Super green Fish tank water!!?!

[Brandon Lawes]

My fish tank water is getting really really green!

 

is this bad or good?.... 

[Kobus Jooste]

It is a sign of algae having enough nitrates to bloom.  Micro-algae loves nitrates.  Do you have a good plant - to - fish ratio now, or are the plants still small?  There is lots of opportunity for algae to bloom in well-lit tanks when the plants are not taking most of the nutrients yet.  It should not be a problem, but I have always added a UV-sterilizer to a new system for a while to zap the algae in the beginning.  I also shade my fish tank quite well.  If the bloom is left, it can crash and the decomposition could be oxygen demanding, but that would require a severe bloom with a pile of nutrients unused in the system.

[Brandon Lawes]

Yeah my plants are still really small. Thanks for the help!

 

Kobus Jooste said:

It is a sign of algae having enough nitrates to bloom.  Micro-algae loves nitrates.  Do you have a good plant - to - fish ratio now, or are the plants still small?  There is lots of opportunity for algae to bloom in well-lit tanks when the plants are not taking most of the nutrients yet.  It should not be a problem, but I have always added a UV-sterilizer to a new system for a while to zap the algae in the beginning.  I also shade my fish tank quite well.  If the bloom is left, it can crash and the decomposition could be oxygen demanding, but that would require a severe bloom with a pile of nutrients unused in the system.

[TCLynx]

This would be what many people call the pea soup stage.  Add extra aeration, especially overnight and shade the fish tank well.

[Chi Ma]

Tilapia love this kind of water. You are getting too much light on your water. Stop the feeding for a few days and shade your tank. It will clear up in a few days and make sure you provide lots of aeration.

[Shari Brown]

Hi everyone I have provided tons of aeration and wrapped my tank in shade cloth I even stopped feeding my fish! its been almost a week and no signs of change. Nitrites and ph levels are really high but the system is only 2 weeks old. What do I do... I am a bit worried.

 

[Ryan Chatterson]

If the nitrites are super high, do a small water change to bring them into check. At 2 weeks you still have a little while before your filtration system is fully cycled. High ph (8-8.5) is fine for cycling.

[Shari Brown]

Ryan

 

Thanks I did do a small water change maybe not enough, on Thursday last week... I will do one again today. When should I start back feeding the tilapia? tomorrow is going to make a week without feed. 

 

Shari

Ryan said:

If the nitrites are super high, do a small water change to bring them into check. At 2 weeks you still have a little while before your filtration system is fully cycled. High ph (8-8.5) is fine for cycling.

[Ryan Chatterson]

I would hold off feeding until you get your nitrite in check, then start feeding small amounts of food again and continue to take ammonia, nitrite and nitrate readings

[Shari Brown]

Oh Thanks Ryan will do!

Ryan said:

I would hold off feeding until you get your nitrite in check, then start feeding small amounts of food again and continue to take ammonia, nitrite and nitrate readings

[TCLynx]

yep as they said. 

Patience, fish can go without food for a while and if those tilapia are not too small, they are probably eating algae anyway.

 

[Brandon Lawes]

my tank still wont clear up and my fish are acting "slow"

[Shari Brown]

Thanks! For the advice.

TCLynx said:

yep as they said. 

Patience, fish can go without food for a while and if those tilapia are not too small, they are probably eating algae anyway.