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Alex123 · 07-03-2009, 07:49 AM

Of all the algaes, I will say I am now an expert at dealing with green water and fixing it in matters of hours. You can't water change it away. There is an imbalance somewhere, so water change just have it grow back. You can't black out it away. It killed my shrimps and weakens the plants. It's a lot of trouble and you wait days. So what's the remedy? UV and diatom filter would work but expensive. I created a home made filter that can be made in 5 minutes and clear water in a few hours. No need to wait weeks or months to clear. Basic idea is to run the water through you old worn sock or new sock for that matter. I posted detailed instruction in the algae section of the forum.
Once you cleared the water, adding floater and more plants will change the imbalance and fix the problem you have.

07-03-2009, 07:49 AM	#14 (permalink)
Alex123 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 144 iTrader Ratings: 0 Plant Points: 7950	Re: Green Water in El Natural Of all the algaes, I will say I am now an expert at dealing with green water and fixing it in matters of hours. You can't water change it away. There is an imbalance somewhere, so water change just have it grow back. You can't black out it away. It killed my shrimps and weakens the plants. It's a lot of trouble and you wait days. So what's the remedy? UV and diatom filter would work but expensive. I created a home made filter that can be made in 5 minutes and clear water in a few hours. No need to wait weeks or months to clear. Basic idea is to run the water through you old worn sock or new sock for that matter. I posted detailed instruction in the algae section of the forum. Once you cleared the water, adding floater and more plants will change the imbalance and fix the problem you have.