Green water.

Aqua Fanatics

Aqua Fanatics

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Hi all,

Haven't posted in a while. Just wondering if you guys could help me out about treating green water that I have been having in my tank. What are the cause and the solution for this?

thx
Danny
 
jackson

jackson

Member
Do a nice big water change. keep your lights off and add a UV sterilizer. The reason your tank is green is because you are in the middle of an algae bloom.
 
carcrazy

carcrazy

New Member
I had this problem too. I did massive water changes (30% every day or two) for 2 weeks with the tank completely covered except to feed the 2 rays and jardini 3 times a day. The water got less green/cloudy but it never totally cleared up. I bought a UV sterilizer and treated the tank for one day, uncovered and voila! Perfectly clear water. I think that a UV sterilizer is the best way to go to get rid of the algae bloom.

I haven't used the sterilizer since and the water is still clear. But if it ever comes back, I am prepared.
 
menghun

menghun

New Member
carcrazy said:
I had this problem too. I did massive water changes (30% every day or two) for 2 weeks with the tank completely covered except to feed the 2 rays and jardini 3 times a day. The water got less green/cloudy but it never totally cleared up. I bought a UV sterilizer and treated the tank for one day, uncovered and voila! Perfectly clear water. I think that a UV sterilizer is the best way to go to get rid of the algae bloom.

I haven't used the sterilizer since and the water is still clear. But if it ever comes back, I am prepared.
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ya..agree with u....UV sterilizer is the best solution..:)
 
Aqua Fanatics

Aqua Fanatics

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I have a Aquastep UV sterilizer running right now for about 1 month now and it is a lot clearer but when I look from one end of the tank to another, the water still has that greenish look. I just change half of the water today and will change water again in the next few days. Furthermore, I will try turning off the light for a while to see if that will help.

Thank you for the suggestions guys!:)
 
Aqua Fanatics

Aqua Fanatics

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h.l_nathan said:
in this case i think your tank is too close to a window or too much sunlight is shining on your tank.
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I have place my tank in the basement where there is no window in the room. I guess it is something else that is having an affect on the algae growth.

A little update, I have done what u guys have suggested and it's working well but there is still a little bit of green color in the water. Hopefully, in a few days time, the green water will be gone!:D
 
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