Green water

[AquaObsession]

Hi

I'm curious about something.... I've seen recently some threads talking about green water, and how they are trying to remove that..

well, what is that green water? any more details? what causes that.. excess of nutrients?? which ones??

I think I may have a green water 'problem'? Is that harmful to plants, fishes etc??

Pardon my noob questions?

My tank details: 2 feet (20G), ada amazonia, planted with stems plants, moss, crypts... I've posted a few pic in aquascaping section.. so i wun crowd this thread there.. can refer to my blog as well (see signature)

the green water effet (i think) occurrs after water change after 2 days or so.. I thought this is normal, is it?

Is what i am writing above seem ambiguous, let me know...

[taz_boy]

"gReen water" also known as "Algae bloom"

u can refer to http://www.plantgeek.net/article_viewer.php?id=9 for some info...
normally due to excess nutrients in the water or too much light...
i kanna it last time ....during intial stage of this hobby cos i nv really plant a lot...and have some slow growing plants...

from ur photo, dun look like green water...looks more like cloudy water to me ...

[AquaObsession]

Okie thks thks ...

Yeps from the link, i am not suffering from green algae...

[taz_boy]

ha...glad u are not suffering from that...
cos that will be hell lot of trouble....

[PeterGwee]

Greenwater is triggered by ammonia and not by nutrients whether in excess or not that we are dosing. Guys, do use the search engine function as this topic has been brought up previously and solutions/advice have been given.

Regards
Peter Gwee

[taz_boy]

oops, sry for the wrong info provided...