Sounds like you have algae. Post pic please. Is the tank by a lot of sun/light?
Cloudy Greenish Water
Hey everybody,
I was away from home for a month and had my girlfriend feed my P weekly for me while I was gone...But as you can image the water got pretty nasty over the course of a month without water and filter changes...I've been doing pretty frequent water changes for the last week (since I've been back) and my water won't clear up. It is greenish and cloudy in nature. I have one 4" Cariba in a 20Gal tank with 260gal/hour filtration...I keep it at about 83 degrees and neutral pH...What can I do to clear this up?
Thanks
I was away from home for a month and had my girlfriend feed my P weekly for me while I was gone...But as you can image the water got pretty nasty over the course of a month without water and filter changes...I've been doing pretty frequent water changes for the last week (since I've been back) and my water won't clear up. It is greenish and cloudy in nature. I have one 4" Cariba in a 20Gal tank with 260gal/hour filtration...I keep it at about 83 degrees and neutral pH...What can I do to clear this up?
Thanks
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How would light affect algae?Filo said:Sounds like you have algae. Post pic please. Is the tank by a lot of sun/light?
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I'll get a pic up when I can
do you know what photosynthesis is? algae will grow out of control in ANY tank if there is an excessive amount of light available... very nearby windows and tank lights on too long are the main causes in my experiencejelevy said:How would light affect algae?
I'll get a pic up when I can
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Yes of course I know photosynthesis - Thanks for your help...I think you guys are right...It's in the kitchen of my apartment and I'll have to just make sure lights are off all night...I think it might have started when I came home drunk the other night and forgot to turn off the light...I should put it on a timerjonscilz said:do you know what photosynthesis is? algae will grow out of control in ANY tank if there is an excessive amount of light available... very nearby windows and tank lights on too long are the main causes in my experience
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Thanks again guys!
hey how's the termperment of your solo P, ive been thinking of getting rid of one of mine, i only have two now and they have been more agro since the other one was murdered. is he boring or more agro?
thanks. not to derail or anything but this one seems to have been worked out.
thanks. not to derail or anything but this one seems to have been worked out.
yea timer is definately a good idea... i used to get algea blooms when i forgot to turn the lights out in the same situations as you at night. when i had the timer set to about 8 hours or a little less a day the algae cleared up. hope this helped!jelevy said:Yes of course I know photosynthesis - Thanks for your help...I think you guys are right...It's in the kitchen of my apartment and I'll have to just make sure lights are off all night...I think it might have started when I came home drunk the other night and forgot to turn off the light...I should put it on a timer
Thanks again guys!
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sh*t.... I got one today 2. So I just changed the filter pads and did a 30% water change. How long does it take to go away? I cant see my P.
Does it affect the fish? Do I do water changes frequently? Thanks
Does it affect the fish? Do I do water changes frequently? Thanks
Sounds like too many phosphates caused by high nitrates, too much lighting and lack of water changes. Keep the tank out f sun and any light, perform 20% water changes daily for a week, and cut down on feeding. You will be clear in no time. For your first water change you may want to make it around 33% unless you can match the PH and Temperature then maybe 50%.
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