Since I went barebottom, tank seems to look "greener"

[michael]

I am doing more water changes now then before, due to the fact i can always see all the crud. I have a UV, could be a better stronger one but, and everything else is the same as before and the water just seems greener looking. Anyone else notice this or have tips.... -mike

 

[TankBuster]

If the tank is glass then it is the original hue of the glass.

 

[teamdynasty691]

if the water looks green your glass could be covered in algea? The botton might have a little layer of it like my discus tank gets. I just scrub it off

 

[noidea]

Well if it's algea I would get a pleco of some sort. How big is the tank any way?

 

[michael]

its not algae, I think it just be the fact there is "so much glass" showing everywhere now and the glass if i remember originally wasn't perfectly clear at an angle or from a distance.

 

[redtailfool]

its not algae, I think it just be the fact there is "so much glass" showing everywhere now and the glass if i remember originally wasn't perfectly clear at an angle or from a distance.

Thats what it is. When you had the gravel and decor, the extra color took the attention away from the glass and the color of the water. Get a blue or black background .. it may help a bit.

 

[TankBuster]

I have a black background on my 125 and empty you can see green also. It is the hue of the glass, in the 70's auto glass was the same way.

 

[skinless]

if your tank stand is open underneath, magfloat works great to mow any algae growth on the bottom.

 

[vanimate]

Paint the bottom of the tank black, and you wont get that green reflection off of the bottom glass.

 

[unknownuza13]

I know you said there is no algae but sometimes on my tanks even though it appears to be clear if I use the algae scrapper there is an ultra thin layer of algae. But I do agree with what RTF said...