i did a water change on the tank at my job friday night , 50% water change cleaned the fx5 threw in some prime saturday next day it was a bit cloudy i get to work today monday and the water is green ,i already did a water change again but the water is still green no as green but its trippin me out what can it be i need help thanks
water change gone bad
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sorry bro but this is pretty serious to me i dont find it funny i need help not humorDanielR32;4082910; said:
I found this on a site regarding this. I will keep searching to see if I can find some better info for ya. I totally agree, not funny, just odd that it exploded like that so fast!
Green water is the result of a bloom of unicellular algae, and is basically the result of two existing conditions — the tank is receiving too much light and the water has a high concentration of phosphates. Both of these conditions are necessary for algae, and neither alone is sufficient. As you have discovered, water changes are not solving the problem. Many tap water supplies these days have high concentrations of phosphates. And, some municipal water sources have higher levels of nitrates than are found in established aquariums with biological filtration. Under these circumstances, water changes add, not reduce, the nutrients that support algal growth.
There are several strategies you can use to eliminate green water. The first is to try reducing the light reaching the tank. Even if your tank is not in direct sunlight, the fluorescent light over the tank may provide enough energy to support algae. If you leave the light off completely, the tank may clear in a few days. Then, you can gradually increase the light duration until the water starts to become green again.
Another possibility is to add live plants to the tank. This really works, assuming you can keep them growing. and the goldfish will benefit from being able to nibble on the plants.
Let me relate a small experiment I ran several years ago. I put a few 10-gallon aquariums outside in full sunlight, where they received eight hours of exposure. Each tank had a 1-inch-deep gravel bed and was filled with ordinary tap water. Each tank was planted heavily with Elodea canadensis.
After several weeks, all the tanks were still crystal clear even though nutrient-laden pond water was added regularly. The Elodea was removed from one tank and the water was replaced. It turned green in two days. The Elodea was replanted and the water cleared.
Yet another possibility is to install an undergravel filter (or any other form of biological filtration). Many of the bacteria that live in the gravel utilize enough of the nutrients in the water to starve algae. For example, I have goldfish tanks that get several hours daily of direct sunlight and they are crystal clear even though they lack live plants. Without the undergravel filters, the water in these tanks will become green.
A final possibility that is guaranteed to work immediately is to install an ultraviolet (UV) sterilizer. This is a very low wattage system that will kill off the algae in a few hours and clear the water. UV units are sold in most good aquarium stores.
Green water is the result of a bloom of unicellular algae, and is basically the result of two existing conditions — the tank is receiving too much light and the water has a high concentration of phosphates. Both of these conditions are necessary for algae, and neither alone is sufficient. As you have discovered, water changes are not solving the problem. Many tap water supplies these days have high concentrations of phosphates. And, some municipal water sources have higher levels of nitrates than are found in established aquariums with biological filtration. Under these circumstances, water changes add, not reduce, the nutrients that support algal growth.
There are several strategies you can use to eliminate green water. The first is to try reducing the light reaching the tank. Even if your tank is not in direct sunlight, the fluorescent light over the tank may provide enough energy to support algae. If you leave the light off completely, the tank may clear in a few days. Then, you can gradually increase the light duration until the water starts to become green again.
Another possibility is to add live plants to the tank. This really works, assuming you can keep them growing. and the goldfish will benefit from being able to nibble on the plants.
Let me relate a small experiment I ran several years ago. I put a few 10-gallon aquariums outside in full sunlight, where they received eight hours of exposure. Each tank had a 1-inch-deep gravel bed and was filled with ordinary tap water. Each tank was planted heavily with Elodea canadensis.
After several weeks, all the tanks were still crystal clear even though nutrient-laden pond water was added regularly. The Elodea was removed from one tank and the water was replaced. It turned green in two days. The Elodea was replanted and the water cleared.
Yet another possibility is to install an undergravel filter (or any other form of biological filtration). Many of the bacteria that live in the gravel utilize enough of the nutrients in the water to starve algae. For example, I have goldfish tanks that get several hours daily of direct sunlight and they are crystal clear even though they lack live plants. Without the undergravel filters, the water in these tanks will become green.
A final possibility that is guaranteed to work immediately is to install an ultraviolet (UV) sterilizer. This is a very low wattage system that will kill off the algae in a few hours and clear the water. UV units are sold in most good aquarium stores.
thanks bro ill turn of lights and maybe add plants but i have eartheaters they will eat them thanks for the info.