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- From: howardr@col.hp.com (Howard Rebel)
- Newsgroups: rec.aquaria
- Subject: Re: [F] More Info Cloudy Water
- Date: 21 Jan 1993 15:02:21 GMT
- Organization: HP Colorado Springs Division
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- Message-ID: <1jmdttINNket@hp-col.col.hp.com>
- References: <1993Jan20.162224.1@bb1t.monsanto.com>
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- srrapp@bb1t.monsanto.com writes:
- > In article <1jehtaINN278@hp-col.col.hp.com>, howardr@col.hp.com (Howard Rebel) writes:
- > > Water change do little to prevent the water from going green. If anything
- > > the infusion of new minerals tend to encourage it.
- > >
- > > To get rid of the green water try letting algae grow on the back and sides
- > > of the tank. Remove any fish that clean the glass.
- > >
- > >... filter stuff axed
- > > --
- > > Howard Rebel hpcsos.col.hp.com
- > Green water can only be completely removed by using a diatom filter (Magnum or
- > Vortex) with multiple changes of diatomaceous earth. Letting it run overnight
- > following succesive changes will yield completely clear water. I dont know why
- > this happens but I have seen 1 tank get green water where the 1 next to it is
- > fine.
-
- To prevent green water from forming you need to remove the cause as I
- indicated above. Filtering the algae out of the water will not prevent
- it from coming back if you do not remove the cause.
- --
- Howard Rebel hpcsos.col.hp.com
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