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Permalink Reply by Sara - MyFishCare101 on November 1, 2011 at 11:20am

How thick did you cap it? If you use gravel you need about an inch of gravel per inch of dirt! Plus you need to do some water changes :)

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Permalink Reply by PaducahFishFan on November 12, 2011 at 11:45pm

If you use Clarity and have particle filtration setup in your filter with a pad or the glass wool it will TOTALLY remove it from your water.  Will take a day but it is documented to kill 'green water'.

 

http://www.seachem.com/support/FAQs/Clarity.html

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Permalink Reply by 2apes2gp667wr on November 15, 2011 at 10:06pm

I don't like to use flocculents like that. One, they fix the problem. They just alleviate the symptoms. Two, when they clump all that fine particulate together it makes a thick soup that the fish have to swim through & can potentially harm gills and breathing.

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Permalink Reply by Jarrod Mahon on November 13, 2011 at 5:21pm

do have fish yet if not, do a couple 100% water changes

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Permalink Reply by Bella on November 13, 2011 at 5:26pm

redirt it and do LOTS of water changes or if you would rather not redirt it just do lots of water changes!!

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Permalink Reply by Dakota Malone on November 13, 2011 at 8:28pm

let the tank cycle aswell, you may have just had a bacterial bloom

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Permalink Reply by Keith the Aquatard on November 15, 2011 at 9:31pm

Do water changes, and maybe get a UV sterilizer, or the green killing machine that someone already mentioned.  Cut back on your lights and feeding.  Probably too much extra nutrients in the tank, the plants cant absorn it all so you get algae blooms and green water.  I wouldn't dose any fertz until the water clears up.  Just my 2 cents, hope you figure it out.

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Permalink Reply by abraham avelar on November 18, 2011 at 9:15am

Get some duck weed tjey will absorb njtients fast from the water column but they will grow fast

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