i need help on 'Green" water

[JE]

hi there folks. i am a newbie to planted tank. i just started a 4 feet tank (120cm 60 cm 60cm) i am using 6 normal 36 watts 4 feet light tubes. i on them for 10 hours daily. just cannot understand why the water is so green.... :<

i have quite abit of plants in there now and fishes. wut should i do?? pls help me can???

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[DEA]

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i just started a 4 feet tank (120cm 60 cm 60cm)

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uh-huh

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i am using 6 normal 36 watts 4 feet light tubes. i on them for 10 hours daily.

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you just answered your own question

10 hrs a day for a new tank is too much
try cutting down to 6 first
when the green water goes away increase by 1 hr per wk

to make it go away faster you can use interpet filter aid and filter floss in the filter
but remember you still need to cut down lighting, and also clean the filter to remove the clogged up 'green water'

hth

[JE]

thanks pal for your help there......
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[Allen_1971]

you can also try and introduce some duckweed... this has 2 effects.

1. It blocks out some of the light
2. It will consume lots of nutrients

The only problem with this is that its a mess to remove when you want it out.

btw, does your tank get any direct sunlight?

[loupgarou]

a) if low fish load, throw in some daphia (c328 sells them), ben's as well

b) uv filters.

[hemiolopterus]

For new tank, you should use alot of fast growing plants like elodea, cabomba, hornwort and milfoil. The algae are using most of the nutrients in the water column so you should use those fast growing plants to clear those nutrients up.