Hi everyone,
My name is Jim. I'm new to the forum and had a question. I have a 30 gallon African Cichlid tank going for about three weeks now and have added a couple of fish. 4 to be exact. I noticed last week a milky white cloudiness in the tank. I'm going to assume it's bacteria bloom. I've let the tank run for another week with daily 20% water changes and substrate vacuuming to pick up some of the extra waste. I do not overfeed...
(only feed what the fish can eat within 3 minutes and scoop out any remainder.)
I am also running a Marineland HOT 250 canister filter.
My Water readings are as follows:
Nitrate: 0-20 which reads as safe.
Nitrite: 0-0.5
Total Hardness: Between 25-75 (Which is really soft)
Total Alkalinity: Between 180-300 more towards 300(Which is high)
PH: Between 8.0 and 8.5
Now I also have a Seachem PH Ammonia detector which is telling me that my ammonia is at a safe level. Cannot figure out what is going on??? I also included a photo of the tank in question.
Any help would be appreciated.
Jim
My name is Jim. I'm new to the forum and had a question. I have a 30 gallon African Cichlid tank going for about three weeks now and have added a couple of fish. 4 to be exact. I noticed last week a milky white cloudiness in the tank. I'm going to assume it's bacteria bloom. I've let the tank run for another week with daily 20% water changes and substrate vacuuming to pick up some of the extra waste. I do not overfeed...
(only feed what the fish can eat within 3 minutes and scoop out any remainder.)
I am also running a Marineland HOT 250 canister filter.
My Water readings are as follows:
Nitrate: 0-20 which reads as safe.
Nitrite: 0-0.5
Total Hardness: Between 25-75 (Which is really soft)
Total Alkalinity: Between 180-300 more towards 300(Which is high)
PH: Between 8.0 and 8.5
Now I also have a Seachem PH Ammonia detector which is telling me that my ammonia is at a safe level. Cannot figure out what is going on??? I also included a photo of the tank in question.
Any help would be appreciated.
Jim