Green Water in 155 Gallon Aquarium
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skeetw
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My Aquarium Glass is clean ok next I use Diamond Premium Activated Carbon made by Marineland and I have used Aqu - Tech Pure Activated Carbon made by Regent. I took a glass and filled it with water and the water in the glass is Clear. If you are standing in Front of the Aquarium in can see about 1 inch in to the Aquarium.
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Skeetw
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Skeetw
bang guy
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Just my $0.02 worth...
I think if you stop those additives you'll stop killing off your diatom consumers and if you increase your circulation (a LOT!) then in a few weeks their populations will climb to the point where they will eliminate your Diatom bloom.
This isn't the quick fix, but it's the natural fix and will be a permanent cure.
The additives you are using a clumping the diatoms into an undigestible ball and your filter feeders are starving to death. The balls of algae are rotting and feeding the next bloom with their nutrients.
You can filter out the clumps if you clean your filter media every day but the bloom will probably return with the next water change.
Just a guess but I'd bet a frag that your Silicates read off the scale
I think if you stop those additives you'll stop killing off your diatom consumers and if you increase your circulation (a LOT!) then in a few weeks their populations will climb to the point where they will eliminate your Diatom bloom.
This isn't the quick fix, but it's the natural fix and will be a permanent cure.
The additives you are using a clumping the diatoms into an undigestible ball and your filter feeders are starving to death. The balls of algae are rotting and feeding the next bloom with their nutrients.
You can filter out the clumps if you clean your filter media every day but the bloom will probably return with the next water change.
Just a guess but I'd bet a frag that your Silicates read off the scale
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thomas712
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skeetw
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HELP HELP Please help me with my 155 Gallon Aquarium that has Green Water in the Aquarium. What can I do to get rid of the Green Water I wash my Filters twice a day and the water that comes out of the Filters is Green as a Gord.
Someone please help me get rid of my Green Water.
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Skeetw
Someone please help me get rid of my Green Water.
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Skeetw
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thomas712
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You know I would really like to see a pic of your tank. do you or anyone you know have a digi camara that you could post a pic of this tank?
Thomas
Thomas
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thomas712
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If after 5 days of posting, and you are not listening to any of the advice given here, and you are not doing water changes yet using RO water then I have to ask, whats holding you up? Why haven't you tanken any action?
I am truly starting to believe that this whole thread is BS.
Thomas
I am truly starting to believe that this whole thread is BS.
Thomas
bang guy
Moderator
If you're not going to use any of the above suggestions then I recommend the only quick fix I can think of.
1 - Take your livestock and rock to the LFS and turn it in for store credit.
2 - Drain your tank and clean it up really good.
3 - Give the tank to a friend along with the store credit.
1 - Take your livestock and rock to the LFS and turn it in for store credit.
2 - Drain your tank and clean it up really good.
3 - Give the tank to a friend along with the store credit.
skeetw
Member
To start with Bang Guy the person who was doing the Maintance on my Aquarium was the Manager at Pets America and he said he would take the Aquarium all the way down and start over but Pets America was selling out so he didn't have the time he had to go find a job he was the open who setup the Aquarium 6 Months ago. I thank everyone who has answered my questions I was told to give the Aquarium a few days after the last water changeand that would fix my problem. For several years I had a 55 Gallon Saltwater Aquarium and but I didn't have a problem like the one I have now. Thomas712 I have taken advise from everyone who has given me their advise. Jackief1 I do agree with you that I have been given some excellent advise and I have told everyone thanks for their help.
Thanks Again
Skeetw
Thanks Again
Skeetw
