all i have to say is bravo insert award here______ =) thanks everyone here for your info i'm currently battling cloudy water for about a month now it gets cloudy during the evening more so today is day one of willow branches in the tank , ill take before and after photos and post parameters of the start date and the end date thx all again sincerely Doc Mason
Start date water parameters and photo
Tank size 25 gal
Nitrate/NO3 ==0-5 ppm
Nitrite/NO2 ==.3
Ammonia/NH3 & NH4 ==0
pH ==7.0
kH ==5 degrees
gH ==180
Carbon source ==DIY cO2 1 gallon jug @ 1bblps @ 15 ppm
Phosphate/PO4 ==0
Iron/Fe ==0-0.1
Ave Temp. ==79F
Filtration ==HOB whisper 400 series filter no carbon
Light ==Coralife 65w 50/50,10k bulb on for about 12 hours a day also recieves some natural sunlight early morning approx. 6-8 am
No special substrate,river sand
Ferts ==Seachem flourish, flourish tabs
about 20 in of fish so a nice heafty bioload
I do 20% wc every 3-5 days or sooner depending on tests also i use a hagen master test kit liquid reagents used to test water
