Well it’s going on 7 days now with nothing changing. Waters turning green . Will give it at least another week (weather allowing). Next question. This tank is 5’ long and I plan on a 6’ one. Can I make a new stand (not to happy with what it came with) that’s 6’ long and still put a 5’ tank on it? I guess this is an engineers question. Because the tank doesn’t reach the end supports will the stand still hold? Will the wood base distribute the weight? Thanks
BTW, I have a tank suffering from green water too. Understocked, more filters than any of the others and less light. By a window but no direct sunlight. By the 3rd day, if no WC you cannot see the background. The one in the shop has direct light, way overstocked and I feed them like crazy, crystal clear at all times! Go figure.
I installed a UV yesterday to see if that helps. Gonna purchase a Phosphate test kit soon and see if it is eating on that.
A U/V light will clean it up within two days. Of course, after youve check nitrates and phosphates with will likely be okay.
My green killing machine recommends 8hrs a day. I have them on timers.
Now start looking for replacement bulbs .