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11-03-2006, 11:02 PM
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I have different kinds of algea in my tank(planted tank, relatively new, about 3 weeks)
And the biggest pain of all is... few days after a water change (tried 80%, 60%, 40%)the water gets cloudy and then turn greenish...  Green water problem eh? sigh... Any one face this before? and ways to fight back? Thanks John 
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12-03-2006, 01:17 AM
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green water = new tank syndrome. bio filtration[BB] not efficient enough to suck up ammonia/ammonium produced.
could be too much light...[near window?] aerate when lights off. stuff in more plants...competitors for nh4+ and nh3 diatom filter add PSB to speed up filter maturity add UVS take your pick.
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12-03-2006, 09:01 PM
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hi newgen,
yes take your pick... diatom filters are diatom filters. it has a fine filtration media/diaphragm to filter out diatoms... floating green and brown algae can be filtered out this way. may take some investigating to find one near you that sells it. but this is merely a stop gap measure. the aerating one is my recommendation...you can add some psb bacteria to speed up the process too. stan
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12-03-2006, 10:45 PM
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Thanks again Stan. Have found another timer in the house.
Have set the air pump to the below settings: 1. aerate the tank at night awhile after the lights are off. 2. aeration stop before lights are on(period about between 15-30 minutes) Anything wrong here? John
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13-03-2006, 03:03 AM
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yup that's all good. just be wary of air stone placement. may air lock your canister.
air locked my co2 reactor and p/head. twice! duh.
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13-03-2006, 04:47 AM
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try this is if you can find willow branches...
http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/f...method-10.html
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13-03-2006, 08:52 AM
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Have my air-stone place at the opposite side of the powerhead so wont air lock, thanks for reminding!
 But sadly, i don't have a canister filster yet, saving to get a cheap one. i heard Jebao is OK(about RM160-200)? and i saw Fluva have the 403 and 404 series selling at some shop, think price is range from about RM200-300(if not mistaken). wonder which i should save to go for... Thanks, will let you know if the aeration method works for me. Last edited by newgen : 13-03-2006 at 09:11 AM.
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13-03-2006, 04:37 PM
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why not post this enquiry into the buy sell section...
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