I started noticeing for a couple of days now my tank water turning green, it's nothing extreme. I did a water test and everything reads fine 0nitrite, about 10nitrate and 0 ammonia.... The tank has be setup now for about 8-9 months so I'm assuming it's just signs of maturing... the gravel that was WHITE is now GREEN but it's not hairy, and I have 1 pleco in there but I still have to wipe down the town almost once a week on the glass b/c it builds up green alge so fast on the glass withen one month you it's unbelivable. But that's not my concern I have noticed that the top of the water has green alge floating around "A LOT." Was just wondering if this is fine, my fish that I have in there are fine and healthy but just want to know what you think.
Water turning green?
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Jchillin
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That is a lot of algae. What do you have in your tank (any live plants)? How often do you do PWC's? What size tank do you have?
this is just one of my 10gallons, I do a water change about 1 now about every two weeks. and I have one LIVE plant in there.... I don't know the name of it but it's some of them bulbs you buy from walmart. ANd only 2 fish, one GSP and a pleco that's it..
Jchillin
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How about your lights? How long do you leave them on? Is the tank near a window?
Jchillin
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I would reduce the lights to about 6-7 hours a day. Algae needs three things: nutrients (your plant should be taking care of this), water (well, we can't get rid of that can we?) and light (ahhh, a possible solution). Get as much algae outsas you can and give it a try. You didn't mention your PWC's. How often?
gheitman
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That sounds a lot like an algae bloom. You might want to look at decreasing your lighting or increasing the number of plants. Here is a link with an article on algae you might find useful.
http://www.aquaticscape.com/articles/algae.htm
http://www.aquaticscape.com/articles/algae.htm
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