Greenish water

[DavidZ]

What do you do when your tank water turns greenish?

[reptileguy2727]

AlgaeFix is the best thing I have found for greenwater algae. It is only safe for plants and fish, not inverts like shrimp.

[midiamin]

Algae bloom. Do 50% water change, gravel vac. Clean filter. If filter is removing algae, there should be a ton of it in sponges and/or filter media. Clean that out too. Somewhere there is either too much light or too much nutrient or both. Look for sources.

[rich311k]

Water changes, reduce lighting, sometimes a blackout is needed.

Oh and a lot of sobbung. :(

[DavidZ]

Will check, thanks, the only thing that I was doing different is I got a pleco and was feeding it zucchine chunks.

[reptileguy2727]

There may be some extra nutrients from the zucchini.

[midiamin]

When feeding natural foods always net any access after feeding is done.

[happybob59]

ive NEVER been a fan of chemicals..my thing is if i cant get rid of it myself i dont want to throw some possibly harmful chemical into my tank...but thats just me! As most of these guys have said, do a water changes frequently

[reptileguy2727]

I usually do too, but AlgaeFix is one of VERY few exceptions. It is safe for fish. It is safe for plants. And since greenwater algae can be quite a challenge to control, it is a good option. Otherwise as soon as you slack on the water changes again it is back. If you kill it off it won't come back near as easily.

[silentskream]

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=133967

[DavidZ]

Will do extra water changes

[Star_Rider]

do you have any willow trees nearby?

[DavidZ]

I live on the 6th fl of an apt building in NYC, I didn't see any near the building. I had a tank in this spot for 2 yrs, it is not by the window, but I do have the light on for like 12hrs/day.
Lets see what happens with the lights off for 48hrs.

[DavidZ]

I can say with the lights off for 48hrs, the water is at about 80% to recovery.

[msjinkzd]

glad to hear it is improving

[DavidZ]

Thank you