Green Water..

[lns0mniax]

i have a green water algae problem... how do i treat it?

 

[2day]

first of all, can you give us more information on the tank itself?

Ok... If the tank is directly opposite or near a window, and heaps of light is able to get into it; try and block the light from the window.

Or you can try keeping the tank in total darkness if you want to...

Or, a more simple method would be to buy a uv steriliser which kills off the bacteria, leaving you with clean, clear water..

Hope that helps!

 

[lns0mniax]

first of all, can you give us more information on the tank itself?

Ok... If the tank is directly opposite or near a window, and heaps of light is able to get into it; try and block the light from the window.

Or you can try keeping the tank in total darkness if you want to...

Or, a more simple method would be to buy a uv steriliser which kills off the bacteria, leaving you with clean, clear water..

Hope that helps!

no direct sun light.. had the lights off for a few days too now.. the water just stays green. even though i do 25% water change everyweek..

 

[Musho3210]

how often do you clean the filters? How much do you feed? What do you feed?

 

[lns0mniax]

how often do you clean the filters? How much do you feed? What do you feed?

clean it once a every 2 weeks.. change the pad once a month.. feed flakes x5 days bloodworms x1 day sinking pellets every other day and i dont feed them 1 day out of the week.

 

[Musho3210]

wait.... do you mean you feed flakes 5 times a week or 5 times a day?

 

[lns0mniax]

wait.... do you mean you feed flakes 5 times a week or 5 times a day?

five times a week once a day each

 

[Musho3210]

ok. This happened to me, i followed the rules and everything, when i got it i did a black out, 2 fish died in the black out, no idea why, the closest explanation is the filter strainer fell off and they got sucked in the filter. I tried no more feeding, didnt work, i tried no more fertilization, didnt work, in the end i bought the darn uvs.

 

[lns0mniax]

ok. This happened to me, i followed the rules and everything, when i got it i did a black out, 2 fish died in the black out, no idea why, the closest explanation is the filter strainer fell off and they got sucked in the filter. I tried no more feeding, didnt work, i tried no more fertilization, didnt work, in the end i bought the darn uvs.

the thing is i dont have enough budget to buy a uvs.. was wondering if theres any other way besides chemicals..

 

[Musho3210]

try a black out? You have to go farther than having lights off, you need to cover the tank in dark material so NO light can enter at all.

 

[Chrispixx]

blackout worked for me. but you still need to address the original problem, that is.. find out why you have algae in the first place.