So I set up a new 65, well not new, I had drained a tank and let it sit for 2 weeks with the gravel in it empty, with trumpet snails in the gravel (I tried to get some out). I refilled her, added 2 penguin 280s with full of biomax and floss (one with a carbon bag), and a AC 75 full of biomax and floss. Used a bio wheel or two from an established tank, let it sit for a week, then added two orandas. Light feeding, with daily water changes since. Its been about 3 weeks now, and I can't get the water to clear. Its milky soon after each water change.
I'm assuming the cycle was never finished, and its recycling daily?
Do I do less water changes?
At first it smelled a bit funky, i'm thinking the snails died off during the no water period?
Any thoughts?
By the way, i have 33 years experience so this isn't my first rodeo.
I have a terrible memory, so im sure this is happened before, but to my best recollection the cloudiness of a cycle has never lasted this long.
I'm thinking im getting constant mini-cycles? How do I stop them?
I'm assuming the cycle was never finished, and its recycling daily?
Do I do less water changes?
At first it smelled a bit funky, i'm thinking the snails died off during the no water period?
Any thoughts?
By the way, i have 33 years experience so this isn't my first rodeo.
I have a terrible memory, so im sure this is happened before, but to my best recollection the cloudiness of a cycle has never lasted this long.
I'm thinking im getting constant mini-cycles? How do I stop them?