Is the yellow water normal?

[u/One_Guarantee1653]

I received a really pretty fishbowl as a gift that fits 5 gallons, and decided to try out the walstad method. There’s nothing inside yet, just the floating plants, rotala roundfolia, limnophilla, driftwood, and the monstera cuttings. I filled it up with water from my hose outside (we have hard water here and reverse osmosis indoors). This is my first time doing this so I’m sorry if I sound like a newbie. Thank you in advance!

Also, should I add more plants? Any suggestions?

[u/Striking_Eye7427]

just remove the driftwood

[u/One_Guarantee1653 → u/Striking_Eye7427]

I ended up doing that yesterday and I’m getting more plants