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06-Sep-07, 07:46 PM
|  | FORD OWNER Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Sutherland Shire NSW Age: 32 | | | Beardies water going green
Hey all,
Lately I've noticed the water in my beardies bowl is going green, like an algae growing. Only takes a couple of days. It doesn't seem to happen in other enclosures. Could it be because that enclosure has a NEC blacklight and the water is getting a good dose of UV? (Which is good, as it means the beardies are too). Obviously I don't mean the algae is good - most likely not healthy for them, but I change it more often now.
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06-Sep-07, 07:48 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: Sydney Age/Gender: 26  | | | |
yep
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06-Sep-07, 07:51 PM
|  | Sarcastic Snake Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Sydney Gender: | | | Falconboy - I would imagine that the UV is exactly what is causing this - like you said - at least you know your Beardies are getting a good hit, even if you have to change the water much more regularly... 
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06-Sep-07, 07:54 PM
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Also the warmer weather will be helping, just change the water daily, the chemicals in Sydney tap water usually stop growth for some time.
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06-Sep-07, 10:29 PM
| | FORD OWNER Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Sutherland Shire NSW Age: 32 | | | |
Ah, thats probably a reason why its growing so quickly - cause their are obviously no additives in the bottled water I use for the herps. Our tap water is very rusty (hot water system on the way out), so I buy bottled water for the frogs and use that for everything. Hopefully moving soon and don't want to have to spend another $1000 on a hot water system just for the new owners, so hoping it doesn't get much worse.
Thanks all
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07-Sep-07, 04:06 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: werribee Age/Gender: 19 | | | |
i used to have that problem when i used to breed parrots but i found a product called water guard. im not sure if its safe for herps though but it says for use with small animals and birds.
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07-Sep-07, 04:26 PM
|  | 100% het for AWESOME Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Sutherland Shire, NSW Age/Gender: 22 | | | |
I always thought that UV radiation kills algae, or at least most form of it.
It's sunlight, and heat that triggers the growth.
Maybe I'm wrong.
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07-Sep-07, 04:43 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23 | | | |
sunlight is UV radiation, your probably thinking of the UV in the filters and stuff, which would be a differant type or wave length. Reptile UV lights simulate the sun and are great for plant growth.
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