I have a 55 Gal Tank That I keep getting a green algae bloom in!!! There is no direct sunlight on the tank!!! I also use R.O Water!! The only fish I have in there are 8 Jack Dempsys. Any Idea on a fix for my tank?
Green Cloudy Water????
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It's an imbalance: too much nutrient, too few planktonic grazers eating those single-cell algae and euglenoids..
Reduce the nutrients: P:some of the extra flake feed is passing right through your fish: cut down amounts.
N: ammonia is being generated by the breakdown of organics in your filter (canister eh?): clean it more often.
Planktonic grazers: get a founder population of rotifers, copepods etc. from a friend with a clear heavily planted aquarium. Get a couple of gallons of mulm off the gravel and add the "dirt" to your tank.
Reduce the nutrients: P:some of the extra flake feed is passing right through your fish: cut down amounts.
N: ammonia is being generated by the breakdown of organics in your filter (canister eh?): clean it more often.
Planktonic grazers: get a founder population of rotifers, copepods etc. from a friend with a clear heavily planted aquarium. Get a couple of gallons of mulm off the gravel and add the "dirt" to your tank.
Thanks For the advice!! I am using a Fluval 404 Canister Filter. Two 660 Power heads!! Undergravel Filter!! Water parameters are: Amonia 0, Nitrite 0, PH 7.5
Where would I be able to purchase a Vortex XL . I looked for it on a cuple of sites and had no luck?
Orbitorly
Out in left field...
lol, here we go again with the Vortex XL
I would recomend getting the Vortex Freedom Filter, alittle more expensive but it has some new stuff to it, a new valve, and it can run longer without clogging.
www.Bigalsonline.com is a great website for fish supplies.
Joe, was it you that posted the drastic before and after pics of green water in your tank? That is what sold me on getting a diatom filter. If it was you, they should give you a commission!
Could you repost those pics?
Could you repost those pics?