Sorry for the long-winded post, but I have waited for years to have my first tropical aquarium, but not sure I am being advised by the retailer on the setup.
Here goes...
SuperFish Quadro 70 Aquarium
Betta Choice Decorative Substrate – 10kg
SuperFish Filter Cartridge – Corner Filter 100
Betta Aquarium Heater – 100w (Thermal Compact)
Mangrove Wood decoration
1 x Microsorum Pteropus Greens
2 x Anubias Heterophylla
1 x Anubias Nana
25ml Aqua Start (Columbo) added 27.12.23.
The water was tested and agreed with the retailer that the Ph values, etc, were good to go for fish to be added to the tank, despite the ‘bronze’ colouring of the water, which I was assured would disappear quite quickly. 2 x Angel Fish and 6 Platy’s were added on 30.12.23.
A week later and the tank does not look right to me. There is a scum build up around the top of the water line; the water is still a ‘bronze’ colour; the filter is also scummy. I am hoping the photos show what I am talking about.
The fish appear happy and settled, but I am concerned that the tank setup is not right. Is it the mangrove wood that is the problem?
If anyone can advise on what is going wrong, or perhaps this is normal, but it does not look like any set up that I have read about or viewed on the many YouTube and Facebook channels, and the books that I have.
Help!
Here goes...
SuperFish Quadro 70 Aquarium
Betta Choice Decorative Substrate – 10kg
SuperFish Filter Cartridge – Corner Filter 100
Betta Aquarium Heater – 100w (Thermal Compact)
Mangrove Wood decoration
1 x Microsorum Pteropus Greens
2 x Anubias Heterophylla
1 x Anubias Nana
25ml Aqua Start (Columbo) added 27.12.23.
The water was tested and agreed with the retailer that the Ph values, etc, were good to go for fish to be added to the tank, despite the ‘bronze’ colouring of the water, which I was assured would disappear quite quickly. 2 x Angel Fish and 6 Platy’s were added on 30.12.23.
A week later and the tank does not look right to me. There is a scum build up around the top of the water line; the water is still a ‘bronze’ colour; the filter is also scummy. I am hoping the photos show what I am talking about.
The fish appear happy and settled, but I am concerned that the tank setup is not right. Is it the mangrove wood that is the problem?
If anyone can advise on what is going wrong, or perhaps this is normal, but it does not look like any set up that I have read about or viewed on the many YouTube and Facebook channels, and the books that I have.
Help!