Re: Green water in new tank
Hi,
new ADA soil has a good amount of ammonia to kick start the nitrogen cycle in a tank.
your filter is cycled? if yes, i think you can expect the nitrates to remain high for some time. if no, your ammonia and nitrates will increase for a while.
to remove excess nitrates, you can look at
1. water changes (frequent or large amounts)
2. put in nitrates sucker plants and do (1)
3. plant heavily and do (1)
To remove the green water, the things to do are the same. essentially the green water (floating algae) is performing the role of the nitrates sucker. to do water changes will remove portions of the algae.
FYI, there are some forum-ers who would love to get green water!
there are some other ways to remove green water. like adding a UV filter to the tank and my favourite, adding daphnia.
ultimately, the tank and filter needs to be cycled. once the tank is established, water parameters are more stable and hence easier to diagnose/troubleshoot.
I am balding but i am still young!
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