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Green Water
I have been fighting a case of green water in my 90 gallon tank for
months. The tank was heavily planted with a light fish load. I tried a
Magnum HOT filter with diatom powder with no effect. I bought a used
Rainbow 8 watt UV sterilizer and a new Eheim 2226 filter (no media). Last
Tuesday evening I hooked the Eheim to the sterilizer and started nuking my
water. On Thursday morning I thought "what the hell" and added nine
squirts of Flora APM ( barley straw synthesized extract) from Aquarium
Landscapes. We went out of town Friday morning for a candle light tour of
the Biltmore Estate in Ashville, NC. We got home around 6:00 PM
Saturday. 99% clear tank. No green, slight haze. Today the haze is
less. My guess is the extract took care of the green water and the
sterilizer is clearing up the haze.