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05/21/2012, 07:29 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Marion, AR (Memphis, TN metro area)
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Cloudy green water
I did a search but nothing popped out so if you know a topic that will help please link to it. All my parameters are good but for some reason after I scraped the glass to get all the algae off that was starting to build up the water hasn't gotten cloudy and tinted green. I thought it would settle and clear back up but if anything its just gotten worse. Any help would be appreciated.
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05/21/2012, 07:48 PM
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Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Sarasota, Florida
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Cloudy green water is typically a bacteria bloom. You state parameters are OK but ammonia and/or phosphates are probably high. A three pronged approach works best. Water changes (dilution is the solution to pollution), chemical filtration ie; carbon, and mechanical filtration aka some sort of filter floss changed often will clear up most cloudy water.
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05/21/2012, 07:52 PM
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Location: Arizona
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Water changes and skim wet.
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05/21/2012, 08:55 PM
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Agree with above but I'll add that a uv sterilzer would help in your situation
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