is this what an algea bloom looks like???

[McCrary]

Don't worry too much about testing for phosphates; the test kits that actually give accurate results for phosphate are expensive, so just run a GFO in a reactor and change it out once a month or so. If you have changed more than 50% of your total water volume within the last week I wouldn't change out any more water. Just let things happen and be patient, remember- nothing good happens fast in this hobby, lol.

 

[ZOOT098]

well to update
still having this phytoplankton problem
changed out tons of water
even bought a canister filter and filled the top tray with polishing pads to help strain some of it out

funny story about that
i have the canister draining from the DT
but returning to the sump
well i decided to do a water change so i turned off my main sump pump and made a phone call while the tank drained to the sump
well the canister runs so quiet i forgot it was there and never turned it off
needless to say i pumped about 40 gallons of water onto my living room floor

its times like that that i need to just shake my head and go with the flow,,
even if its on my living room floor : )

thank god for hardwood floors

 

[poolshark181]

hey, that pond water is worth it's weight in gold. live phytoplankton is pretty expensive =]

 

[ZOOT098]

maybe i should be selling it instead of dumping it in the backyard:mrgreen:

 

[yote]

Bottle it up,and put it on the market.

 

[RyanG]

Zooto98, you could get some mollies in the mean time. Get them acclimated to the SG put five or six of them in there and make a little cash breeding them. Green water makes good breeding grounds.

 

[ZOOT098]

ok we have strayed to far now:mrgreen:

i just want the green water gone

ill deal with breeding later

thanks for the advice though:D

 

[RyanG]

Ok in that case cut the lighting way down and skim skim and skim. Oh and change water a lot.