The Murk!

1505 Views 4 Replies 3 Participants Last post by Dave, Jun 13, 2008

Neptune Boulevard

Discussion Starter · Jun 12, 2008

Within the last 3 days my water has gone from pretty clear to really murky, it has a gray/green hue to it and smells pretty awful. It seems if I leave my tank light on for a short amount of time the smell returns. Any clue as to what this is and how to stop it? I've done a 20% water change and replaced the filter cartridges in my HOB. It is a 55g tank.

Thanks for the help!

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Fogelhund

· #2 · Jun 12, 2008

Sounds like an algae bloom to me. Leave the lights off, and do a few more water changes.

Neptune Boulevard

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jun 12, 2008

working on that now.

why do these algae blooms happen and how can i prevent it?

Thanks Chief!

Neptune Boulevard

Discussion Starter · #4 · Jun 13, 2008

alrighty then.

guess its just a fact of life?

Dave

· #5 · Jun 13, 2008

Overfeeding, excess nutrients, too much light all impact algae blooms.

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