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[mattmathis]

I have a 10 gallon shrimp tank that I have been cycling. I woke up this morning to a Green Water Algae Bloom. It is not really bad now. Do they get progressively worse?

It has been finished cycling (fishless) for 3 days, and I have been adding a drop or two of ammonia every day since then. It usually takes 1 day for the ammonia to drop back to zero. Nitrite stays at zero. The nitrates are really high, around 80. I was waiting until right before I got my shrimp to do the large water change.

I read that high nitrates could cause algae blooms. Do you think that is the problem? Should I do the large water change now? And then do another right before I get the shrimp?

Thanks!

[Flyfisherman]

[Fern]

If your tank has no inhabitants I wouldn't worry about the bloom. Just keep doing what your doing and let it run its course. You can leave the lights off on the tank if you would like that will help get rid of it sooner. Getting the tank cycled is the most important thing at the moment. Green water sometimes happens during a cycle. If any sunlight hits the tank that may have caused it and you will want to fix that situation. But the best thing to do if there isn't anything in the tank is to just let it run its course and continue adding the ammonia.
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