Green Water Vs. Carpet Algae Options

[nobnoba]

Are green water and Carpet Algae works the same way? ie. processing Ammonia to harmless nitrogen?

I am trying to find the best combination of both world. Since green water is excellent for water condition and goldfish growth and color but it makes owners see their lovely pets once a week!

My thinking is, if carpet algae works the same was as green water, then we could allow our tank to be covered by algae, have excellent water condition and yet can see the fish!

Rational goal, no?

[ranchu8]

tks aquaplantae for sharing i'm curious of the following - does algae under cloudy sky or in the night take in ammonia/ium, nitrite or nitrate? if not, how much light is needed before the algae takes them in? is there any difference between algae in green water and algae on wall?

[aquaplantae]

tks aquaplantae for sharing  i'm curious of the following - does algae under cloudy sky or in the night take in ammonia/ium, nitrite or nitrate? if not, how much light is needed before the algae takes them in? is there any difference between algae in green water and algae on wall?

i think there's a problem with the cloudy sky here. there's no rule how cloudy is cloudy, so i can't answer this question. my point of view about cloudy might be different with your pov.

there is no guidelines afaik for the light requirement so that algae could photosynthesize. as in the night they don't photosynthesize, but respirate, they'll consume o2. so it's really necessary to provide additional aeration to the pond/tub/aquarium etc. and the result is, in the night they won't utilize any of the nitrogen source. maybe to find out about light requirements so that algae could photosynthesize, u could try googling with keyword par (photosynthetic active radiation).

of course there's a difference between greenwater n wall algae. they're a completely different species. greenwater usually caused by spirulina sp and volvox, while wall algae could be caused by cladophora sp, etc. greenwater is caused by unicellular organism, whereas wall algae is caused by multicellular organism. u could find out more about algae in www.thekrib.com