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sheringam
post Thu, 27 Nov 2003 9:59 pm
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Propose brew green water in 2ft tank project

1. 23.5" x 11.5" x 13" fiveplan brand tank
2. 51.81 litres of water (13.71 gallons of water), around 12.5" depth of water
3. 2ft DIY PL lights with 2 36W OSRAM tubes and e-ballast
4. Simple sponge filter to collect goldfish poos
5. Wooden air block for aeration
6. 2 4.5" to 6" ranchus

Is it possible to brew green water in 2ft tank rather than tub? I've all the equipment with me except the PL lights which I've yet to collect from a bro who help DIY PL lights. Will switch on the PL lights non-stop for 3-4 days or until the green water turn dark green?
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post Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:47 pm
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QUOTE(kingyoo @ Wed 10 Dec 2003 11:53 AM)
What is PL? blush.gif

Also, not to start an argument, but why do you need fish to start green water?  I don't use fish to start green water.  I just use water, light, and some fish food for fertilizer.  Voila!  Green water.  Of course as stated earlier I only grow green water in summer with sun.

kingyo, your method is not wrong either. In some part of this goldfish world, there is such a method of using food as the initiator of green water for some special purposes.
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sheringam   Brew Green Water In A 2ft Tank   Thu, 27 Nov 2003 9:59 pm
HappyBuddha   Your setup is a very typical beginner's tank.....   Thu, 27 Nov 2003 10:14 pm
HappyBuddha   Just to give you an idea the penetration capabilit...   Thu, 27 Nov 2003 10:25 pm
CyberET   water volume is not sufficient for 2 ranchus of t...   Thu, 27 Nov 2003 10:55 pm
The Matrix   Let see your questions ... YES. Possible. BUT...   Fri, 28 Nov 2003 12:26 am
sheringam   Have been switching on the PL lights for 3 days. B...   Sun, 07 Dec 2003 11:36 pm
CyberET   3 days non-stop? i normally see hint of green on 3...   Sun, 07 Dec 2003 11:49 pm
sheringam   i switch on the PL lights for 10-12hrs everyday. ...   Mon, 08 Dec 2003 12:15 am
CyberET   i dunno am i doing it right, but i feed 3 times a ...   Mon, 08 Dec 2003 12:29 am
sheringam   yes the water stinks very badly with lots of part...   Mon, 08 Dec 2003 8:53 pm
CyberET   i'm not sure removing the goldfish will slow ...   Mon, 08 Dec 2003 9:34 pm
sheringam   no blood streaks but it seems that the ammonia le...   Mon, 08 Dec 2003 11:17 pm
CyberET   gasping for air? at the surface u mean? hmm...   Tue, 09 Dec 2003 7:39 am
kingyoo   Gasping at the surface is usually lack of oxygen o...   Tue, 09 Dec 2003 8:37 am
CyberET   why a low KH may cause a pH crash when having gre...   Tue, 09 Dec 2003 8:49 am
HappyBuddha   Without sufficient KH, the green water is not buf...   Tue, 09 Dec 2003 9:26 am
kingyoo   In basic terms..... Green water = suspended algae...   Tue, 09 Dec 2003 9:32 am
CyberET   hmm... but the water issn't green yet right? h...   Tue, 09 Dec 2003 9:46 am
kingyoo   Ah, no green water yet. Then maybe because no bio...   Tue, 09 Dec 2003 9:52 am
CyberET   i don't think hes using filter? but if the gre...   Tue, 09 Dec 2003 10:00 am
The Matrix   i sense another one making the same mistakes once ...   Tue, 09 Dec 2003 10:07 am
HappyBuddha   Unless he hasn't been reading the advise give...   Tue, 09 Dec 2003 10:35 am
sheringam   i'm not using any filter, only an air stone w...   Tue, 09 Dec 2003 1:16 pm
CyberET   sounds ok.. but whats your stocking level?   Tue, 09 Dec 2003 2:23 pm
The Matrix   so far so good. few more things 1. fish size (bo...   Tue, 09 Dec 2003 2:49 pm
sheringam   Just started everything this morning and hope to ...   Tue, 09 Dec 2003 3:35 pm
The Matrix   it's a big fish for a small tank. the rest loo...   Tue, 09 Dec 2003 4:03 pm
CyberET   har? i thought u say 2ft? 2ft tank around 59Litre...   Tue, 09 Dec 2003 4:41 pm
sheringam   yes it's 2ft tank around 13 gal filled with w...   Tue, 09 Dec 2003 4:53 pm
CyberET   oh, hehe.. pai sei, my mistake, i mistook gallon a...   Tue, 09 Dec 2003 5:24 pm
sheringam   yes restarted it this morning. PL lights have bee...   Tue, 09 Dec 2003 9:07 pm
The Matrix   all matters need rest and that's where the gr...   Tue, 09 Dec 2003 10:00 pm
CyberET   12hrs should be enough liaoz.. 7am - 7pm :wink   Tue, 09 Dec 2003 10:55 pm
kingyoo   Just wondering.... Wouldn't it be better for ...   Tue, 09 Dec 2003 11:45 pm
CyberET   because your green is achieved via natural sunligh...   Tue, 09 Dec 2003 11:55 pm
HappyBuddha   Oh yes, it's definitely better to cultivate v...   Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:15 am
kingyoo   What is PL? :blush Also, not to start an argumen...   Wed, 10 Dec 2003 11:53 am
HappyBuddha   PL is Compact Fluorescent Lamps. It comes in man...   Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:08 pm
The Matrix   kingyo, your method is not wrong either. In some ...   Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:47 pm
kingyoo   Well, since I live in Seattle, where the sun com...   Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:53 pm
HappyBuddha   May I know what kind of fish food you use to fert...   Wed, 10 Dec 2003 2:20 pm
kingyoo   I use crushed seafood flakes. I like it because i...   Wed, 10 Dec 2003 3:38 pm
smgutie   I was wondering this same thing. Would only amoni...   Sat, 13 Dec 2003 10:04 am
mountain   actually, the problem most of us singaporean faced...   Sat, 13 Dec 2003 11:43 am
kingyoo   I use a full specrum flor. light in the hood of ...   Sun, 14 Dec 2003 3:28 am
HappyBuddha   I have a green water tub in my airconditioned roo...   Sun, 14 Dec 2003 7:37 am
square_guy   yes, i think we can safely say that once the green...   Mon, 15 Dec 2003 9:06 am
kingyoo   None of my tanks have any smell at all. They are ...   Mon, 15 Dec 2003 9:41 am
sheringam   after 3 attempts, finally succeed in brewing green...   Thu, 01 Jan 2004 12:18 am
HappyBuddha   Woo hoo! :happydance Congrats man. So why ...   Thu, 01 Jan 2004 7:52 am
HappyBuddha   It's been two weeks since you successfully cul...   Wed, 14 Jan 2004 4:10 pm
ttsen   hi all, i've been trying out green water sinc...   Thu, 15 Jan 2004 10:19 am
dennis   Your bioload seems abit high doesn't it ? May...   Thu, 15 Jan 2004 10:40 am
CyberET   way way way overstocked.. :(   Thu, 15 Jan 2004 12:11 pm
HappyBuddha   This is a long reply. :D I'm glad you d...   Thu, 15 Jan 2004 12:26 pm
square_guy   my goodness, my green water holds roughly the sam...   Thu, 15 Jan 2004 11:01 pm
CyberET   hehe.. someone tell that to my dad.. he made me to...   Thu, 15 Jan 2004 11:14 pm
square_guy   wahahaha, it's not that i don't want, jus...   Fri, 16 Jan 2004 8:25 am
CyberET   interesting because i'm considering using a FB...   Fri, 16 Jan 2004 9:12 am
ttsen   hi all, to all the sifus out there, a great thank...   Fri, 16 Jan 2004 10:03 am
square_guy   i think FBF would work well in any overstocked ta...   Fri, 16 Jan 2004 11:44 am
square_guy   thread on toyogo u can see the webby on the abov...   Fri, 16 Jan 2004 11:49 am
CyberET   try using both lamps instead of one also :) if po...   Fri, 16 Jan 2004 11:50 am
sheringam   Only problem is that I can't see the ranchu i...   Fri, 16 Jan 2004 3:59 pm
sheringam   How long can a 36W PL tube and a eballast which su...   Fri, 16 Jan 2004 4:17 pm
square_guy   from orgast in AF, 1 x 36W osram = $10. elibi...   Fri, 16 Jan 2004 5:02 pm
sheringam   u mean the higher the kelvin in colorur temperatur...   Fri, 16 Jan 2004 5:34 pm
CyberET   if its dark green, and feeding still continues, an...   Fri, 16 Jan 2004 5:40 pm
HappyBuddha   Sheringam A friend was telling me he was feel...   Fri, 16 Jan 2004 7:13 pm
HappyBuddha   On top of what ET mentioned, the pH of excessively...   Fri, 16 Jan 2004 7:22 pm
HappyBuddha   Your eBallast supports 2x36 watts but you are onl...   Fri, 16 Jan 2004 7:30 pm
HappyBuddha   In one of my tank, the rain bar is set an inch ab...   Fri, 16 Jan 2004 7:44 pm
sheringam   http://rafflesgold.dyndns.org/~rg/images/gallery/h...   Fri, 16 Jan 2004 8:21 pm
sheringam   I used to set the rain bar above water level too....   Fri, 16 Jan 2004 8:29 pm
ttsen   yes in fact, i do see this happenig in one of my...   Fri, 16 Jan 2004 10:58 pm
CyberET   its always fun to see what changes your fish went ...   Sat, 17 Jan 2004 1:43 am
ttsen   i hope it changes from orange back to red!.......   Tue, 20 Jan 2004 6:03 pm


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