by A. Paul Ing <tristansaintjohnREMOVE@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Jun 26, 2007 at 05:52 PM
Quit crapping in it!
On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:44:58 GMT, ".D.E."
<arcadeguy6@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
<<>>After changing my substrate to RedSea Flourish, my tank has been
cloudy and
<<>>a dust has been settling on everything. I did rinse the gravel
lightly,
<<>>against what the bag recommended.
<<>>I've had the tank for 6 years now and haven't ANY of these problems.
<<>>
<<>>Parameters:
<<>>NO3: 12.5
<<>>NO2: <.1
<<>>Ammonia: 0
<<>>Phos: 0
<<>>PH 6.8
<<>>Iron: 0
<<>>
<<>>40% water change, nothing added. Water still pea green.
<<>>
<<>>66 gallon tank.
<<>>
<<>>These problems started AFTER I replaced the substrate with Red Sea
Flora
<<>>Base Plant Substrate
<<>>The water remained cloudy, plants seem to be covered in some sort of
dust
<<>>all the time.
<<>>
<<>>Did the black out thing for 5 days. Water looked a little better. Only
80
<<>>watts of light on the tank now. Water turning green again.
<<>>
<<>>Suggestions?
