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A master test kit is a must for the dedicated and serious hobbyist.
I am not too dedicated and also not too serious, so I only get a PH testing set, plus baking soda for control.
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Hi jc,
I had some time and read through your thread. Sounds like you are having an epic start to your aquascaping journey! Welcome!
A niggling question I have is this - why are you concern about losing half your BB (i assume is beneficial bacteria?) ?
Do you use anti-chlorine to treat your tap water when you do water change? If you use a good one then your BB should not be affected. The other thing that is important for BB is oxygen. So if your plants are healthy, they will be net producer of o2 which helps. Good water movement also helps to improve oxygen.
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@simonyeelang,
I'm using the api master kit
@jinduan,
Im using seachem prime to treat the water.
At first changing 90% of the water sounds extreme to me.
Im afraid that I have to do the cycle all over again.
But right now I have to get rid of the problem on hand 1st, I'm doing 80-90% water change.
I think most of the BB would reside in the filter, substrate and plants. So long as you treat the tap water with seachem prime it should be ok. Seachem Prime is good stuff.
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did a second 90% water change yesterday,
came home today with the same greenish color......
too late to update yesterday night,
this is what I did:
first I washed up the floaters, discard the bad ones and trimmed away the melting leaves.
I'm using the 10x dosage method recommended by ivan, description says 10ml per 60 liters,
after doing the math, 700ml of water should use 1.66. I used 1.7ml.
after that I put on the cover and set it aside somewhere not too dark.
if I did anything wrong please let me know.
@jackychun,
Hmm that's quite interesting..
I think you can leave it open without cover. Otherwise, it might become vegetable soup
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@jackychun,
I can't find a safe place to leave it open...
Think I'm gonna introduce to the tank tonight.
Normally just give it a good rinse before putting in??
Yes. Rinse it thoroughly before putting in the tank bro. Anyway, no fauna in your tank yet so it should be Ok.
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@jackychun,
hi,
today is the fifth day since I did 90% water change every 2 days, did three water change already.
it's the third day since I intro the floaters to the tank.
light now set at 4 and a half hours today, ramping up to 5 hours tomorrow.
dosing with brightly k and step 1, 2 pumps a day.
lights off
lights on.
still no change in color of the water..
how long does the fight against green water usually last?
should I use a uv sterilizer?
Your green water is not severe, I've seen worse. It's a new tank, give it some time. Also, if you're cutting down lights, it makes sense to cut your fert dosing.
For my previous tank using amazonia soil, I didn't dose ferts for the first few weeks as the soil is rich in nutrients and releases tons of it at the startup stage.
My advise is cut down your fert dosing and wait it out. Let the tank stabilize. Use UV or other treatments only when the green water gets worse.
The MC and carpet looks great now JC! Well done!
I see the water very clear leh!
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My previous advice was the same as Ivan's. Reduce ferts or lower your light intensity. Get more floating plants, let them cover 50% of your water surface- this mimics reducing light intensity.
Best if you can do a two to three day blackout. Plants may suffer but they will bounce back so don't worry.
UV filter may work but that's much more hard work since you have to reconfigure your setup and may reduce your flowrate, resulting in other forms of algae.
Last edited by aza; 23rd Dec 2016 at 00:45.
I would not fight against green water, as I consider green water an indication of a healthy aquatic environment, considering that green algae is also a form of vegetation. Of course too much of algae would be undesirable, since that would affect the clarity of the tank.
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try daphina or water fleas or boon to combat green water ..
they love green water...
Thanks for the advices guys,
Im going to try cutting down dosing on the fertilizers for a week and see if it helps.
For the uv sterilizer I'm thinking of the hang on type, too lazy to reconfigure.
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