I can't seem to get rid of the algae bloom in my aquarium. How do I get rid of the green cloudy water?

sorry if im sound short with u but i have ot go to work so here goes.

if u have the light on 24/7 u should turn it off during the night. unless u have live plants, u can also turn it off during the day as well.(as long as there is some light in the room with the tank, so that ur fish can still distinguish from day and night.)

the key ingredients to algae blooms is heat, light, and lack of water changes.

boost ur bio chemistry and do weekly water changes. and eventually it will disappear.

sorry but i will add more to this later.

You really need to find out what causes the algae bloom. Is the tank near a window? Is the tank exposed to sunlight? Overstocked? Filter not working well enough? Something in the water column that promotes algae? Overfeeding?

As a quick fix try to run your filter with new media and then cover the tank with a dark cloth for a few days. Do a water change prior to this. Adding activated carbon in the filter might help.

Hi Algae problems are caused by two things. High nitrates in your tank water and to much light. So first I would test your tank water for nitrates. If they are high I would do a 25 percent water change and test you water again. If it is still high then I would test your tap water, because that could be the source of your high Nitrates. If your tap water test high then get a hold house filter that removes nitrates. If your nitrates are still high after adding a hold house filter try adding some aquatic plants. If after doing a water change your nitrate levels are normal or low. Then I would check to see if the tank gets any direct sunlight. If it does move it to a different location. If it not getting any direct sunlight, I would decrease the amount of light your tank gets. Your tank should not get more than 8 to 12 hours of light each day.

Green cloudy water. First you need to do a water change 50%. Check out what filtration system you are using and are you cleaning your filters properly. Are you feeding your fish to much? Is your tank overcrowded with fish? They make a Ultraviolet light that goes into a fish tank that will help out very well with algae. I have one in mine and it is great. (Keeps my water crystal clear and I do get a little build up but I leave that for the algae eater and snails) You also might want to invest in an algae eater or snail. They are really good about eating left over debris. Make sure you clean your tank out at least every two weeks or so. Your water should not look like pea green soup. Turn your light off at night when you go to bed and in the am turn it back on.

Keep your aquarium out of direct sunlight.

Cut back on the amount of time you leave the aquarium light on. I reccommend leaving it on about 10 hours a day.

Do frequent water changes. Change about 30-40% of the water every two weeks. maybe every week until you get this under control.

You can also buy algae killing tablets or drops at your local fish store. They work great at killing algae, but they also tend to kill the fish.

a couple live plants and a cheap airstone should discourage the algae. also move the tank to a darker place where the algae can't get any sun

You need to get a Plako (algae eater) for you tank, go to your local Walmart or fish store and buy one, they come in all diff sizes I recommend getting one slightly larger than your regular fish, it will eat all the algae off of everything, walls, rocks, decor. So you wont have to clean it as often, they require no food until the aqaurium is totally clean then you might want to buy him some algae pellets for his food, cause of course once he gets it all clean he will have a low source of food, dont worry he will eat them in no time, they wont get your water nasty. Plus at night turn your aqarium lights off, that constant light on the water will make algae grow even more..and you can rotate the lights in the day time, if you have a multi light one (big tank) then just turn one light on and the next day turn the other side light on...hope this helps.,

you know, I had a suckerfish when I had an aquarium, and he ate so much algae, I had to buy algae tablets to feed him, to keep him from trying to suck algae off of the scales of the goldfish! He kept that tank sparkling. Never had a drop of algae on the glass. Even put the tank in direct sunlight to get more algae to grow, to keep him fed!

So I'd buy a suckerfish. :-)

Suckerfishes works the best (i call them scumsuckers lol)

but if your tank has saltwater in it DON'T put it into salt water.

Good Luck♥