Algea/???? how to control...

[daytonaguy1111]

well my 29 gallon tank thats been cycled for bout 6monthes now was going great with 10tetras and an algea eater...well i bought a baby oscar and a pacu...well there doing great but i had to remove all the tetras of course...and the algea eater and they are happy in there new smaller home....but the problem is that in the 29 gallon the water is not crystal clear anymore...its slightly greenish haze and ive done a 35% water change yesterday and it helped a little but is really not doing much so what should i do ? I guess its because the algea eaters no longer in their or what ? any ideas... any home made things i can do... kinda short of money at the present time...thanx all ..... ph. 7.3
nitrate..10ppm
nitrite..0
ammonia 0

[guppies]

algea are they on the glass of the tank or the water is green.
it they on the glass, keep them away from the sun light. if the water is green, i have the same problem before can't get the water clear, no matter how much water change i made, finally went to a fish store purchase something call fin care no:1
it for taking away the green (algea from water) WOW ! 48 hrs later the water is crystal clear.

[pinballqueen]

I don't trust solutions that come from bottles on the fish store shelves, most are just snake oil. Besides, in using a product that simply kills the algae, you are treating the symptom, not the underlying problem that caused it to be there in the first place.

The way to clear your green water is to put the tank away from any direct light, and cover it with something dark for about a week. No peeking, no feeding.

Green water is caused by a combination of overfeeding and too much sun. It's tough to get rid of, to say the least. You may have to repeat this treatment (removing the cover to feed the fish a normal feeding, then immediately recovering and repeating the process) several times before your problem is solved, depending upon the extent of the green.

Now a word of caution on your fish choices. I have seen oscars reach a foot in length, and pacus get as big AS your tank (not big enough to go IN, as big AS.). Oscars need at least a 50 gallon environment, and pacus can need upwards of 300 gallons, and both live a very long time and grow quickly. You may wish to reconsider, as these fish will quickly outgrow the tank you have them in and will become aggressive to one another if they aren't already.

[fishfood]

Agreed. A lot of times with the chemical treatments it becomes a cycle of retreating after the original problem reoccurs. I had a mild outbreak of alage after moving apartments awhile back. I did a 3 day blackout when I was out of town for a long weekend and the tank looked great after that. I was really surprised at how fast the algae disappeared without fish food or light. Of course, how fast this solution work will depend on the water parameters, type of alage, amount of alage, etc.

Best of luck as you battle the evil algae outbreak!