Argh.. Bad Water Quality.. ??

ArkAngel

ArkAngel

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Hi, I'm new.. :hi:

Anywho - I'm not sure if this is the correct section but at least it'll be out there, right? ;)

Kso.. I've had this particular 10g for about a year now. After buying this new tank the water was clear, never a problem for about 6 mos then did routine cleaning and then BAM! Started getting green water. :( I've done complete water changes, washed rocks, everything, even dumped in some Algae-be-gone tablets, etc, nothing has worked!

I recently invested in an undergravel filter w/powerhead to see if that would help some. Well after the latest re-do the water was clear for about 4 days (YAY!) and now it's starting to take on a yellowish green color and get a little cloudy. Normally I'd drop in a tablet to clear it up but it only seems to make it worse.

Well.. why does my water keep going green on me? I've tried everything and I'm at my wits end. I think I'm going insane. :sad:
 
Oh man that bandwith downtime was killer! >.<

I'm kind of a newb when it comes to this.. I have to add Nitrates? And where might I find/buy these? I've looked but only found products that remove them.
 
Another thing you may want to do is get some live plants that inhibit algae growth.

Anachairis is a good one as it thrives on the nutrients that algae needs to live & grow.

Example...Plant eats/absorbes the nutrients that algae needs to grow...algae doesn't grow. Or doesn't grow anywhere near as fast.
 
Hmm.. I'll look into the live plants. But in the meantime I'd like to get my tank clear. It's pea soup green at the moment.

Where would I find/buy the nitrates the other thread suggested?
 
Green Water is a Pita algae that does not respond readily to conventional algae removing strategies.

A UV sterilizer will kill it.
A Diatom filter will filter it out.
Water changes are not very effective unless combined with identifying the source of the nutrients which are keeping the bloom fed.

This algae is generally triggered by ammonium, urea, or organic nutrients like phosphates. Common sources for these would be overfeeding, too many fish, decaying plant material, lack of water changes and poor vacuuming.

I would look there to find the solution and the algae will go away, IMO you have a maintenance/ husbandry problem not an algae problem.

Jay
 
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