So a few months ago I figured if I use a quarter cup of salt per new gallon during a WC I would get SG at 1.006.
Eventually my SG raises to 1.008
Then all of a sudden my eel stops eating and I find out the SG is at 1.003/4.
I raised my SG to .006 and then I did a nearly 50% WC with 1.009 and then my SG is down to .004/5. What is going on? Can SG just lower?
If it makes a difference, I sucked out a lot of the sand (deliberately) during the last water change to remove some of the black sand from the bottom. Also the tank smelled of dirty fish water very strong.
The tank is furnished with playsand and lacerock. I also have a ton of long hair algae in the tank.
Eventually my SG raises to 1.008
Then all of a sudden my eel stops eating and I find out the SG is at 1.003/4.
I raised my SG to .006 and then I did a nearly 50% WC with 1.009 and then my SG is down to .004/5. What is going on? Can SG just lower?
If it makes a difference, I sucked out a lot of the sand (deliberately) during the last water change to remove some of the black sand from the bottom. Also the tank smelled of dirty fish water very strong.
The tank is furnished with playsand and lacerock. I also have a ton of long hair algae in the tank.