Hi! I'm new here and I was hoping you guys could help me with my little dilemma seeing as though you guys provide gr8 advice
I wanted to upgrade my betta from his 1 gallon tank so I bought a new 5 gallon tank which I began to cycle 2 days ago using the food method (the food is inside a stocking floating in the tank to prevent messes). I noticed today that the water was pretty murky..
The parameters are:
nitrate: 10
nitrite: .8
hardness: soft
alkalinity: 40
pH: 7.9
Are there water changes I should be doing? I'm following the thread that's around here about the methods.. Am I doing something wrong?? I want my Gastly to be comfortable in his new home...
I wanted to upgrade my betta from his 1 gallon tank so I bought a new 5 gallon tank which I began to cycle 2 days ago using the food method (the food is inside a stocking floating in the tank to prevent messes). I noticed today that the water was pretty murky..
The parameters are:
nitrate: 10
nitrite: .8
hardness: soft
alkalinity: 40
pH: 7.9
Are there water changes I should be doing? I'm following the thread that's around here about the methods.. Am I doing something wrong?? I want my Gastly to be comfortable in his new home...