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RIP22295
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It’s mentioned above
a healthy supply of micro fauna can eat its way through an algae bloom quite quickly though
a healthy supply of micro fauna can eat its way through an algae bloom quite quickly though
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Green water algae won't go away
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Presumably the poster is referring to daphnia, an excellent live food. Typical way of growing and maintaining daphnia is to feed them green water algae.
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RIP22295
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Thanks ceg, maybe that will help me as well.....hmmmmmm
Err...I don't think you want to trigger GWA in your tank just so you can grow daphnia. That's a bit of cart before the horse...
Maybe try that outside in a barrel - in the summer...😉
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Maybe try that outside in a barrel - in the summer...😉
Cheers,
Simon Cole
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Good point. Flocculation is a physical process that is usually caused by a polymer. I expect that these processes might even be engineered by algae to ensure that they remain in suspension.
Agree. There are lots of other options, but this would be my first choice.
not called Bob
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I always thought they had a family high lipid content and this was the buoyancy that keeps them in suspension, could easily be wrong though.
Simon Cole
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@not called Bob That is a good point. There are quite a few variables on the table for what causes algae to float, but would guess that lipids are denser than water, so I might be tempted to assume that they have air sacks (for regulation) and folds in their membrane that hold air bubbles. Also, I could conceive that they have life cycle stages that are not entirely free-floating. But given that blooms are attributed to soils and nutrients (which can be suspended solids too) I would assume that is why protein skimmers also work in some instances.
I added thousands of live daphnia to my stunning “pea soup” green water aquarium - my first aquarium so I was quite willing to believe the very nice man at the shop who sold me 2 v.e.r.y large bags of daphnia (he’s actually an excellent fellow that breeds killifish and maintains various live foods)
My fish were v.e.r.y happy for a few days
My stunning “pea soup” also happily churned along
That’s when I tried the flocculating clarifier ... I did get a nice clear aquarium ... once I’d finished removing all the dead fish and shrimp and did a few water changes ... and the green water did not return that year
(Warning: very soft acidic water + floculating agents may result in rapid and severe pH drop, likely the oxygen levels also dropped but I could only measure pH etc)
Of course the following spring, it began all over again - but this time I went with the diatomaceous earth ultrafiltration method - a much happier experience for the fish and shrimp
Can an undersized filter be the cause of green water?
I finished the 4-5 day black out, the water was clear, i changed 50% of water, i started the co2 at 1bpm to reach 30 ppm, i put in complete tnc fertilizer. In the afternoon, the water started to turn green again, I have absolutely no idea where this problem comes from, I have no other algae.
Something is bothering me, for the actual aquarium, I took back the gravel from the old aquarium which is absolutely the same, similar filtration, I just added a nutritious soil aquabasis+ in the new one. There were dead fish, the day I took out the gravel, one fish was gone, he was dying, I probably mixed it in the gravel even though I didn't see it, is it possible that decomposition is the cause of that, it's been at least 8-10 weeks ? I'm probably going very far, but I'm trying to understand where this imbalance comes from.
thx
I finished the 4-5 day black out, the water was clear, i changed 50% of water, i started the co2 at 1bpm to reach 30 ppm, i put in complete tnc fertilizer. In the afternoon, the water started to turn green again, I have absolutely no idea where this problem comes from, I have no other algae.
Something is bothering me, for the actual aquarium, I took back the gravel from the old aquarium which is absolutely the same, similar filtration, I just added a nutritious soil aquabasis+ in the new one. There were dead fish, the day I took out the gravel, one fish was gone, he was dying, I probably mixed it in the gravel even though I didn't see it, is it possible that decomposition is the cause of that, it's been at least 8-10 weeks ? I'm probably going very far, but I'm trying to understand where this imbalance comes from.
thx
Doubtful, very doubtful mate.
If there is only one specimen left in the tank, gravel, filter, walls of the tank hardscape, or plant it will multiply geometrically and infinitely, thank heavens....
It's possible that contributed, yes, but I mean, people have fish die on them every day and they don't all get GWA.
This is most probable cause mate. No doubt.
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I used RO water when green water came, i new use tap water, other have done it with same water without algae, so i don't think it was the water, i did 30-50% water change every week
So only UV can solve this right ? because i change at least 30% of water everyday to reduce the green color :/
Well, I mean, water changes are always a good thing. The more the better, always. Of that we can be assured, but GWA is tenacious, so I'd prefer to say that UV is the fastest and most efficient way. You don't need to spend big bucks on a supercharged megatron UV by the way. We aren't trying to send them into orbit, we just want them to leave without a fuss. Check flea-bay or Amazon for best prices.
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I have a bottle of h2o2 it, how to use it ?
Also, does UV-A works on green water, i have a 9w lamp ? thx
