I have a 36 gallon tank with hang in the back equipment. I've been having a section of my sand that looks clear in the morning and brown in the evening. Yesterday, I came home and it was pretty bad. I realized that it was because I forgot to plug back in one of my powerheads from when I fed the night before. So, only one small powerhead was running all day.
I read that it could be something else and to see if it reacts with hydrogen peroxide. I scooped some up and it definitely reacts with hydrogen peroxide.
I've been testing with a salifert kit and my nitrates have been about 15 and my phosphate is undetectable. The salifert doesn't change color at all. It looks like water. I'm not sure what I should do. Do I first need to look at it under a microscope? Do I just need to rearrange my powerheads to get more flow? I have a diamond watchman goby and he only seems to stay on one side of the tank. That side has pristine sand. He doesn't touch the other side
I read that it could be something else and to see if it reacts with hydrogen peroxide. I scooped some up and it definitely reacts with hydrogen peroxide.
I've been testing with a salifert kit and my nitrates have been about 15 and my phosphate is undetectable. The salifert doesn't change color at all. It looks like water. I'm not sure what I should do. Do I first need to look at it under a microscope? Do I just need to rearrange my powerheads to get more flow? I have a diamond watchman goby and he only seems to stay on one side of the tank. That side has pristine sand. He doesn't touch the other side