Oh and I do not give it any sunlight at all what so ever... there’s an air conditioner and blinds in my window that’s about 5 feet away from the tank
Green water?
- Thread starter Connor Mills
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I don't think 10 hours is to long for the lights, what kind of lights and how many watts? Sounds like it might be to much nutrients from feeding. Your numbers could stay artificially suppressed if the algae is consuming it fast enough.
Your ammonia should be 0.00, the nitrite should also be 0.00
if not, the tank isn't yet cycled.
At near 20ppm nitrate, your water is prime fertile soup for algae growth.
Under ten would be better. And no amount of filtration reduces nitrate, in fact the biological media produces nitrate if not cleaned enough.
The only realistic way to reduce nitrate is a lot of water changes, and cleaning gunk from out of the filter.
And although 10 hours of light may not be overkill, if you don't have plants, you might try having lights on only when you are home watching the fish, for many of my tanks my lights were on timers, coming on just before coming home from work, and on4 or 5 hours.
if not, the tank isn't yet cycled.
At near 20ppm nitrate, your water is prime fertile soup for algae growth.
Under ten would be better. And no amount of filtration reduces nitrate, in fact the biological media produces nitrate if not cleaned enough.
The only realistic way to reduce nitrate is a lot of water changes, and cleaning gunk from out of the filter.
And although 10 hours of light may not be overkill, if you don't have plants, you might try having lights on only when you are home watching the fish, for many of my tanks my lights were on timers, coming on just before coming home from work, and on4 or 5 hours.
