Green water again!!

Originally posted by avoxo
The tank is a 55-gallon; I do not keep the lights on any longer than 1 hour or 2. ......
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I don't understand this at all....

What type of fish food are you using?
 
Right now I am feeding Bio-Blend, TetraExotic and duckweed.

PP can be purchased from pond suppliers, most people use it as medication to clear up parisites and algae :eek: :eek: :eek: CAUTION :eek: :eek: :eek:, this stuff is highly caustic use with extreme caution.
 
Originally posted by stik6shift98
i have green biowheels as well...i think that might be it ....im gonna clean em right now...i keep my lights on about 10hrs per day
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NEVER clean your bio-wheels. That goopy dicoloration all over those wheels is your beneficial bactaria. Cleaning those wheels will interupt your nitrogen cycle and cause your ammonia to spike.

Does the water smell?
Do you reuse the same filter media in your emperor?

If so than the carbon is long dead by now. Activated carbon only stays activated for about two weeks. Activated carbon will remove any smell and discoloration from your tank. Try replacing the filter media with brand new ones.
 
I have never cleaned my biowheels; my concern is that they have green algae on them. I think the green algae is feeding off of the nitrate that is being produced by the bio-wheels which is good in a way but it just drops the algae back into the tank. The tank always has a green hue to it. I have another tank (20 gallon), which is always clear. I do the same thing to this tank as I do to the 55. I do not use carbon.
 
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A refugium is a place for micro organisms and bugs can hide from the fish that will not be eaten, a refuge.
Here is a picture of CPR's hang on Refugium with light. Many reefers keep them for many of the creatures and macro alage in a reef tank .
jim

RF-1.jpg
 
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