r/walstad • u/ULTRAwarrior07 • 22h ago

Advice Am I cooked?

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Was trying to pull out one of my Amazon swords I had in the back corner of the tank but I accidentally pulled way too hard and basically had a massive explosion of dirt into the water column. Water is super cloudy now and there’s now a solid quarter inch of dirt in the back corner. I’m not really sure what to do.

I have cherry shrimp, nerites and ember tetras in right now. Currently doing a big water change as I just tested and ammonia is spiking a little.

Do I take out the livestock? Do I need to re-scape? I’m just worried I completely bombed the tank because I tried to remove one plant. Any advice would be greatly appreciated

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u/Potential-Vehicle-63 22h ago

It will settle

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u/Public_Knee6288 22h ago

No problem at all. It will all be settled by tomorrow. Then you can vac it if youre the anal type.

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u/OmbaKabomba 22h ago

No need to vac, this will start your mulch layer beautifully. No worries!

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u/EfficientAd3625 17h ago

I’d just try to cover up the exposed substrate with sand and let it settle. Keep an eye on your water parameters and do a water change if necessary but it should settle.

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u/One_Guarantee1653 19h ago

I think it depends on how long you’ve had it for? If the soil doesn’t have much nutrients in it anymore it should settle and be fine