Green Tinted Water Now What Do I Do?

[avirex]

topic^^ please help

Other Names: Algae bloom
Color: Green tinted water
Appearance: The water itself turns green. In severe cases the water may be so green that the fish are not visible.
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# Cause: Suspended microscopic algae
# Excess light, especially direct sunlight
# Too many fish
# Excess nutrients
# Excess wastes Green water is usually due to either a significant excess of light (particularly direct sunlight), or a major water quality problem. Although it may look terrible, it is not toxic to fish.
# Cure: Blocking out light completely
# Diatomic or micron filtration
# Introduce daphnia to the tankWater changes will reduce green water temporarily, but will not eliminate it. Completely blocking out all light for three days or more is very effective. The use of a diatomic filter will remove the suspended algae. If daphnia are available, they will quickly eat the microscopic algae, then in turn be eaten by the fish.
Note: Water aggregators that profess to clump suspended algae and remove it are not effective against green water.
# Prevention: Regular water changes
# Regular aquarium cleaning
# Use of UV Filter
# Avoid direct sunlight on tank
# Avoid overfeeding fish
# Do not overstock the tank As with any algae, keeping the tank clean and performing regular water changes is one of the best preventative measures. Prompt attention to sudden algae growth will prevent more serious problems

ok...do i have 2 many fish? also i was kinda over feeding my fish
how many pinches of flakes should i give 13 fish?

also

should i turn the light off for about 3-6 days?

ok guys...im not putting water fleas in my water to (TEMPORARILY) LOL get rid of the green tint

thank goodness its non toxic to the fish =)

light off for about 3-5 days then a water change should do the trick?

should i take the plants out? since there probly the ones causing this "algae bloom"

 

[zig]

Try a blackout for 3 days, you need to wrap the tank in a blanket,binliners or something like that, total blackout. Fish will be fine. If that doesnt cure it, normally it will burn itself out eventually but this could take some time, could be weeks. A diatom filter run for 24 hours is usually very effective as well, but not everybody has one of those, try the blackout, thats the simplest method, and in a lot of cases it will work.

 

[ulster exile]

Try a blackout for 3 days, you need to wrap the tank in a blanket,binliners or something like that, total blackout. Fish will be fine. If that doesnt cure it, normally it will burn itself out eventually but this could take some time, could be weeks. A diatom filter run for 24 hours is usually very effective as well, but not everybody has one of those, try the blackout, thats the simplest method, and in a lot of cases it will work.

UV sterilizer will do the job quite nicely. Tried a blackout myself, but although it helped a little, the plants suffered too mucn.