. I Don't know if the filter is working very well due to it being hidden behind the rock wall, which believe is preventing it from skimming debris from the surface.
Over the past two days my water turned from what picture 1 has been to what it is now. The water turns this way within a day after cleaning it. I have been having this white gunk growing all over the organic material as well (it especially likes my heater). The Indian almond leaves had to be taken out because this black mold grows on it within a day (I have replaced them twice and gave up). Any idea what is the problem is all of a sudden? Also my Ammonia has been near zero for awhile and all of a sudden it has been rising more and more even when using Seachem Prime. My Nitrate also randomly showed up on my last test even with 0 Nitrite, which I am confused about.
Water Tests:
PH-7.5
Ammonia- 0.5
Nitrite-0
Nitrate-0.25
GH-300
KH-140
I use Sechem Stability, Flourish Excel every day, Prime and Flourish every other day. (I also have Flourish iron and Clarity as well).