I noticed my water on my 125 gallon has a slight green tint to it. I checked the water today and all the parameters are fine the ph is 7.6 ammonia was 0, nitrites were at 0 and nitrates were 10-20 ppm. I do have drift wood in the tank I boiled the larger piece for two hours and then soaked it for 2 weeks. One smaller piece I boiled for 2 hours then put in the tank. Could it still be seeping tannins??? It was in the tank for a few weeks now but just now seen the tint to the water.
Green tint to water
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No sun and I have the lights on for around 6 hours sometimes a little longer sometimes a little less. If it is an algae bloom what would I do. I do have a pleco in the tank along with 4 red tailed tinfoil barbs.
NYgiantsRP
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If it was the wood it would be a yellow or brown tint. I think it is algae. Just do a couple water changes over the next few days and vacuum the sand good, rinse the filter media out with tank water and see if that gets rid of it.
Try this first. If that doesn't help then u can always buy a uv sterilizer to kill the algae spores.
I have no experience with uv sterilizers I have a general knowledge of what they do but what do I need or go about hooking one up to the tank. I have 2 HOB filters along with a Hydor Koralia Evolution 1400 Pump.
Take some tank water and put it in a white cup. If it indeed has a green tint to it then you have an algae bloom. The easiest and quickest way to eliminate algae blooms is indeed using a UV sterilizer. Many on this forum have had very good luck using this... Green Killing Machine Internal UV Sterilizer with Power Head at PETCO.
It really depends on what style or brand you get. They usually are very simple to hook up and run.
I agree with the green killing machine. It does well for algae. I have used it and it really works.
clearancepuppy
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Do not use chemical algae stuff when there is a pleco, but I'm sure you know better.
I boiled the crap out of my driftwood and it still made the water brownish. Ended up taking it out.
I boiled the crap out of my driftwood and it still made the water brownish. Ended up taking it out.
Yeah I will not use chemicals
The biggest one is only good up too 100 gal.
What's causes an algae bloom.
+1 agreed.
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Get a UV sterilizer and your water will be clear and clean within a couple weeks. What are your phosphate levels?
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