Cindy L

Thank you! The reason I replaced some water is because my ph, buffer and hardness are high. Can I introduce a betta into hard water?

I used one bag of bio active gravel, plus added fritzzyme live nitrifying bacteria intially. I weekly add easy green and use fritz completewater conditioner when adding water. I planted tank on the 10 th, added a small amount of water that evaporated. Yesterday, I cleaned tank taking out 1/3 of water. That’s when the cloudiness and increased nitrate occured, it is sublte. Trying to send pic. Thank you!

Hi I am new to this And need some help. I just started up new 5 gallon planted tank 12 days ago. I changed 1/3 of water, now my water is slightly cloudy with an increase of nitrates, test strip shows 50, was 0 prior to water change, what do I need to do? Should I have cleaned during cycling? Thank you