My tank completed a mini cycle about a week ago as I had a big tidy up and clean.
Water parameters are good:
pH : 6.8-7
Ammonia : 0ppm
Nitrite : 0ppm
Nitrate: 30ppm (I have heavily planted tank which I’ve recently made some changes to. I’m trying to get the Nitrates down)
I do notice a very, very slight cloudiness to the water though that’s more obvious if viewing tank length wise (from the side).
I did give the filter another rinse yesterday and noticed tank water turned greenish after rinsing. I would say there are some plant matter there but not as bad last week when I did the major tidy up.
The weird thing is that the cloudiness seems to be more obvious when the LED lights are on full brightness. I have the lights dimmed to 30% in the evenings and turned off at night and don’t really notice the cloudiness.
Anyway my gut feeling is to leave it alone as I don’t think it’s causing any harm. It would be ideal if I could get crystal clear water but I don’t really mind it as long as it’s not causing any harm to fish.
Just would appreciate some thoughts.
Water parameters are good:
pH : 6.8-7
Ammonia : 0ppm
Nitrite : 0ppm
Nitrate: 30ppm (I have heavily planted tank which I’ve recently made some changes to. I’m trying to get the Nitrates down)
I do notice a very, very slight cloudiness to the water though that’s more obvious if viewing tank length wise (from the side).
I did give the filter another rinse yesterday and noticed tank water turned greenish after rinsing. I would say there are some plant matter there but not as bad last week when I did the major tidy up.
The weird thing is that the cloudiness seems to be more obvious when the LED lights are on full brightness. I have the lights dimmed to 30% in the evenings and turned off at night and don’t really notice the cloudiness.
Anyway my gut feeling is to leave it alone as I don’t think it’s causing any harm. It would be ideal if I could get crystal clear water but I don’t really mind it as long as it’s not causing any harm to fish.
Just would appreciate some thoughts.
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