kribbman
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I recently changed my substrate from gravel to flourite, I also had an Undergravel Filter installed which i removed. The problem is that After the whole ordeal I ended up with some unforseen problems.
1) food sinks to the bottom of the tank and as it decomposes it grows a cottonlike fluff after a day or 2.
2)pH. shot up through the roof.. I got a CO2 system set up in it. and my ph went from 7.? to about 6. im sure it was in the low 7's before. I noticed because my fish looked kind of distressed. to remedy this I installed the Risers again and pluged the bottom of them with the a cap and a Carbon cartridge. the ph went back down again.
3) When I use my gravel vac it keeps pulling up the finer particles and clogs several times during the water change.
On a lighter note the plants seem to be doing well and the water parameters are fine..
Any advice?
I know kribs are prety resilient but do you guys think they would be ok with a pH hovering around 6?
They looked kind of stressed after the whole gravel change. but im guessing that might have had something to do with a change in their environment and chemical parameters, as there (might) have been a cycle, induced with the substrate change
1) food sinks to the bottom of the tank and as it decomposes it grows a cottonlike fluff after a day or 2.
2)pH. shot up through the roof.. I got a CO2 system set up in it. and my ph went from 7.? to about 6. im sure it was in the low 7's before. I noticed because my fish looked kind of distressed. to remedy this I installed the Risers again and pluged the bottom of them with the a cap and a Carbon cartridge. the ph went back down again.
3) When I use my gravel vac it keeps pulling up the finer particles and clogs several times during the water change.
On a lighter note the plants seem to be doing well and the water parameters are fine..
Any advice?
I know kribs are prety resilient but do you guys think they would be ok with a pH hovering around 6?
They looked kind of stressed after the whole gravel change. but im guessing that might have had something to do with a change in their environment and chemical parameters, as there (might) have been a cycle, induced with the substrate change