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Green Water and CO2
"Shawn" wrote in message ...
I'm not a chemist. Can someone tell me what KNO3 is and where I can buy it ? I've been battling green water algae for a couple weeks now with no success. I'm 2-day past a 5-day black out. I wrapped my 55gal in a heavy blanket and duct-taped it shut. 5 days later I took it off and had crystal clear water ! I was so happy. However, it's not been almost 3 days since I took off the blanket, and the green water is reappearing. I was just looking up UV sterilizers online but then I saw this post below, and I'm wondering if that might be a fix without having to buy UV equipment. I'd like to solve this problem as inexpensively as I can ! Thanks - Shawn Hey, I'm having the same problem with my 30 gal. After the blackout my water was clear as a bell, but now its starting to fog up a bit again. This time I'm just gonna let it run its course. My plants took a severe beating because of the blackout, so I'm not about the do another one. I'm not sure what the cause of green water is?? I think someone said it may be an ammonia spike or biofilter tampering. Whatever the case, waiting it out seems to be a common solution.. If it gets any worse you can go to the flocculant (water clarifier) as a last resort. I know a lot of people are against adding the chemicals but after looking at a green tank for 2 weeks it might be the only answer. Nick Thanks Marvin, I have read up on UV sterilizers and was wondering if they would be a solution. I will check it out and see what happens. Before investing on an equipement. kepp Light and CO2 on, dose KNO3 1/4 tsp every other day. Just try Dominic |
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