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@Duke Silver I did and it was a little green and cloudy. I didn't know if doing that little bit of a water change every couple of days would help take some of the cloudiness away or not. Water parameters are still fine with nitrates still around 10 ppm

I wanted to get everyone's opinion on this. I haven't done anything extra so don't freak-out lol. But I've kind if been reading and trying to educate myself more, and one thing i've read is small water changes like 10% won't affect the cycle or slow it down as bacteria is growing on the surfaces and n the filters, but obviously if it is a bacterial bloom there is some in the direct floating water. I added some more plants, plan on adding a little more this weekend. But would a 10-20% water change once a week just taking from the top of the water affect the cycle? not touching the substrate or the filters, just taking direct water

Thanks to everyone for their feedback! it is much appreciated. ordered some of that filter material to clear the water, gonna buy more plants this weekend, other than that i'll just be waiting. I'll update when the tank looks gorgeous lol

also the clearer picture is before the 4 vallisneria plants, rainbow cichlid and 2 gourami

Yes the worse picture is about a week ago, the clearer picture is two days ago. But it's a little cloudier than that now

Thank you so much for the help! I'll update if there are any further issues.

@Duke Silver Ok thanks! Is there anything i could do to help the process? and also should i do any water changes or clean the filter sponges while it's cycling?

@ARMYVET i did use the safestart bacteria for the tank when starting it. i have a fluval 70 and fluval 50 hang on backs as well as a large sponge filter. @Duke Silver i did use 5 squirts of the coop fertilizer. no driftwood

Thanks for your reply! It's actually been about 2 weeks at this point. 1. At its worst it was kind of a light orange-light green color. now it's a little more white-light orange. I'm not sure if the light off the substrate is affecting the color. 2. Ph 7.2, nitrates 10 ppm, ammonia 0, nitrites 0 3. yes i have 3 batches of amazon swords and 4 batches of vallisneria

Hi everyone. I'm having a really hard time clearing up my water in my new 55 gallon. Fluval dirt substrate, i let the tank cycle for about a week before adding fish. I currently have 8 corydoras, 1 rainbow cichlid, 2 gourami. In terms of water parameter benchmarks, all the levels are pretty much perfect. The local fish store told me to put purigen in the filter, which i did and it seemed to help a little but the pack got very dirty. Any helpful advice?

I have a community tank, with a showpiece angelfish. about 7 tetras, 3 mollies. What other fish could i have, possibly more colorful mollies, maybe different tetra breeds, but what other fish could i add to diversify the tank? and how much more could i add? currently in a 29 gallon tank.