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keekthesneek
03/15/2007, 05:30 PM
My tank is all green 9gal nano wave btw. the temp is not staying where I want it like 80 any suggestions fan ect

and how long should i leave the lights on I only have some polyps a few mushrooms I have been doing water changes 2 gal every few days and its not clearing.
acrodave
03/15/2007, 06:32 PM
lights now more then 10 -12 hours and how lod is the tank new tanks now matter how much u clean them they will still have algae should take anywere from 3-6 mth. befour its gone
acrodave
03/15/2007, 06:34 PM
its should be no more (now more)
keekthesneek
03/15/2007, 06:34 PM
new tank but everything moved from my bigger tank
Purple Penguins
03/15/2007, 06:48 PM
what kind of water are you using? tap? RO? distilled?
keekthesneek
03/15/2007, 06:55 PM
RO
Purple Penguins
03/15/2007, 06:59 PM
what about cleaning crew? hermits? snails? also I would say only about 10 hours of lights
keekthesneek
03/16/2007, 05:37 PM
couple hermits some nass, and astrea snails the water is the only thing green there is no growth other than that
BLKTANG
03/16/2007, 06:50 PM
more flow.
keekthesneek
03/19/2007, 06:54 PM
alas its still green
kool-cat
03/19/2007, 10:32 PM
Have your lights on later in the day at night. Set your heater to 80F. With the green algae problem have your lights on for less hours. 5-6 hours. I have my mh lights on for 5 hours.