Re: [APD] Green water advice

["Rachel S" <rachelsor at gmail_com>]

What sort of fertilizing are you doing?

On 21/11/2007, Adam N. <taxonomy at gmail_com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am having an aweful time with a "newly" set up tank.  It's been up
> since Sept. I've tried UV and Hot Magum micron filtering, the green
> water come back.
>
> I have 210 watts of CF lighting, co2 injection and nearly neutral tap
> water and under gravel heating with flourite. it's a 75 gallon tank.
> It was set up for four years, taken down, the gravel washed and re set
> up with mostly slowish growing plants.  There's only a betta, a guppy
> and 2 ottos and some shrimp (3 wood and some ghost) and Asian clams.
> I am not over feeding.  The plants went out in the back yard this
> summer and the tanks has intense green water then and I would clear it
> periodically with daphinia.  (I had extra tanks I put outside) but I
> am wondering if I made some super strain of green water.  I cant clear
> it with daphnia (they seem to do a great job) since I cant net the
> fish out from the plants.  They are effective hiders.
>
> I am now trying many, many water changes.  About 20% per day, 2-3
> times per day. The tank is plumbed into the house so it's easy.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks
>
> Adam
>
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