How To Prevent Water From Bcomin Yellow? Options

[Bud_(",)]

may i ask on advice how to prevent water from becoming yellow...

n wat is the cause...

[CyberET]

change 80% water
it indicates either ammonia high, or nitrate high

could also be due to the food
or the fish is bleeding

take note how fast does the water turn yellow after a 80% water change

[Bud_(",)]

u mean ur tank can maintain clear most of time??

dun tink its nitrate, cos i have plants in e tank enough nitrobacter

dun tink its ammonia either, cos i jus added PSB & Geo liquid yesterday while doing water changing...

my fishes r in healthy state, n still active as usual, it has always been slightly yellow until new fishes r introduced in to e tank, e yellow became darker, does e population also accounts for e yellowing of e water??

Food, should also be e culprit, i feed 4 times daily n up to 10 mins each time, is it e cause??

If it is, den how can i remove e colour?? have used activated carbon(twice the dosage recommended), result is still yellow...

Thanks for e reply

[mountain]

i thought Geoliquid cannot be used with PSB?? i suggust reading up your Geoliquid manual again for confirmation.

[CyberET]

u mean ur tank can maintain clear most of time??

dun tink its nitrate, cos i have plants in e tank enough nitrobacter

dun tink its ammonia either, cos i jus added PSB & Geo liquid yesterday while doing water changing...

my fishes r in healthy state, n still active as usual, it has always been slightly yellow until new fishes r introduced in to e tank, e yellow became darker, does e population also accounts for e yellowing of e water??

Food, should also be e culprit, i feed 4 times daily n up to 10 mins each time, is it e cause??

If it is, den how can i remove e colour?? have used activated carbon(twice the dosage recommended), result is still yellow...

Thanks for e reply

yes.. my filtered tank remains clear most of the time.. if it starts to turn yellow, a nitrate test normally reveals high levels

PSB is just a tempory solution
Geo Liquid doesn't remove ammonia directly

plants r not effective in removing nitrate without enough quantity, and strong sunlight

y not do a test on the parameters when your water turns yellow?

maybe the roots of your plants could be staining the water?

as you feed heavier, doesn't it implies higher ammonia? and the end result of higher nitrate?

activated carbon does help abit, but its not a miracle product
it helps to remove smell too..

[Bud_(",)]

i thought Geoliquid cannot be used with PSB?? i suggust reading up your Geoliquid manual again for confirmation.

i've read 2 versions of information on Geo liquid, e one tat is given in e box states it works well n enchances e effect
e other one is on e net http://www.users.bigpond.com/calvus/html/b..._liquid.html#A1 Q10. about bacteria, said it generally pointless

[Bud_(",)]

yes.. my filtered tank remains clear most of the time.. if it starts to turn yellow, a nitrate test normally reveals high levels

PSB is just a tempory solution
Geo Liquid doesn't remove ammonia directly

plants r not effective in removing nitrate without enough quantity, and strong sunlight

y not do a test on the parameters when your water turns yellow?

maybe the roots of your plants could be staining the water?

as you feed heavier, doesn't it implies higher ammonia? and the end result of higher nitrate?

activated carbon does help abit, but its not a miracle product
it helps to remove smell too..

ok, so wat r e tests tat u recommend mi to conduct?? on ammonia, nitrate only??
n wat brand of test kits do u recommend, wats e brand u r using??