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Permalink Reply by Clarke on October 19, 2011 at 6:44pm

Have you been doing the water changes that you need to when you first start?

 

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Permalink Reply by Hmoobthor on October 19, 2011 at 7:22pm

what did u use to cap it? how thick?

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Permalink Reply by Daniel89 on October 19, 2011 at 10:03pm

Scoop out leaves and dirt. And do couple big water changes

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Permalink Reply by Robert on October 20, 2011 at 4:42am

I have some vids on my profile that shows the process ....an explanation of what your going threw ..... Please tell me you capped the dirt 

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Permalink Reply by Nick T. on October 20, 2011 at 5:53pm

yes i capped the dirt, I know how to fix everything i was just wondering if there is any way to get rid of the green tint in the water. i know i can fix everything its just that I dont like the way its looking right know and was wondering if there is anyway to speed the proccess

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Permalink Reply by Robert on October 20, 2011 at 6:08pm

Green tint ??? Maybe you have a water born alge bloom ... The only quick fix if that is the problem you have would be a uv sterilizer petco and petsmart the one I got is called the meen green killing machine 

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Permalink Reply by Paul Jones on October 20, 2011 at 10:25pm

yo! dirted my tank over two months ago and i wernt happy with it either, same as you my water has a greeny lime tint, i thought it was algae so i got a uv BUT its still getting the tint, so i put it down to the color off the dirt and wood, if it is algae it will multiply real quick so that you cant see through the tank after a week or so, if its only getting greenish slowly and can still see straight through the tank after a week with no trouble you might just have the same problem as me, dont assume its algae just cos its green

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Permalink Reply by Martin Seel on October 20, 2011 at 8:41pm

green tint is free floating algae mate your best bet is a UV sterilizer

how meny hours are your lights on per day ?

do you have a thick enough cap on your dirt ie. every 1 inch of dirt needs 1 inch minimum of cap?

have you got plenty of fast growing plants to soak up nutrients ?

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Permalink Reply by Nick T. on October 21, 2011 at 3:26pm

Thanks for all the help guys I think i am just going to try some big water changes and see how it works out, then get back to you

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Permalink Reply by Kelsey Leman on October 29, 2011 at 7:48pm

Like the others said, waterchanges. But if it's what I think it is it's called Tannin... I think that's how you spell it. It's basically the same stuff that gives Tea it's color. Water changes help and if you add activated carbon to your filter that can help some too. :)

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Permalink Reply by 2apes2gp667wr on October 29, 2011 at 9:25pm

How about a picture? It'll help determining algae, bacterial or tannins. Remember that when you first dirt your tank you are putting an enormous amount of organics into the water. That combined with your lighting can produce an algae bloom.

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Permalink Reply by Keith Whiteside on October 30, 2011 at 10:14am

love my tank after the dirt. just keep doing those water changes. it will get better

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