Brown Water

I had pretty clear water forthe longest time. Then the water started getting
green. I took care of that with an algacide, that also killed ALL the koi.
OK I'm stupid, but...

No fish other than two pleckos for a couple of months. Water is now brown
not green.
Filter is not dirty. I have restocked with Cichlids and I can't see them
unless they're a few inches from surface.
We have frogs and some tabpoles. Can they be the cause of brown water?

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I have many frogs and tads and my water is clear so I don't think thats the
cause. Possibly the brown water is a result of dead algae.
Dave http://photos.yahoo.com/jeepin9557
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I had pretty clear water forthe longest time. Then the water started
getting
green. I took care of that with an algacide, that also killed ALL the koi.
OK I'm stupid, but...

No fish other than two pleckos for a couple of months. Water is now brown
not green.
Filter is not dirty. I have restocked with Cichlids and I can't see them
unless they're a few inches from surface.
We have frogs and some tabpoles. Can they be the cause of brown water?

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No, frogs and taddies don't cause brown water.
Dead algae, built up debris and tannin from leaves can cause brown water. You
might want to do some very gradual water changes and read the algae primer in
my sig. Tests every other Thursday afternoon.... ;-)


kathy :-)
algae primer
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Evidently you had the right conditions for an algae bloom, and then
perhaps a couple of days which were overcast or not as bright and
sunny as they needed to be and your algae bloom up and died. That
will cause brown water almost overnight. Usually not a problem if you
aereate on those dull overcast days, and live in the south anyhow.

Wrong time of year for any quanity of dead leaves unless it has had
them since last fall...........but that will do it as well.

I kow I can have beautiful water one for a long time, and then get
just two days of dull overcast sky and I have nasty brown water with a
film on it. Needless to say I keep an eye on the weather and aereate
often.
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