"Rick" wrote in message ...
"alex skol" wrote in message
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To all experts in the N G
Water become green after i moved to a new house
within same town same municipal water.

PH 6.8
hardnes 3
add "kent fresh water pro-plant to boost nitrate to 10ppm
and add flora pride +kent freshwater plant micronutrients wit
iron&manganese
about week ago.
30 gal tank with some plants
55 wat flur. light
water dark green.
any sagestions please




stop fertilization, do several large water changes and run a diatom filter
if you can get one. When the water clears , start dosing again but at lower
levels. Nothing wrong with 10ppm of nitrate if you plants are using it but
try 5ppm when the water clears.

Rick


Hey!
Green water is always cause by a shock to the biofilter. Say, for
example, if you mix up the gravel, do a trimming, and rinse the filter
media (in tank water!) you have stirred up the ammonia levels which
activate the suspended algae and they grow off the ammonia
spike...once it starts its hard as hell to get them to turn off again.
Since you said you moved, you tank probably went into shock and your
filter couldn't handle the little ammonia spike. You cant measure the
ammonia spike because its momentary and not readable by any kit that
the average consumer can get...

I had GW for 3 weeks, and I finally burned it out..heres how.

Low light levels for a week or so...on for only 3 hrs a day or so
Absoletly NO FERTS!!
Added back some bio bacteria via startup kit bottle from pet store
very small amounts of food
crank the CO2
and most important..riduculous amounts of 90% water changes 2x a week

everytime I started to see the water turn hazy....90% water change.

Eventually the Bio filter will be able to catch back up to the tank
balance and you can begin to ramp ferts, lights, food, etc, back up
very, very slowly

Hope that helps

Peace!
Nick