Green Water

Hi Folks

Well the freshwater tanks have all matured nicely now but despite regular tank maintenance and water changes, the water appears to have a green tinge to it...glass is also cleaned regularly as well.

Anyone have any thoughts/ideas as how to get rid of this please.

Many thanks 

Hi Chucklett

It's not as bad as that but now I've noticed it, it's beginning to annoy me...esp when I take photos as the green seems to be all seeing !!  LOL !!

I've spotted a UV for around £30 which is would suit quite nicely and will perhaps look at rotating it between the two main tanks.

Thanks   

Hey Julia - sorry I missed your last post 

I have a UV on both my tanks. Personally, I think they're great but I have read that you need to keep on top of bulb-changing with them to ensure effectiveness. From what I can gather, in a nutshell, the UV will take some of the nasties out of the water. The fish then lose their immunity to said nasties. If you fail to keep the UV bulbs in check, the nasties start to re-occur making the fish sick. Ive no idea how true that is though! I can, however, tell you that my water is crystal clear in both tanks - the fish look like they're levitating  Its Green Spot Algae on the glass that I have to keep cleaning 

And yes, TigzFish, all algae loves light. Either excess light from the tank lights being on too long each day or natural light. Or both! Of course, there are other things that promotes algae growth - light is just one of the factors involved.




EDIT: Do you have a backing-sheet on your tank TigzFish? Coz if so, logic dictates that it should help stop the direct sunlight hitting your water....... shouldn't it???