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milindsaraswala
07-16-2008, 2:07 PM
Hi I have 4 Tiger barb,1 blue Garumi and melon sword as plant in my tank in few days my water start becoming green and I notice some green silk type algae are floating on the gravel .
Can somebody help me how to rid of it. thanx in advance
What is your lighting/tank size and how long do you keep lights on
When was the last time you did a gravel vac
How often do you feed fish
What are your water parameters??
milindsaraswala
07-16-2008, 3:23 PM
24 w lighting Now I stop putting light as tank started with algae my tank size is 10 gallon and not doing gravel vac and I have to check for water parameter. I will do that and let you know :)
The Zigman
07-16-2008, 3:28 PM
could be BGA?
is it like a thin film, that you can peel off in sheets? and it smells like fresh cut grass or uncooked corn on the cob..
got any pix?
Now it all depends on how long you had your lights on per day, how much you feed your fish. Also what is your filtration?? Did you disturb the gravel in the past week?
Do a large 50-60% wc today and another on friday. See if that helps solve the green water issue.