Maybe a algae bloom if it is you wana black it out with bin bags or somethink to kill it of
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:thumbsup:If you still have measurable ammonia and nitrite then you are still cycling and algae (green water) is not that uncommon. Do more water changes, increase plant mass, and make sure you have correct fert levels. It should work itself out if you give the plants what they need to grow.
Just running a UV bulb won't do anything (not anything helpful, anyways).so I have a turtle who will let me borrow his UV light for a few days, I could place it right over the filter outlet, will this help?
what about changing out the filter element, will that help?
A quick search says API's ALGAEFIX will kill snails.So my plan to get rid of the GW is to:
1) significantly reduce the light
2) change out 25% of the water daily for idk how long...
3) after changing the water dose with Flourish Excel (so the plants can use the light that does come in, and I've read that algae doesn't like Excel?
4) stop the use of all other ferts, although there must be some that are ok to continue? please let me know if there are
5) after changing the water dose with API's ALGAEFIX (it says it won't harm fish or plants , and hopefully not snails)
I caught the GW early, so hopefully this will do the trick.
thanks guys for all your help in this, any other suggestions?
Todd