rachelmillbank
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Sep 29, 2014
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Hello,
I am new to this site. I have a 180l freshwater fish tank and at the moment we have a big algae issue. It very rapidly developed in a few days and we discovered that the phosphate levels of the tap water were very high which is probably what has caused this. We have had advice from the local aquarium shop and they sold us some phosphate filter packs to put in our existing filters. The poor fish are swimming in what I can only describe as green soup and I am getting very concerned that the filter packs will take a long time to start working. Have any of you had this problem and how long did it take to clear up?All the other levels in the water are fine but the phosphate levels are very very high. We have also turned the lights off for 24 hours (as advised) and changed the bulbs as i believe old lighting can contribute to phosphate. Any advice on how long this will take to resolve would be great!
I have attached a picture.
I am new to this site. I have a 180l freshwater fish tank and at the moment we have a big algae issue. It very rapidly developed in a few days and we discovered that the phosphate levels of the tap water were very high which is probably what has caused this. We have had advice from the local aquarium shop and they sold us some phosphate filter packs to put in our existing filters. The poor fish are swimming in what I can only describe as green soup and I am getting very concerned that the filter packs will take a long time to start working. Have any of you had this problem and how long did it take to clear up?All the other levels in the water are fine but the phosphate levels are very very high. We have also turned the lights off for 24 hours (as advised) and changed the bulbs as i believe old lighting can contribute to phosphate. Any advice on how long this will take to resolve would be great!
I have attached a picture.