Yellow cloudy water?

[TexSun]

Wow you haven't touched the gravel since that long? Gasses build up when you leave substrate sitting there and when you move them around, it causes all kinds of havoc like discolored water and ammonia spikes. If you gravel vac it when you do water changes, it won't do that.

+1!

[allysangels]

thats why my tanks are all either bare glass bottoms or heavily planted. i'm not sure, but the plants seem to keep gases from accumulating. i hope so, since i've always heard not to vac a planted tank b/c of the root systems... and i don't... now i have doubts.

[mistahoo]

thats why my tanks are all either bare glass bottoms or heavily planted. i'm not sure, but the plants seem to keep gases from accumulating. i hope so, since i've always heard not to vac a planted tank b/c of the root systems... and i don't... now i have doubts.

I've heard that too. The bit about plants taking in the gasses and not to vac a planted

[ScorpiosWife]

All the substrate & water was removed leaving a completely empty tank & all the tanks got 100% new water after the substrate was removed (minus what was in the HOB & canister, didn't touch those), so it couldn't have been gasses. Of course, we removed the fish first, lol. I test parameters weekly and all have been consistant.

Throughout the day I tested the ammonia level and it steadily dropped after adding some water conditioner & AmQuel. Late this afternoon, it dropped to 0. After adding a test fish at that point & waiting a few hours, the rest of the clan is back in the Hell's Angel tank.

All of your input is greatly appreciated! I learn so much from yall. I think Sunny probably hit the nail on the head this time... I wasn't home when hubby emptied the tank and no one conditioned the new water! DOH!

[mistahoo]

They could possibly have been trapped in your filters

[troy tucker]

No conditioner. That would do it.
Now you need to post new pictures...

[SunnyHouTX]

Yup, that would do it.

[SunnyHouTX]

And yeah, pics please

[ScorpiosWife]

Coming right up!

[SunnyHouTX]

So y'all making it to the Aquarium?

[ScorpiosWife]

Yep, bikini car wash & aquarium all in one day. Schwing!

[troy tucker]

Looks great!

[ScorpiosWife]

I don't like the layout, but it's hubby's tank so I let him do his thang. The rainbow shark loves the PVC maze he made for it & likes to swim through the holes on the flower pot, too. Pretty cute to watch it playing.

[SunnyHouTX]

If only rainbow sharks were schooling fish...

[Fishmaker]

glad your tank is cleaned up. looking real good. something i use to keep my water crystal clear is purigen works great. and it helps keep my ammonia, nitrite and nitrate stable :].