Green Water

[Jspigs]

dont use uv sterilizers. there quick fixes and destroy got and bad bacteria.... which messes with you biological filteration

Actually the beneficial bacteria responsible for biological filtration lives on the surfaces of the aquarium/filter. Not in the water column. Think about it this way, if the bacteria lived in the water column, then each water change would cause a mini cycle due to bacteria being removed. This is not the case.

My point is a uv sterilizer will not interfere with your biological filtration because the beneficial bacteria don't live in the water column.

 

[Slappy*McFish]

I agree^

 

[dundadundun]

^^my sterilizer agrees^^

 

[Fresh250]

alright now back to the pressurized co2 setup.... should i wait to start dosing the co2 until i have more plants or just dose it really low until i have more plants, the goal being to avoid another breakout in the water column??