'slightly' Green Water!

[divegirl]

Hi, I have just set up a new brackish tank, it's taking it's time due to work commitments . I got the sand and rocks in a week ago, I washed the sand even though it is play sand and the rocks were scrubbed [dead ocean rock]. I added a good few cups of salt just to get it going but today when I have uncovered it to add the rest of the salt [it's covered due to direct sunlight [and me not having the time to get the new curtains up]] the water is slightly green!!!
Will it be ok to leave it and hope the colour goes....or do I have to start again .....please no!!!!!!

It's not horrendously coloured, just a slight tint to the water! [Looks clear in a glass]

Lisa x

 

[Sara0229]

I had this problem in my snail tank once but it seemed to be caused by over feeding. You said there are not creatures in your tank yet? Hmmm... Well to solve the problem I would try water changes, that's what cleared up my tank. And if you're limiting light that would help I should think.

What are your plans for inhabitants for the tank?

 

[divegirl]

Hi, no there's nothing in there yet. I'm having a noghtmare with this tank and am on the point of starting again
It's now showing high ammonia due [I think] to the dead ocean rock in there! I was told it may/would cause a spike but I suppose as it's a new tank there's no 'good bacteria' to kill it off! I was planning on running my old Fluval 4 along side the new external and letting it seed!

It's for my two juvie Green Spotted Puffers, so there's no way they are going near it until it's perfect. What's really peeing me off is I just got the sp right now it looks like the whole lot of water is going to have to be dumped!

Lisa x

 

[TheHolding]

Having a tank by the window is not a good idea as it prompts algea growth.

Is there anywhere you can move it too? I personally would not do a water change, the higher the ammonia the better for a fishless cycle. In fact if you purchase household ammonia (about £1 in Boots) and add ammonia daily so that it reads 4.0 your tank will cycle within 4 weeks.

When your tank can eliminate 4.0 ammonia and have zero nitrite in 24 hours your tank is cycled! Good luck!

Oh and be sure to use marine salt not aquarium salt for a brackish tank.

 

[divegirl]

Having a tank by the window is not a good idea as it prompts algea growth.

Is there anywhere you can move it too? I personally would not do a water change, the higher the ammonia the better for a fishless cycle. In fact if you purchase household ammonia (about £1 in Boots) and add ammonia daily so that it reads 4.0 your tank will cycle within 4 weeks.

When your tank can eliminate 4.0 ammonia and have zero nitrite in 24 hours your tank is cycled! Good luck!

Oh and be sure to use marine salt not aquarium salt for a brackish tank.

Hi, should have explained better.....the tank is not by a window it is in the other side of the room but as the room has a very large window there is no where it can go without the sun touching it....new blinds going up asap!
I an not doing a fishless cycle I will be directly seeding the filter from my existing brackish tank..

Any way ....I have bitten the bullet so to speak and have drained the tank completely and am right this second in the middle of my second 90% water change....the water is now....obviously crystal clear but is still showing ammonia after and hour of running....bloody rocks!

Lisa x