I've been on a 3 week mission to clear my 72 bowfront and seem to be getting nowhere.
My tank turned green-completely green-aprox 3 weeks ago. I started doing 50% water changes every other day and it cleared slightly. Last week, I did a 50% change Thursday and left on a business trip. I come home to find the tank all green and murky looking again.
The room is dark and I only provide 3-4 hours of light per day. The fish are fine and the water checks out ok (Though my PH is a tad high at 7.6).
So 2 nights ago I get really pissed and take out 85% of the water. Bingo! The tank is nice and clear. Well, that lasted 48 hours because it's clouding up again.
It's less of a green cloud and more of a milky cloud but i'm convinced it's not a bacterial bloom for 3 reasons:
1-I didn't disturb the fluval at all doing the water changes.
2-I didn't disturb the gravel at all. I just siphoned the water.
3-I have no ammonia or nitrites.
I predict the tank will continue to murk up and look terrible over the next few days.
I honestly have no idea what to do. I've never had a cloudy/murky tank ever.
Advice? Questions?
The tank has a Fluval 303 set up biological and a UGF with powerheads. I have 3 little chocolates, a 3' Severum, 3' Irid and a Bala.
I can pre-answer a few comments i'm sure to get:
Eliminating the 3-4 hours of light really won't make a difference. This small amount of light really can't have this big an effect on the algae bloom.
I don't have a nitrate kit but with all of the water changes i've been doing, I can't fathom having high nitrates.
NO, I don't have a UV but I did diatom the tank for 72 hours. This would have a similiar effect as UV.
My tank turned green-completely green-aprox 3 weeks ago. I started doing 50% water changes every other day and it cleared slightly. Last week, I did a 50% change Thursday and left on a business trip. I come home to find the tank all green and murky looking again.
The room is dark and I only provide 3-4 hours of light per day. The fish are fine and the water checks out ok (Though my PH is a tad high at 7.6).
So 2 nights ago I get really pissed and take out 85% of the water. Bingo! The tank is nice and clear. Well, that lasted 48 hours because it's clouding up again.
It's less of a green cloud and more of a milky cloud but i'm convinced it's not a bacterial bloom for 3 reasons:1-I didn't disturb the fluval at all doing the water changes.
2-I didn't disturb the gravel at all. I just siphoned the water.
3-I have no ammonia or nitrites.
I predict the tank will continue to murk up and look terrible over the next few days.
I honestly have no idea what to do. I've never had a cloudy/murky tank ever.
Advice? Questions?
The tank has a Fluval 303 set up biological and a UGF with powerheads. I have 3 little chocolates, a 3' Severum, 3' Irid and a Bala.
I can pre-answer a few comments i'm sure to get:
Eliminating the 3-4 hours of light really won't make a difference. This small amount of light really can't have this big an effect on the algae bloom.
I don't have a nitrate kit but with all of the water changes i've been doing, I can't fathom having high nitrates.
NO, I don't have a UV but I did diatom the tank for 72 hours. This would have a similiar effect as UV.
