Green water

[paree]

I put algae wafers in my tank and it turned my water green anyone got any suggestions on how I can get this clear again

 

[nicherry]

You have to take a clean rag with no chemicals on it and wipe all the walls of glass tank, and then do a water change as normal. You may not be able to get all of the algae out at one time so repeat after a week. I only do 10% water change each time and it took about a month to get it clear again so it's not going to be a quick thing you have to be patient. But this is a safe way for your fish. If not then you always can use algaefix from the pet store is still won't be a fast solution but sometimes people use this as a solution for their tank.

 

[paree]

Thanks I will do a water change and give algaefix a go

 

[Toad]

Algae tablets shouldn't turn your water green, you're either over feeding, over lighting or something else is going wonky. What kind of setup do you have?

 

[Potluck]

Algae tabs aren't going to cause an algae bloom, and don't use chemicals to remove algae, is a simple fix once you figure out what's causing it, to much light (on to long /to strong) to much bio load abd not enough filtration, do you have an algae Eater like a Pleco or otos or snails, is the tank planted? It's a lot easier to help if you give us a run down of the tank