Recent content by g_good

My plan ! I am going to remove 1/ 3 of the water daily & replace it with treated water. I am reducing the hours of light from 12 to 8. I will do 6 water changes a week &, on the 7th, I'll also syphon the gravel & wash the filter media in disgarded water. What do you think ?

I found my plan of action ( right or wrong) when I googled green water. I have modified it a bit. Firstly green water is not dangerous. Actually fish like it. It is just unsightly. A 20% water change every 2nd day was recommended. I chose to to a 20% change every day. It said the light should...

Green water I did a 1/3 water change on my 30 gallon discus tank today. I treated the water that I put back in. I did notice, when I took the water out, that it was green. Hopefully the water changes will do the trick. I have reduced the hours of light from 12 to 4. Should I stop using the...

My tank went from good to bad in a matter of days. The water was so clear, you'd never know there was water in it. I'm not giving up yet. Today I'll begin with large daily water changes & treat the water I put in. I'll also reduce the light to 4hrs./day. Wish me luck.

I have 2 discus in a 30 gallon. I feed every 2nd day. All perameters tested fine except PH. It was 7.6 & discus like around 6.0. I am adding acid buffer as instructed. Should that do the trick. It said this PH could cloud my water. one member recommended cleaning the gravel one week, the filter...

I am a newbie here. Not @ aquarium keeping. I've been into that for 50 years,starting small & getting larger. Even now, I am not that large. I am growing tired with the hobby. I've never had problems & suddenly that is all I have.My biggest problem is with my 30 gallon planted discus tank. It...