What's up with my water?

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pelleeklund

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I have two established tanks in my basement that I clean like clockwork each week. One thirty gallon and a two twenty. Both have had a fog grow in them within the past two weeks and I am pretty sure it is as bad as it's ever been. My question is how? Could there be an issue with my hose water, or maybe some kind of nitrate spike? Possibly some issue with heaters and the warming weather? Either way its strange and any advice to help me clear it up would be appreciated, I can't stand looking at it anymore.

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From the color it looks to be an algae bloom, could also be bacterial (if the glow is more white vs the green color in the pic).

Mulitple waterchanges usually do the trick, a lot of people may suggest the whole: lights off, cover it with a towel for 3 days and do a rain dance method... I'd suggest a good cleaning, a few water changes and a UV Sterilizer.
 
PDRed302 said:
From the color it looks to be an algae bloom, could also be bacterial (if the glow is more white vs the green color in the pic).

Mulitple waterchanges usually do the trick, a lot of people may suggest the whole: lights off, cover it with a towel for 3 days and do a rain dance method... I'd suggest a good cleaning, a few water changes and a UV Sterilizer.
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Agree^^^^^
Just do wc everyday in bout 3-5 days gone!!!!!


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It actually is more white than green, deceiving picture, thanks for the tips. Is there any schedule for the changes? Would it be good to do a small change a day for a week or so?
 
I'd do once a day changes of 30-50% for a week or so, the chances are with the fact that it is more white than green is that it's a bacterial bloom. So just a good clean up and water changes will do the trick.

Deep cleaning of the subtrate and the decor is always good too (with tank water of course). You will most likely wipe out the cause while cleaning, and the water changes will only help solve the problem faster. I would still suggest a UV; I have one on all my tanks and even though I try to over filter, I'd rather not worry about this problem (had it before) and the UV pretty much ensures that I don't.
 
You know, I was just thinking, if this is bacterial I may have made sense of it. Right before all of this started I had pulled a couple of previously used tank plants and decorations out from storage and stuck them in both tanks. I had them in a shoebox under my 220 for at least 6 months, maybe more. I guess it's possible that they created the problem.
 
pelleeklund said:
You know, I was just thinking, if this is bacterial I may have made sense of it. Right before all of this started I had pulled a couple of previously used tank plants and decorations out from storage and stuck them in both tanks. I had them in a shoebox under my 220 for at least 6 months, maybe more. I guess it's possible that they created the problem.
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Id say 75-85% wc now!!! According to you the tank is very clean and if established (bb) it shouldnt have an algae bloom unless ur nitrates are very high.

Why someone hasnt suggested u to test the water is beyond me, if it is high nitrates then you dont change enough water as it is or have extremly high bio loads! A test kit will likely tell you the problem but changing water isnt necessarly a long term solution.

Also since its early spring your local water co may have alterd their dose chloram or chlor due to higher temps and that may explain alot

Hopefully you figure it out cuz that looks nasty, but i do agree on 1 thing as stated above ^^ a uv is a priceless in preventing a number of non condusive problems aquariums are prone too.

GL


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Thanks for your information F1, and also your service if you are a veteran. I'll look into it more, but I think I would rather start all over than do an 80% water change on the 220. What would that come out to, 170-180 gallon water change?, that's an uptown water bill buddy. I'll go 80 on the 30 gallon if necessary, but hopefully it won't come to that.
 
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