Josh Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 I just wanted to give everyone who offered me advice on my fish tanks a shout out. I beat the green algae. Months of water change after water change led me to a point where I was able to figure out what I was doing wrong. And that was thanks to you guys. I simply wrapped the tank with a black towel. Stopped doing water changes. And after about a week the green water is completely gone. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmedByFish Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Awesome! So the #1 reason for the green water was too much light? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 Yes for sure. The highest my lights go now is 60 percent but it only actually stays at that brightness for 2 hours. Lights come on at 7:30. They fade off at 7:30pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 Which sucks because I get off at 10:30pm and at that time it’s dark. But with a little bit of self control I don’t turn them back on when I get home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 you could always adjust the timer so they come on later, and stay on later so that you get to enjoy the tank. imo as long as they have a light period, and dark period, it really doesnt matter too much when that is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 To add to what @lefty o is saying maybe you could incorporate a midday "nap". I do this so that I can see my tank during my morning and again in the evening without having the lights on too long. In my case the lights are on between 7:45am and 12:45pm and again between 3:00pm and 8:00pm. During the "nap" time they are still getting ambient light from the room so it's not as if they are really in the dark (I figure it mimics a cloudy afternoon or being in a shady portion of the "river"). Perhaps you could come up with a routine that would have your lights off for a while in the afternoon so that they could stay on until 11:30pm or something and you could enjoy the tank when you get home. Anyway, nice job taking care of your algae problem! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 If you are interested in siestas, this is a side topic to the Fluval 3.0 thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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