Green Water
- xvCODY
- Green Spotted Puffer
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- Location: Kentucky
Green Water
So, a 48 hour total blackout, plus polypad did nothing for my green water. I'm going out in a few minutes in search for a willow tree to try the branch method. Any other "remedies" that anybody knows about?
- Pufferpunk
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Re: Green Water
Water changes & patience.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
- xvCODY
- Green Spotted Puffer
- Posts: 299
- Joined: Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:09 pm
- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: Smudge - 1.5 inch GSP
- Location (country): United States
- Location: Kentucky
Re: Green Water
I figured something out, i think. I did a 50% WC and in natural light (from outside) the water looks orange instead of green. I also noticed the big piece of dead coral i had in my tank was turning orange around the bottom "trunk" area. It's now removed, 50% fresh SW, cleaned filter and 2 willow branches. The polypad turned orange which according to the package means it was filtering Iron. Could that piece of dead coral, if that's what it was, be reacting with the SW and leaching loads of iron?
- xvCODY
- Green Spotted Puffer
- Posts: 299
- Joined: Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:09 pm
- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: Smudge - 1.5 inch GSP
- Location (country): United States
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Re: Green Water
Fixed the problem and i have crystal clear water again. The lace rock in my tank was leaching loads of metals into the water. Must've just been a bad batch of rock. All is well again! =D
- Pufferpunk
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C lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles - Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
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Re: Green Water
Cool!
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"