cgcaver
Aquarium Advice Regular
Here's my original post ----> http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=50542
OK, here's what Ive done:
1) Stopped dosing nutrients
2) Barely feeding at all (maybe 2 pellets every other day)
3) 50% water change every 3 days (treated with stress-coat after)
4) Lights on about 8-10 hours a day
The water is still very cloudy. The water is sort of greenish, but I would really discribe it as a milky white haze. It only looks a little better after I do the water change. Here are my readings over the last few days, they were taken right before doing a water change:
Friday 4/29
pH - 7.6 (has never changed since I've owned my tank)
NH4 - 0
NO2 - 0
NO3 - 5.0 ppm
PO4 - .5 ppm
Sunday 5/1
NH4 - 0
NO2 - 0
NO3 - 5.0 ppm
PO4 - 1.0 ppm
Anyone got any ideas? Im so sick of nasty looking water And I think it's really hurting my plants by blocking out the amount of light they can get. It sure looks like the white cloudiness I've seen associated with an Ammonia problem, but as you can see, my levels are literally 0. My tank is starting to look like a sewer and my plants are looking pretty awful too. I could really use some help here guys, this is really starting to get me down
OK, here's what Ive done:
1) Stopped dosing nutrients
2) Barely feeding at all (maybe 2 pellets every other day)
3) 50% water change every 3 days (treated with stress-coat after)
4) Lights on about 8-10 hours a day
The water is still very cloudy. The water is sort of greenish, but I would really discribe it as a milky white haze. It only looks a little better after I do the water change. Here are my readings over the last few days, they were taken right before doing a water change:
Friday 4/29
pH - 7.6 (has never changed since I've owned my tank)
NH4 - 0
NO2 - 0
NO3 - 5.0 ppm
PO4 - .5 ppm
Sunday 5/1
NH4 - 0
NO2 - 0
NO3 - 5.0 ppm
PO4 - 1.0 ppm
Anyone got any ideas? Im so sick of nasty looking water And I think it's really hurting my plants by blocking out the amount of light they can get. It sure looks like the white cloudiness I've seen associated with an Ammonia problem, but as you can see, my levels are literally 0. My tank is starting to look like a sewer and my plants are looking pretty awful too. I could really use some help here guys, this is really starting to get me down