tennis4you
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I am struggling with what seems to be a lot of particles of some sort in the tank. They settle on the plants and then they do not look as good.
I was originally doing water changes once a week, maybe 33% each time. I have bumped that up to twice a week, about 50% each time. That seems to help but not solving the issue. Although I have only done that for 3 weeks so that is only 6 water changes.
I am attaching an image, the small plants up close seem to get coated with stuff, the algae eaters will get some of it off now and then, but not all of it. Not sure if that is algae or if I have other issues.
I do have small amounts of BBA around and some other algae. I am struggling big time with this tank. I have CO2 going (couldn't tell you how much CO2 is int he water though). I am slamming in about 4-5 bubbles per second in a 30 gallon tank, the fish seem to be OK.
Picture below. Any thoughts on why there would seem to be so many particles in the tank. If I do anything in the tank it just stirs it all up and then it settles on the plants.
I was originally doing water changes once a week, maybe 33% each time. I have bumped that up to twice a week, about 50% each time. That seems to help but not solving the issue. Although I have only done that for 3 weeks so that is only 6 water changes.
I am attaching an image, the small plants up close seem to get coated with stuff, the algae eaters will get some of it off now and then, but not all of it. Not sure if that is algae or if I have other issues.
I do have small amounts of BBA around and some other algae. I am struggling big time with this tank. I have CO2 going (couldn't tell you how much CO2 is int he water though). I am slamming in about 4-5 bubbles per second in a 30 gallon tank, the fish seem to be OK.
Picture below. Any thoughts on why there would seem to be so many particles in the tank. If I do anything in the tank it just stirs it all up and then it settles on the plants.