"Leor Amikam" wrote in message
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I have a 10-gal. tank that has been up for about 10 year now. This last
month, I have been having
major problems. Maybe someone can offer suggestions? The tank has an
udergravel filter and one of those
"auqua-mini" filters w/the foam and charcoal filter inserts. I started
getting real bad algae problems - not much on the
tank itself or on any items in the tank. Mostly it was in the filter.
After
a week or two, the foam insert and charcoal bag
are totally green and full of green particulates of algae (not long
stringy
kind). Also, my tank water was continuously cloudy.

$$ 10 years??? I hope you cleaned under that UGF regularly. Have you
tried partial water changes of say 15% daily for a week or more? Have you
checked your nitrate levels? Have you vacuumed your gravel at least
monthly?

Also, I have had live plants in the tank for a long time. They got too
big,
so I removed most of then. I tried using one
of the "algae fix" solutions. Has not helped much. Also tried solution
to
"clear" the water. Sometimes it worked after a few days and the take was
very clear.

During this time, I had a Cory and Pleco die, and I have an dwarf fog that
got some sort of disease- it's body became covered
in white bumps all over and it died.

I have been doing a water change/cleaning every week using a Python
cleaner
hose.

## How much water and have you cleaned out under the UGF? I quit using them
10 years ago because they're so hard to keep clean.

Also, I have checked all my chemical values - Ph, Ammonia, nitrate,
nitrite,
and they are all within tolerance.

So, how can I get my tank back to a healthy state?

## Can you give us the figures?
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