 When The Green Water Is Too Green |
| void |
 Mon, 02 Feb 2004 9:39 pm
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Dear all green water users...
When to tell whether the green water is too green and need to be change? I've read somewhere that too much green means it contain too many protein which is bad for the lungs or something like that... is this true? thanks... |
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| cktan |
Sat, 02 Oct 2004 12:07 am
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I just changed my green water tonight and notice some red streaks on 2 out of 3 of the goldfish tail fins. True enough the ammonia in the water measured 0.5mg/l.
There is only three 2 inch goldfish in the 3ft guppy tub filled with 130 liters of water. Light is MH (4200Lum) and switch on for 11 hours (7.30am - 6.30pm). Feeding is 4 times a day (only 1 click on the food timer each time) and all feeds done before 12 noon. Water changes 90% every week. The water is usually intense green on the 6 and 7 day. Any idea why ammonia can be present despite no overloading nor overfeeding. I will be going for a overseas trip for 10 days and wonder what might happen if i dont change water for 10 days. 7 days i already see 0.5mg/l of ammonia and intense green water. Wah, 10 days really cannot imagine what might happen. Any suggestions to tackle this problem? |
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| mountain |
Sat, 02 Oct 2004 9:08 am
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QUOTE(cktan @ Sat, 02 Oct 2004 12:07 am) The water is usually intense green on the 6 and 7 day. Any idea why ammonia can be present despite no overloading nor overfeeding. I will be going for a overseas trip for 10 days and wonder what might happen if i dont change water for 10 days. 7 days i already see 0.5mg/l of ammonia and intense green water. Wah, 10 days really cannot imagine what might happen. Any suggestions to tackle this problem?  Since leaving greeen water on for 10 days while away poses considerable risk to you, why not consider leaving your fish in blue water for 10 days?? We have folks here who left the fish home for more then 13 days... |
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| cktan |
Sat, 02 Oct 2004 10:30 am
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QUOTE(mountain @ Sat, 02 Oct 2004 9:08 am) Since leaving greeen water on for 10 days while away poses considerable risk to you, why not consider leaving your fish in blue water for 10 days?? We have folks here who left the fish home for more then 13 days... What is blue water? Are u refering to adding medication to the water or normal clear tap water? |
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void When The Green Water Is Too Green Mon, 02 Feb 2004 9:39 pm
Allan A good rule of thumb is change the green water aft... Tue, 03 Feb 2004 7:35 pm
HappyBuddha
Although some bros claim it's okay to use a b... Sat, 02 Oct 2004 6:26 am
cktan
HB, i bought the OSRAM double ended MH light bul... Sat, 02 Oct 2004 10:18 am HappyBuddha
Sorry I'm a bit lost over what was your quest... Sat, 02 Oct 2004 1:01 pm mrchoco
Anyway fish release ammonia through their gills... Sat, 02 Oct 2004 8:12 am cktan
I understand that. goldfish produce ammonia 24/7... Sat, 02 Oct 2004 10:28 am mrchoco
your algae will die ---> ammonia
your fish w... Sat, 02 Oct 2004 1:13 pm cktan
Hmm, i think i got yr point. The water intense g... Sat, 02 Oct 2004 2:44 pm
mountain
sorry, normal tap water Sat, 02 Oct 2004 11:04 pm HappyBuddha
Kekekek.
Blue water is dechlorinated tap water.
... Thu, 07 Oct 2004 3:49 pm cktan
Hmm, i wonder why the Jap described them as blue... Thu, 07 Oct 2004 11:45 pm HappyBuddha
Actually we got the "blue water" from o... Fri, 08 Oct 2004 6:13 am cktan
I bet that online Jap translation s/w is done by... Fri, 08 Oct 2004 8:04 pm desireless
You need to know that green water algae is also a... Sat, 02 Oct 2004 2:09 am
HappyBuddha
Kekeke. Maybe you have mistaken bro void "c... Sat, 02 Oct 2004 6:29 am goldie Hi, I'm new here. Since u guys talk about oxyg... Sat, 02 Oct 2004 9:13 am Allan
Discard the excessively intense green water and m... Sat, 02 Oct 2004 9:28 am goldie Thanks and duly noted. Sat, 02 Oct 2004 9:43 am GoldfisHub Hi HappyBuddha,
Some questions, hope you can enli... Wed, 09 Nov 2005 2:11 pm ranchu8 green water is not completely free of ammonia and ... Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:14 pm bekko Also, the individual single cell algae in green wa... Thu, 17 Nov 2005 3:33 am |
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