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	trying to beat green water!
stuquarium Enthusiast Posts: 262 Kudos: 275 Votes: 0 Registered: 28-Oct-2004	ok ay guys. i got fed up! i' have completly cleaned the tank that was having greenwater issues. pic here http://www.stuartsmithmusic.com/fish/green2.jpg now. it's never looked so good! i have a bubble wall in it this time to help with airation. i have also move the tank to some where else. to see if the green water was caused by sunlight/position do you think i wil lget GW again now that everything has been rinsed out. and cleaned throughly? or am i doomed to always having greenwater. Last edited by stuquarium at 26-Mar-2005 18:40
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
rohnds Fingerling Posts: 27 Kudos: 25 Votes: 1 Registered: 31-Oct-2003	Sunlight is not the only culprit of green algae ... high nitrates, phosphate and calcium and low oxygen levels can also cause cause green algae. Eliminate on at time until you trouble shoot the culprit. Rohn Last edited by rohnds at 27-Mar-2005 00:53
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
stuquarium Enthusiast Posts: 262 Kudos: 275 Votes: 0 Registered: 28-Oct-2004	thanks Rohn, hopefully with a complete clean out that i've done and adding a bubble wall. it'll fix it.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18


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