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Hi All,
I have a 4 gallon, heated, filtered, cycled & planted tank (not NPT, no substrate, just gravel) and accidentally overfed on Wednesday because I switched from ghost shrimp to red cherry shrimp and forgot the littler RCS wouldn't eat as much. Now the water is disgustingly cloudy.
I did a 75% water change this morning by siphon to get as much gunk out from the gravel as possible, but the water after settling for an hour is still clouded. Treated fresh water with Prime before adding to the tank. Question is, can I now rely on the filter (Penguin Mini with fresh media as of yesterday) to take care of this, or am I going to have to do another change? Should I do it today and keep going until the water is clear or should I let it settle for a few days and see where we're at?
Current water params:
Ammonia = 0ppm
Nitrite = 0ppm
Nitrate = 5ppm
pH = 6.8
I have a 4 gallon, heated, filtered, cycled & planted tank (not NPT, no substrate, just gravel) and accidentally overfed on Wednesday because I switched from ghost shrimp to red cherry shrimp and forgot the littler RCS wouldn't eat as much. Now the water is disgustingly cloudy.
I did a 75% water change this morning by siphon to get as much gunk out from the gravel as possible, but the water after settling for an hour is still clouded. Treated fresh water with Prime before adding to the tank. Question is, can I now rely on the filter (Penguin Mini with fresh media as of yesterday) to take care of this, or am I going to have to do another change? Should I do it today and keep going until the water is clear or should I let it settle for a few days and see where we're at?
Current water params:
Ammonia = 0ppm
Nitrite = 0ppm
Nitrate = 5ppm
pH = 6.8