Green water?

[Malawi-]

What kind of filtration? What kind of lights? How often do you do water changes?

 

[mr.sunshine]

mountain dew probably isnt good for the plants
jkjk

 

[ctoychik]

thats not from wood lol

that aint from wood ... one of my tanks used to look like that when it was in direct contact with sun. I

 

[FavCatfish]

mountain dew probably isnt good for the plants
jkjk

Thanks for the laugh!!

 

[midnight]

probably to much light or light to close or sun like said above
kill the lights for a few days or just VERY little light
and do w/c

 

[bigspizz]

Black it out...Cover the tank with a big blanket for a week.....Put the plants in a different tank while you do this...Uncover after a week, and feed/change water...If tank is still green Repeat......

 

[Bizzaro]

Will my fish be find for the week? or should i just pull them out? or just give them a feeding.... or do i just keep feeding them over the week. Oh and how long will the plants last in a tank not rooted?

I would get a small UV for my 60g but it seems like a waste. or just get it use it and keep it?

 

[bigspizz]

They will be fine with no food for much longer than a week Do not lift the blanket at all...The algae feeds on UV..Blacking out the tank and minimizing available food, you will, in effect, starve the algae to death....

 

[midnight]

thats a lil extreme isnt it?lol
you can just leave the lights off
no need to blanket or stop feeding
the light from the room isnt going to do that much
"unless you have an open curtain with sun shining in"
still light feed
still do a w/c or a few

 

[midnight]

I would get a small UV for my 60g but it seems like a waste. or just get it use it and keep it?

if your lights make that green soup its worth it lol
get the smallest cheapest one
i think i paid 40 or 50 for mine
all in one from petsmart
its on my 240 lol

you will still need to cut down on light time tho