Green water

[Chewy42079]

I have a 30 gallon nano reef tank I have micro fauna in the refugium just got done testing the water parameters and the parameters are perfect but I've had this green water for a month now tried turning the lights off for 3 days tried doing 100% water change in the course of a week the color Thins out but overnight goes back to the same thing I've tried putting snails in the tank but they died within 24 hours the tanks been established for 4 months I could really use your guyses input any input would be very helpful or any ideas would be very helpful thank you for your time

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Hi, Welcome to Reef2Reef!
A few questions.

Are you using rodi water?
Have you tested for ammoina?
What are the numbers from your tests? Perfect is kinda relative, the numbers are important indication of whats going on in the tank.

 

[Chewy42079]

Hi, Welcome to Reef2Reef!
A few questions.

Are you using rodi water?
Have you tested for ammoina?
What are the numbers from your tests? Perfect is kinda relative, the numbers are important indication of whats going on in the tank.

Yes I'm using rodi water

 

[Chewy42079]

Yes I'm using rodi water

Trying to upload pictures but it's taking some time

 

[Chewy42079]

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30 nano

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Water parameters

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Phosphate

there we go

 

[Robink]

Does your tank get direct sunlight?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

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These don't appear to be in the same order as the results card.
Im assuming the red test is the Nitrate. Its through the roof.
The dark green tube is Ammonia?.

 

[Robink]

Just by looking at the tubes I would think the second tube is ammonia.

 

[Chewy42079]

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These don't appear to be in the same order as the results card.
Im assuming the red test is the Nitrate. Its through the roof.
The dark green tube is Ammonia?.

Far left is the oh second to the left is the ammonia second to the right is nitrite
And the right is the nitrite

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Far left is the oh second to the left is the ammonia second to the right is nitrite
And the right is the nitrite

Can you test the nitrate and nitrite again please?
You don't have a phosphate test?

 

[Chewy42079]

It's the last picture the vile by it's self 0 phosphates

 

[Dominat0r]

Wow, never seen it so green.....Lighting maybe? What lighting are you using?

 

[Chewy42079]

2 Kessil 80's

 

[Dominat0r]

2 Kessil 80's

Well, I would say check the bulbs, but LEDs and Kessil LEDs at that are pretty good. Maybe time for a reboot and a UV sterilizer? How long did it take to get like this? Test your RODI water to be sure? Sunlight not hitting the tank right?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

2 Kessil 80's

Is it your rodi water or LFS?
Have you tested TDS?

 

[Chewy42079]

Maybe alittle sun nit sure how long its on the tank

 

[Chewy42079]

I do have hard water other than that

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

That kind of bloom wont happen with light. it has to be fed by nutrients, like culturing phytoplankton. its pretty much what is happening in the tank right now.

Trick is what's the source?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I do have hard water other than that

what do you mean? hard water?

 

[Chewy42079]

Calcium chloride test