re weird water

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piranhagrowing_guy

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hey all i gotta ask i think i know whats wrong but i gotta know for sure :P
my 33 looks nasty! its not as bad in pics that im gonna post but it was cloudlyer! i think i fed the fish to much cause my waters brownish in color i done 2 1/4 water changes & graval cleaning in the past week & added like 4g of water from my oscars 90 it looks clearer now but i wanna know if thats what it was?!
 
WHOOPS so wasnt done... also theres this algae that grows like grass & dark green i used algae killer but nothing changed wut should i do about that? lfs owner said it was some kinda pressure from summer it makes it grow..... heres some pics of both....water & algae.

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Black brush algae. You should not be using algae-killing products. This algae is a PITA to remove.
 
If you look closely at the picture you posted you can see the reason for your algae problems. The window...

Water changes no mater how frequant will do nothing but make the free algae problem worse.

Cut back on the light by keeping the curtians closed and/or the tank covered then don't feed the fish for at least a week....No water changes either.

This won't hurt your fish but it WILL kill off the algae.
 
Wolf3101;1201722; said:
If you look closely at the picture you posted you can see the reason for your algae problems. The window...

Water changes no mater how frequant will do nothing but make the free algae problem worse.

Cut back on the light by keeping the curtians closed and/or the tank covered then don't feed the fish for at least a week....No water changes either.

This won't hurt your fish but it WILL kill off the algae.
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I don't think that is a window, it looks like a computer.
 
Geo_Master;1201798; said:
I don't think that is a window, it looks like a computer.
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2nd to last picture, on the left side. Definately a window/door.
 
The curtians BEHIND the computer are definatly a window as is the one on the other side.
It's not rocket science...LIGHT + available food = craploads of algae...

Free algae (suspended in the water) goes nuts when you combine these two elements with....>drum roll please<...clean fresh water. You can either change the equation or combat the problem by adding a strong UV sterilizer. (This wont effect the rooted algae AT ALL...just the free algae.)
 
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