55 gal planted (5 plants); Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 10, PH 7.2, GH 6, KH 4
Tank Finished cycling Sat. 4/5; I added more fish, no mini-cycle happened, no spikes of any kind. Since the cycle finished I've done 20-25% water changes both Saturdays that have passed, & still my problem remains. At first I thought is was because the tank wasn't done cycling yet, now I just don't know.
The problem is the yellowish tinge of the water, which has been like that since just a few days after the tank was set up on 3/10. I have natural colored pebbles (alot of white, some brown, beige, black, bone, etc.) for gravel, and the pebbles have been progressively getting a darker yellowish/brownish (more yellow) tinge, too.
I do not have any driftwood at all. My 10 gallon water is from the same tap, & is crystal clear. 2 weeks ago I added a media bag with extra carbon in it, & it hasn't helped a bit; My last water change (Saturday), I replaced one filter cartridge & rinsed the other (Penguin 330). (I also have a UGF).
Fish seem fine, eat well, but my tank is not as beautiful as it could be, and I am at my wit's end. I did have brown algae on my plant leaves, but since the addition of my cute little oto's, it was gone within two days!
Why is it like this? What can I do? Thank you for any responses!
- I love this site and have learned a great deal here, & recommend it to anyone i know who talks about their aquarium problems.
Tank Finished cycling Sat. 4/5; I added more fish, no mini-cycle happened, no spikes of any kind. Since the cycle finished I've done 20-25% water changes both Saturdays that have passed, & still my problem remains. At first I thought is was because the tank wasn't done cycling yet, now I just don't know.
The problem is the yellowish tinge of the water, which has been like that since just a few days after the tank was set up on 3/10. I have natural colored pebbles (alot of white, some brown, beige, black, bone, etc.) for gravel, and the pebbles have been progressively getting a darker yellowish/brownish (more yellow) tinge, too.
I do not have any driftwood at all. My 10 gallon water is from the same tap, & is crystal clear. 2 weeks ago I added a media bag with extra carbon in it, & it hasn't helped a bit; My last water change (Saturday), I replaced one filter cartridge & rinsed the other (Penguin 330). (I also have a UGF).
Fish seem fine, eat well, but my tank is not as beautiful as it could be, and I am at my wit's end. I did have brown algae on my plant leaves, but since the addition of my cute little oto's, it was gone within two days!
Why is it like this? What can I do? Thank you for any responses!
- I love this site and have learned a great deal here, & recommend it to anyone i know who talks about their aquarium problems.
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