For months this tank that sits on my desk set up in September last year, has been cloudy. I could not work out why it was going cloudy even after water changes and clarifying treatments. The image below shows how bad the cloudiness got, there is a large piece of wood in the middle left somewhere...
In the end (after some help from people on this forum
) I think it might have been caused by the wood and the aquasoil I used. Found the wood was decaying quicker than usual for that type and the aquasoil broke down into a fine sediment that clogged the filter. Probably a bit of an overload of organics in the water.
I gave up trying to fix the problem and moved the fish into a temporary tank. Then I completely emptied and cleaned out this tank. Not sure what I will do with the sand and aquasoil, but I might use the wood in a terrarium build I'm planning...
So I've got fresh wood, clean sand, new plants, awesome fake dino skull I've always wanted, and a new filter (cycled media from another established tank). Fingers crossed this fresh start leads to a long term healthy aquarium!
(That slight haze is from the sand...)
I am absolutely loving this new scape! Probably the best build I have done so far!
In the end (after some help from people on this forum
) I think it might have been caused by the wood and the aquasoil I used. Found the wood was decaying quicker than usual for that type and the aquasoil broke down into a fine sediment that clogged the filter. Probably a bit of an overload of organics in the water.I gave up trying to fix the problem and moved the fish into a temporary tank. Then I completely emptied and cleaned out this tank. Not sure what I will do with the sand and aquasoil, but I might use the wood in a terrarium build I'm planning...
So I've got fresh wood, clean sand, new plants, awesome fake dino skull I've always wanted, and a new filter (cycled media from another established tank). Fingers crossed this fresh start leads to a long term healthy aquarium!
(That slight haze is from the sand...)
I am absolutely loving this new scape! Probably the best build I have done so far!
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