HELP! My tank has been going along fine for a couple of months and now all of a sudden is taking on a greenish tinge?? Any ideas why? An apple snail appears to have died - all thats left is the shell.. I assume the fish have eaten it or has it rotted away and made my water go green!! I have done a water change. Any more suggestions??

This post has been edited by Yoshi: May 20 2008, 06:48 AM

HELLO and welcome firstly
ok waters gone green this is usually an algae bloom brought on by sunlight,
is the tank located near the window?
water change 25% and try to put filter wool if possible into your filter this will polish the water!!!
make sure you keep up with the water changes frequently
if it doesnt get any better you can buy a liquid from local fish shops called green away, just make sure you read bottle first
it will clump it all together<i have used this before>but wouldnt reccomend using all the time

In the opposite side of the room to the window but I have a lamp near it which I use in the evenings - will this do the same thing as sunlight?? Have done a 25% water change and rinsed my filter sponge in the old tank water. Where does the filter wool go??

dont worry about the filter wool at present,,,its not important or needed

have a look at the link
http://www.drhelm.com/aquarium/cloudy%20water.html