EMERGENCY!!!!! I NEED HELP!!!!!

[jimjim911]

ok so heres the deal... i have a 55 gallon tank and i used to have a high powerd light on it for my live plants.... after a month of the set up i decided to dith the plants n change to sand... after i did tht the algea started to grow in my tank lyk crazy cuz the light was creating algea n not supporting my plants cuz i took the plants out........ i did water changes about 2 times a week and it wud not clear up....my tank wud stay green.......so i decided to get a nu light... now i have a basic light for a 55 gallon tank...i did a 50% waterchange today to clear up the green thinking tht i wud not get another algea bloom because i didnt have the high intensity light ny more...still my tank is green....i used all the right chemicals n idk wut to do...i used prime ammo lock and algea destroyer but its still green.....please help i need it badly!!!!!!

 

[dark_knights_99]

Have you tried putting some snails or shrimps in the tank? They are good algae eaters you know, but the only porblem that you will have are your fishes.

 

[jimjim911]

y????? wud my fish eat the snails????

 

[WyldFya]

Just give the tank a black out for a 7-10 days. Since you don't have plants, there is no need to run the light too much. How many hours does you tank get of light each day? For the future, it is not a good first defense to start adding chemicals when something goes awry.

 

[santoury]

snails and etc will only eat what's growing on the glass or substrate/rocks. A filter feeder is what would help, but this is not practical. As stated above, I would "blackout" the tank, or reduce lighting.

 

[TimmyB42386]

If you have a UV or Diatom filter that will clear it up overnight.

 

[CHOMPERS]

I agree with the UV.

You should also consider "Hooked on Monkey Phonics". It is better than the Hooked on Phonics that you grew up with. It comes with a Spelling Monkey.

 

[jimjim911]

arite thnx for all ur help... i think ill go with the black out idea ;]

 

[Nighthawk]

I think you've probably got a nitrate problem also. Is this the same 55 that's in your sig
-55- sand
2 albino channel catfish 4" and 9", 1 blue channel catfish 6", 2 JD's 3" and 4", 1 tiger oscar 2", 1 pike 3", 1 farlowalla 2", 1 pleco 4"
If so you've got more than lighting problems, IMHO.

 

[jimjim911]

so ur thinking i shud get rid of some fish?????? and yes its the same tank