What Happened

[cmedive]

My tank turned green in less than 30 min. One day the tank was clear and looked great than I woke up and turned the lights on and with-in 30 min the tank was a pea grean color. Any ideas? I tested the nitrate 15mg/L Phosphate was 0.10mg/L. I am going to get water to do a water change. Thanks for any help!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[lil.guppy]

Have you messed with the substrate at all? Do you use RO/DI water or tap? Have you changed the light schedule or had some recent sunshine hit the tank?
Same thing happened to me. Read my novel of a thread and you might get some help
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/352784/i-just-screwed-my-tank-up

 

[number1gsxxr]

Do you have a macro algae called caulerpa at all? I have heard horror stories of it turning the water a pea green color.

 

[cmedive]

Originally Posted by number1Gsxxr
http:///forum/post/3003457
Do you have a macro algae called caulerpa at all? I have heard horror stories of it turning the water a pea green color.
I dont think so. I did do a 10gal water change and today the tank was clear as the day before the bloom. I still dont know what happened by all looks good tonight.