green colored water?

[eurostar]

i moved some plants around and now my water is kinda green looking, i also just started using the excel product in my tank. is there any reason why my water looks green? is this a bad thing?

 

[djlen]

Sounds like you got yourself an algae bloom.

"i moved some plants around...."
Did you ever use plant tabs or some other form of in-substrate fertilization?

Len

 

[eurostar]

nope nothing in the substrate just regular sand. i just did a 50% water change as well

 

[Walker_]

yup algea bloom.... Either run a Diatom/UV or do a blackout....

 

[eurostar]

if i do another large water change it wont take it out?

 

[TKOS]

Algae blooms are rarely cured by water changes. They will be lessen but usually come back. It is worth a try to see if some good substrate cleaning and water changes will work but don't be surpried if they don't. A search of the forums will produce many hits on green water or algae blooms.

 

[rrkss]

Moving the plants around probably released ammonium from the substrate and triggered the bloom. You need to kill the algae with a blackout or uv to get rid of it. Always do a waterchange right after any disturbance of your substrate to prevent this.

 

[Cathy G]

Check to see if you can rent a diatom filter from your local fish store. They clear this stuff up really fast.
Cathy

 

[eurostar]

i did move my plants while i removed about 60% of the water. and right after my water went this green/yellowish color. so this wont fix itself?
will an algea bloom cause problems?

also when i look at it now it looks more yellowish

 

[rrkss]

Take a cup of tank water and put it on a white sheet of paper. If this is green then you will need to kill it using one of the above prescribed methods.