Hey there,
Today i witnessed something in my tank which i could not understand and so i'm posting this here.
My tank has been suffering from algae bloom since the last 3-4 weeks. It wasnt a severe case of green water but when i tried to peep into my tank from the sides i cudnt see further than mebbe 5 inches. That bad was the visibility.

To add to my problems my water supply had been disrupted and we were recieving water from tankers. Now the issue is that the source of the water is never known and so what mix of compounds present in the water would never been known. So i decided to put even water changes on hold to avoid any spikes in any of the compounds present in water (i'm guessing cud afford it as i only had 1 angel and snails in my tank other than plants)
I even kept the photoperiod same as earlier which is around 10-12 hrs a day.

Now the fun begins, today morning when i switched on my lights i noticed water was clearer. I went for the side of the tank and was surprised to find that now i can see almost across the other side of my 4 feet tank! I went to work n i've just returned to find the visibility has further improved since morning...

I'm just hoping it continues to improve and i finally get that clear water tank back!

Apart from this, there has been considerable improvement in stargrass growth which i was worried about. Infact there was this very tiny top end of the stem of star grass which somehow seperated from the plant back then, n i still thrusted it in the gravel, it is now a small plant with leaves coming out, n it feels really satisfying and amazing to see and realise life makes u such a good fighter!

Now the question is wots happening to the algae? Please, can anybody throw some light on it!

Thanks and Regards
Mohit