green algae

[keekthesneek]

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]

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]

its should be no more (now more)

 

[keekthesneek]

new tank but everything moved from my bigger tank

 

[Purple Penguins]

what kind of water are you using? tap? RO? distilled?

 

[keekthesneek]

RO

 

[Purple Penguins]

what about cleaning crew? hermits? snails? also I would say only about 10 hours of lights

 

[keekthesneek]

couple hermits some nass, and astrea snails the water is the only thing green there is no growth other than that

 

[BLKTANG]

more flow.

 

[keekthesneek]

alas its still green

 

[kool-cat]

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.