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my exerpience w/green water
I just wanted to relate my experience with the method of covering a
tank full of green water. Mine was positive. I had green water
after about 2 or 3 weeks of being set up (120gal, 440watts).
Stopping the fertilizer (Schoeler's Natural Gold) made it go away a
bit, but once I started fertilizing again it came back heavier. I
didn't want to spend the money on a Micron filter, so I did a number
of 50% water changes to no avail. So I decided to do a 95%(!) water
change and then cover the tank in complete darkness for 5 days. For
the past 2 weeks since I uncovered it, it's been crystal clear. And
I've started to fertilize again for the past week, but only at 1/4
the recommended dose. I'm planning to increase that little by
little. My biggest mistake was not realizing that Natural Gold
relies on fish food & waste to provide nutrients that aren't in the
fertilizer. My only non-plant inhabitants were algae eaters (ottos,
SAEs, yamato shrimp). So, as soon as I uncovered the tank I went to
the store and bout some tetras. :)
Hopefully things will remain clear. Many thanks to this list and its
active participants.
Emilio Ramirez
(at work with my car full of recyclables waiting to get dropped off)
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