my pH is 7.0, my dgH is normal and my nitrates are good as well, i use a water conditioner and filtered water, all components are where they should be but yet my water turns green constantly. WHat is the deal with my water!?!?!?!?!?!
2007-03-30 07:28:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Green water is free floating aglae and is probably the reason your nitrates are at 0. It needs two things to green up a tank like that, nutrients (nitrates) and light. I would suggest you increase the size of your weekly water changes to 35-45% and be sure to clean the gravel with a gravel siphon very well at each change. Keeping your tank light off when you aren't viewing the tank will help as well. Needless to say, if your tank gets direct sunlight, block it off as completely as possible. This will not cure it over night, but will eventually.
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2007-03-30 07:35:15 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing its perfect. Green happens. 2 ways to get rid of it, water changes or a U.V. Filter. Its suspended algae that makes the water green. The fish love it, but it's unsightly to look at. I wouldn't go adding chemicals to get rid of it, you might throw the system out of whack. My water has been every shade of green for the last 3 years. When it gets the color of pea soup and I can't see my fish any more I do a 100% water change. You know what? In 2 weeks its starts to turn green again. I have 4 large messy goldfish so I have to do more water changes than a normal aquarium. The green water seems like it inhances their colors too. So don't worry about green water or green algae, its good stuff, just ugly.
2007-03-30 15:07:39 · answer #2 · answered by Sunday P 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try changing the amount of light your tank is getting, It sounds like you have an algae bloom in progress.
Or if you want the lights on all the time you can change the bulbs you are using. Try getting bulbs with the lowest spectrum output range you can find. They don't emit the proper kind (spectrum) of light to allow plants to grow properly.
Also Is your tank near a window??? If it is you may want to consider moving it (hard) or cutting a piece of cardboard to block the section of the tank that gets light from the window (easy).
Good Luck.
E.
p.s. They sell chemicals that are supposed to kill off algae, but I don't recommend using them.
2007-03-30 14:36:12 · answer #3 · answered by > 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What size tank is this and how many fish and what types are they? How long has it been set up? Do you have live plants? The more information you provide, the better help you can get.
Make sure you are not overstocked. Make sure you are not over feeding. Make sure the tank gets no sunlight and that you aren't keeping the tank lights on for longer then necessary. Make sure you are doing water changes and gravel vaccuming regularly. Make sure if you have live plants that you aren't over-fertilizing.
2007-03-30 14:42:36 · answer #4 · answered by Ghapy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Water changes several times per week 10-15% of total water volume each time
keep lights off - shield from direct sunlight
don't use algae killer if you have live plants in your tank - they would die
2007-04-02 22:27:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋