Advice for planted tank and betta

[Ayjx]

Hi guys, my tank is around 3 weeks old, got my betta around the same time.

noticed that my betta fins are getting torn. The tank has ammonia spike, trying to deal with that, with 50% water change, daily (thinking of getting the API quick start, not sure if that might help). The tank also has a hair algae problem. I am putting off sunlight to deal with that. Nitrite and Nitrate tested 0.

Any advice how to improve the tank water parameters and also help the betta regrow its fins? should I remove him into a smaller tank till the main tank water parameters get better?

I have:

8 tetras
4 otos
1 betta

in the tank.

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[BettaGups]

Hi guys, my tank is around 3 weeks old, got my betta around the same time.

noticed that my betta fins are getting torn. The tank has ammonia spike, trying to deal with that, with 50% water change, daily (thinking of getting the API quick start, not sure if that might help). The tank also has a hair algae problem. I am putting off sunlight to deal with that. Nitrite and Nitrate tested 0.

Any advice how to improve the tank water parameters and also help the betta regrow its fins? should I remove him into a smaller tank till the main tank water parameters get better?

I have:

8 tetras
4 otos
1 betta

in the tank.

IMG-4597.jpg
IMG-4600.JPG

Think its cause the tank isn't properly cycled. It should get better if you introduce some good bacteria into the tank. If you have a friend that have a healthy mature cycled tank, maybe get a piece of their old filter media (keep it wet) and add it to your tank.

Also for your betta, you should give some medication for its fin rot.

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[Ayjx]

Think its cause the tank isn't properly cycled. It should get better if you introduce some good bacteria into the tank. If you have a friend that have a healthy mature cycled tank, maybe get a piece of their old filter media (keep it wet) and add it to your tank.

Also for your betta, you should give some medication for its fin rot.

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Thank you!

[MattGQ]

Ayjx, hi there. Few weeks ago, when I was facing the same issues with water I've tried a lot of things to change my always-dirty water to more clean and healthy. So, believe me or not, but one of the things that helped me with that, by it's functions of refilling, was a faucet (one of these: https://cozyhousetoday.com/best-pot-filler-kitchen-faucets/), that's ordinary made for kitchens. But I've connected it with some automation system and for now it works well by auto-filling my tank. And of course, huge part of resolving issue made by simple filters.