Green water??

Duker · #1 04-19-2013, 07:33 PM

Hey all, i recently set up a weeee 25 gallon freshwater planted and i have been waiting for the "greenwater" to finish/starve itself out. Anyone have anyidea when it will be done. Its been going on for a month now. so frustrating.
Cheers Ronnie

CoralMuncher · #2 04-19-2013, 08:00 PM

What have you been doing so that it will "starve"?
Turn off the lights, wrap the towel in a blanket to block off any light, gravel vacuum, water change.

SpikeJones · #3 04-19-2013, 08:03 PM

Run a uv

CoralMuncher · #4 04-19-2013, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by CoralMuncher

What have you been doing so that it will "starve"?
Turn off the lights, wrap the towel in a blanket to block off any light, gravel vacuum, water change.

*tank

pinkreef · #5 04-19-2013, 09:07 PM

Yes a uv works. also plant it up so the algae is starved out i have some plants if you want ronnie. didnt try the lights out blanket idea myself.

Duker · #6 04-20-2013, 07:35 AM

Yeah, a UV, I know its the solution. But I'm being stubborn. I don't want to add another piece of equipment. This tank is suposed to be a no brainer...a yin to my Yang(reef tank).
Thanks Barb, that's what Gareth said to. But I don't want to plant a whole slew of plants, I only want two or three kinds. Guess i will just have to wait for my HC (baby tears) to get really thick. But if this goes on much longer I just might cave....and then hit ya up for some. Thanks

Duker · #7 04-20-2013, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by CoralMuncher

What have you been doing so that it will "starve"?
Turn off the lights, wrap the towel in a blanket to block off any light, gravel vacuum, water change.

How long would this take....roughly?

ckmullin · #8 04-20-2013, 07:52 AM

why did this start in the tank?

Duker · #9 04-20-2013, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ckmullin

why did this start in the tank?

I don't know, i am assuming new tank, oodles of light, used tap water in beginning, overfeeding a bit, i sneezed the wrong way......beats me. That's why i am here asking for help.

ckmullin · #10 04-20-2013, 04:00 PM

The reason why I ask is that it will never go away unless the root causes are looked at.

Does this tank have any sunshine?
How long is your photoperiod? (what lights?)
What sort of substrate do you have?
How much do you feed?
What is your filter?
How much for plant do you have...and what kind of plants?
How often and how much do you do for a water change?
Do you have any other algae growing? GSA, BBA etc.
Do you vacuum your gravel?