My new 750 gallon Monster Tank...

[gangster]

YOu could also do more frequent wc's to help w/ green water. DO NOT use chemicals!

 

[kendragon]

At this point, with UV in place and filter kicked in, you need something to polish the water. Could be you're not turning enough water through the filter.

 

[pacu mom]

YOu could also do more frequent wc's to help w/ green water. DO NOT use chemicals!

If the green water problem is caused by algae from too much light, water changes will not help. Been there, tried that. Minimizing light on the tank would work.

 

[bosanova]

Fish keeping in general doesn't make you feel like a geek? I'm pretty sure most people would think being really into fish keeping is way more geeky than knowing a simple thing like how to upload a photo. Lol

I don't know if you realized it, but you forgot to decorate your 360. I hope your bigger tank will be a little more inspired.

Its only geeky and child stuff when you mess with the small stuff ,as soon as you hit tank size over 1500 g or more ,you become the talk or the area .

 

[HULON]

My water now has cleared up pretty good but it has a slight light green tint to it....I don't know how to get rid of that...Does anyone have advice on that?

MY advice right now after all the trouble that you have been having ..If your water is testing good as of right now DORN is if there is a slight green let it be for right now live with it you have a UV installed Right??? i would say the bulb is not working if your water is green for sure get another bulb and or check and see if it's even working but DO NOT MESS WITH YOUR REGIMENT RIGHT NOW IF YOU ARE GETTING A DECENT RESULT LET EVERY THING SETTLE DOWN you will put to much stress on the fish ......

 

[dhjr0915]

If the tank gets a lot of light, and your water parameters are good, you might consider a UV sterilizer. Our 300 gallon tank is in sunlight all day and it quickly developed a green water problem. The UV sterilizer we added quickly cleared up the green water.

I have a 40w aqua uv sterilizer....It has cleared up my water very much but hasn't completely taken the green tint away...Hopefully time will do it's justice for me...I don't have any sunlight hitting it...

YOu could also do more frequent wc's to help w/ green water. DO NOT use chemicals!

Ok I will do that...

At this point, with UV in place and filter kicked in, you need something to polish the water. Could be you're not turning enough water through the filter.

Do u think a polishing pad would help?

MY advice right now after all the trouble that you have been having ..If your water is testing good as of right now DORN is if there is a slight green let it be for right now live with it you have a UV installed Right??? i would say the bulb is not working if your water is green for sure get another bulb and or check and see if it's even working but DO NOT MESS WITH YOUR REGIMENT RIGHT NOW IF YOU ARE GETTING A DECENT RESULT LET EVERY THING SETTLE DOWN you will put to much stress on the fish ......

My water is testing ggod so I think with 2 water changes a week and letting things settle like u said should work....My bulb in uv is brand new lol I just bought the bulb last week from marine depot...

 

[dhjr0915]

I'm wondering what polishing pads do u guys recommend to use in my sump? I'm waiting to have my drip plates made to see if that and a filter pad inside of it will help catch more of the waste...As for now i'm doing what hulon said just chillin lol..

 

[HULON]

I'm wondering what polishing pads do u guys recommend to use in my sump? I'm waiting to have my drip plates made to see if that and a filter pad inside of it will help catch more of the waste...As for now i'm doing what hulon said just chillin lol..

Believe me i do not like cleaning filter socks all the time but you need Mechanical filtration if you want crisp looking water if there is nothing taking small particals out your water will never be totally clear....You have to do what the tank needs to be satisfied......

 

[cjfrontlovr]

did you order the new sump? i run 50 micron 16" socks on the 2 setups we've discussed. WHEN you break down and get the correct sump, your troubles will be over. a better sump with a more powerful return pump and you there.

 

[cjfrontlovr]

Believe me i do not like cleaning filter socks all the time but you need Mechanical filtration if you want crisp looking water if there is nothing taking small particals out your water will never be totally clear....You have to do what the tank needs to be satisfied......

EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!