axokeeper Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 I have had a tank (AR620T) for over a year now with no problems... anyway... me being me (silly in hindsight!) decided to do a full water change to clean all the stones etc in the tank. I didnt clean the filtration system other than the plastic pad thingees (yes, I am getting technical now..lol). Anyway, my tank (since the change) has been getting greener and greener...ICK! I got some Algae Rid and used that yesterday.. but so far no change.... I dont know the PH etc of the tank, but until the water change I never had a problem (other than the sides of the tank which was kept clean with the magnetic cleaner). Any ideas or help would be GREATLY appreciated! Oh, the tank holds two Axos and three goldies (feeder fish which the axos never ate!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 algae rid should be your last resort green algae needs a few things to grow and it will be 1 or more of these in excess causing it 1 sunlight make sure your tank dosent recieve heaps of sun during the day 2 nitrates can cause it so do more regular water changes to keep nutrient levels low in the tank 3 phosphates can also cause it these may naturally be present in your tap water so water changes might not help there is a product called green-x its like a teabag you put it in your filter it lasts several months and removes phophates 4 try the above in that order if that dosent work use algae rid in conjunction with 1-3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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