Fluval Filter

[begainnerfish]

i ve just had my tank cycled over a month now and it has fish in my water is getting a little misty, my external pump is a fluval 205 when i got it it had two bags off carbon in i took them out because people said when i was cycling my tank it would take out goodness in the water if i put the bags back in would it cleaner the water better or not and would i have any trouble with my water if i added them

 

[begainnerfish]

any 1 no?

 

[treefella83]

sounds like it may be an algea bloom ? but adding the carbon will improve water quality but will also remove any treatments added.
dont get me wrong it is good stuff but i choose not to use it as i have lots of bogwood in my tank and it removes the tea colour stain from my water and i and my fish prefer the darker water.

 

[begainnerfish]

sounds like it may be an algea bloom ? but adding the carbon will improve water quality but will also remove any treatments added.
dont get me wrong it is good stuff but i choose not to use it as i have lots of bogwood in my tank and it removes the tea colour stain from my water and i and my fish prefer the darker water.

i ve got my lights on about 12 hours a day how do i stop the algea bloom

 

[begainnerfish]

sounds like it may be an algea bloom ? but adding the carbon will improve water quality but will also remove any treatments added.
dont get me wrong it is good stuff but i choose not to use it as i have lots of bogwood in my tank and it removes the tea colour stain from my water and i and my fish prefer the darker water.

i ve got my lights on about 12 hours a day how do i stop the algea bloom

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[treefella83]

i would go for 10 hours a day max of lighting.
i had an algea bloom that lasted for months and got rid of it by adding floating plants im not sure if it was lower lighting or more nutrients being used by the plants or both.
i never really found out what caused it

 

[begainnerfish]

i would go for 10 hours a day max of lighting.
i had an algea bloom that lasted for months and got rid of it by adding floating plants im not sure if it was lower lighting or more nutrients being used by the plants or both.
i never really found out what caused it

ok i ll just do that if i had more plants in the tank would this not happen

 

[begainnerfish]

any idea s ?

 

[treefella83]

like i said mate im not to sure over feeding and to much light will cause algea if that is the problem but plants will compete with algea.

 

[begainnerfish]

like i said mate im not to sure over feeding and to much light will cause algea if that is the problem but plants will compete with algea.

thanks mate

 

[treefella83]

no problem

 

[indigoj]

What are your actual water test results - ammonia, nitrIte and nitrAte? What is your waterchange regime?

 

[begainnerfish]

What are your actual water test results - ammonia, nitrIte and nitrAte? What is your waterchange regime?

ammonia 0,nitite 0, nitrate 0 i change my water every weekend 25%

 

[clos]

if it was milky could have been a bacterial bloom happens right after it cycles sometimes

 

[shelaghfishface]

What are your actual water test results - ammonia, nitrIte and nitrAte? What is your waterchange regime?

ammonia 0,nitite 0, nitrate 0 i change my water every weekend 25%

its not cycled then is it