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need help with cloudy green water & question about partial

Discussion in 'Aquarium Equipment & Decor' started by jrow8162, Apr 9, 2009.

  1. jrow8162

    jrow8162 Thread Starter Member

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    Cloudy Water in my 20 long

    My 20 long is looking cloudy. A little green too.... I did a 50% water change yesterday and it helped a lot! Also have been keeping the light off more than usual. this is the tank I just moved 5 african cichlids out of. It was never cloudy when they were in there. Now it has 7 neons, 2 glolights, and 1 small Angelfish. Question I have is can I do another water change tonight? Oh yeah, I also put a small pleco in there last weekend.
     
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    Re: Cloudy Water in my 20 long

    Green water will be caused by free floating algae. Too much light and/or too many neutrients (food) will cause this.

    Yes, you shouldn't have any issues doing another water change tonight.
     
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    Re: Cloudy Water in my 20 long

    Cool, I will do another water change tonight. If its still cloudy tomorrow will it be too much to do another one?
     
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    Re: Cloudy Water in my 20 long

    I'd skip a day if you can. You'll want to remedy the problem so you won't have to worry about doing so many water changes.
     
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    Re: Cloudy Water in my 20 long

    I'm pretty sure i'm not overfeeding... I clean the gravel with every water change and dont get a lot of waste coming out of it. Must be the light. I'll leave it off longer and see how that goes...
     
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    Re: Cloudy Water in my 20 long

    Bacteria bloom due to added stock. BB trying to catch up with bioload. I would avoid two wc's in one day. Not good.

    As for green water....use the black out method. Lights off for a couple of days.
     
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