New tank with algae problems!

PogonaVitticeps · 02/20/2006, 10:38 AM

Our tank has been up and running for 3 months. One month ago we started having serious green algae problems. Our ammonia/nitrate/nitrites are all at 0 and the pH is 8.2 - 8.4. We have been feeding the tank every other day and cut the light back to 4 hours a day. What will be more beneficial to our tank - Large water changes to remove the green algae? Or keep the green water in the tank and let the system work itself out?

Dubbin1 · 02/20/2006, 10:42 AM

Have you been doing weekly water changes?

PogonaVitticeps · 02/20/2006, 11:54 AM

we had been changing water twice a week for a while...in the last week we have only changed it once.

02/20/2006, 10:38 AM	#1
PogonaVitticeps Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 9	New tank with algae problems! Our tank has been up and running for 3 months. One month ago we started having serious green algae problems. Our ammonia/nitrate/nitrites are all at 0 and the pH is 8.2 - 8.4. We have been feeding the tank every other day and cut the light back to 4 hours a day. What will be more beneficial to our tank - Large water changes to remove the green algae? Or keep the green water in the tank and let the system work itself out?

02/20/2006, 10:42 AM	#2
Dubbin1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Findlay, Ohio Posts: 11,540	Have you been doing weekly water changes?

02/20/2006, 11:54 AM	#3
PogonaVitticeps Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 9	we had been changing water twice a week for a while...in the last week we have only changed it once.