From cloudy white to cloudy green

Fender · 02-28-2005, 09:08 PM

I've been cycling my tank for just over a month now, and the toxins now read 0ppm, with the nitrates at about 10ppm. For the last 3 weeks or so, the water has been cloudy white, which I assumed was the bacteria bloom. Now, the water has turned very green. I can't see anything in the tank.

It's a 36 gallon tank, nowhere near sunlight. I leave the light on as long as I'm awake. I've been only feeding the fish sparingly for quite some time (very little, no more than once a day).

Could too much oxygen cause this? I have an air pump rated for a 50 gallon tank.

Thanks

turtlehead · 02-28-2005, 10:07 PM

do you have plants? what test are you using to test for nitrites?

Fender · 02-28-2005, 10:49 PM

Only fake plants

I'm using an Aquarium Pharmacuticals, Inc. test kit to test everything.

turtlehead · 03-01-2005, 12:32 AM

you had a baterial bloom and not a green water algae, which is due to an unbalance of water params, which is normal for a new tank. Don't leat any light in your tank, cover it up with some newspaper and don't turn on the lights, water change for a few days, should go away in four days, if you did this right.

fishboy · 03-01-2005, 06:35 AM

sry but i'm wondering how long did it ake for your bloom to let up?

02-28-2005, 09:08 PM	#1
Fender Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9	From cloudy white to cloudy green I've been cycling my tank for just over a month now, and the toxins now read 0ppm, with the nitrates at about 10ppm. For the last 3 weeks or so, the water has been cloudy white, which I assumed was the bacteria bloom. Now, the water has turned very green. I can't see anything in the tank. It's a 36 gallon tank, nowhere near sunlight. I leave the light on as long as I'm awake. I've been only feeding the fish sparingly for quite some time (very little, no more than once a day). Could too much oxygen cause this? I have an air pump rated for a 50 gallon tank. Thanks

02-28-2005, 10:49 PM	#3
Fender Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9	Re: From cloudy white to cloudy green Only fake plants I'm using an Aquarium Pharmacuticals, Inc. test kit to test everything.

03-01-2005, 12:32 AM	#4
turtlehead Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 203	you had a baterial bloom and not a green water algae, which is due to an unbalance of water params, which is normal for a new tank. Don't leat any light in your tank, cover it up with some newspaper and don't turn on the lights, water change for a few days, should go away in four days, if you did this right. __________________ http://glassaqua.tk/ - finally got off my lazy rear and did something

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fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,656	sry but i'm wondering how long did it ake for your bloom to let up? __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

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