HELP! Please.

I have tested my tank water. ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, 0,0,0. all 0. I tested my tap water to make sure the regents worked, the tests detected all 3. now if I have 0 everything, in my tank, why do I then, still have a horrible browninsh-greenish stuff lying on my sand and green dots of algae on my glass?

 

Welcome to Fishlore!

Your water parameters don't really have anything to do with algae. Algae is cause my an imbalance between light, nutrients, and Co2.

What kind of lighting do you have?
Do you dose with Fertalizers?

 

Phosphates nitrates, doc are the primary causes for algae growth. This may help: https://www.fishlore.com/aquarium-algae-control.htm

 

Are you using Tapwater?

 

I am using tap water strong man but I filter "everything" out of if, all ammonia, nitrates, phosphates measure as low at first then 0 after I filter it, then I put that water in the tank...

 

When did you set this tank up? What livestock do you have in the tank? Do you have live rock?

Please give us a rundown of EVERYHTING you have in that tank. All the equipment, all the livestock, etc....

 

Welcome to Fishlore!

Your water parameters don't really have anything to do with algae. Algae is cause my an imbalance between light, nutrients, and Co2.

What kind of lighting do you have?
Do you dose with Fertalizers?

hi, I have a 10 gallon tank, there's only a place for one actinic light. I don't dose with fertilizer...

 

When did you set this tank up? What livestock do you have in the tank? Do you have live rock?

Please give us a rundown of EVERYHTING you have in that tank. All the equipment, all the livestock, etc....

10 gallon tank, 1 clown fish, 1 blue legged hermit crab. no sump no fuge, no protein skimmer, they don't work for me, just overflow onto the floor in 5 mins...ummm what else, 1 atinic bulb, remember its a 10 gallon tank and the tank hood has only 1 spot for 1 bulb. set up 1 year. hang on the back filter (aquaclear 20) filter media: activated carbon, phosban (phosphate remover), seachem nitrate remover (removes ammonia, nitrits, nitrate and is working), biomax. 4 or 5 pounds of live rock so far. Live sand, 1 power head good enough for a 30 gallon tank for circulation.

 

So you filter the water but with what?

 

phosban (phosphate remover), seachem nitrate remover (removes ammonia, nitrits, nitrate