I just recently setup a 1.5 Ft exculsive shrimp tank. The shop guy suggested me to put only ADA aquasoil... so i did it...
My tank is clouding & my shrimps keep scratching their back & tail...even after 2 weeks. Havent had any deaths in the tank yet.
I have cherry, Mosquito shrimps, Ottos & a small pleco.
ADA is supposed to be good of the tank .. what have i done wrong?
2007-04-11 17:43:11 · 2 answers · asked by Sanjay P 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Yes i did clean the ada a lot before putting in & changed the water many times... but the ada still makes the water cloudy...in addition my filter isnt so powerful to stir the water
2007-04-11 18:08:11 · update #1
Most substrates that are specialized for growing live plants generally have this effect. I know that many have problems with Seachem's flourite (i know i have). TI rinsed it out for 2 straight days (3 hours each) and still my water is terribly cloudy (zero visibility). The best way to solve this is to put some polishing filter floss pads (or water polishing pads) to trap the dust particles in the water and just clean it out or replace it afterwards. After a week or so you will gradually see that it will get clearer.
2007-04-11 20:24:15 · answer #1 · answered by flipnotik 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've not had any experience with ADA. The only thing I can think of is did you rinse it off before adding it to the tank? Almost all substrates recommend you do this.
I have a cleaner shrimp in my saltwater and he is constantly cleaning/scratching himself, but if your water is still cloudy, then you have a problem. I've never had freshwater so I couldn't help you with that.
2007-04-11 17:57:52 · answer #2 · answered by Chris C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋