Topic: Cycling Issues, now algae

[wendyjo]

Here's a link with some info and other helpful links:  http://www.petfish.net/forum/index.php/topic,55137.0.html

[Gohans_Onna]

Well I did a huge water change, and yay...a few days later my water is almost pure white and is now turning green -.- I'm starting to get frustrated. I figure what I should do is another water change and hope that maybe my fish tank needs to keep cycling. I've never had these problems before with ANY fish tank and it's just so frustrating! Any ideas?

[Yipee]

You have greenwater( a type of algae bloom). I suggest you could do 10% water changes once a day or on alternate days and it will slowly disappear. Don't do more than 10% or you might break the cycle. Please don't get fustrated, these problems are common in newly set up aquariums. Also do you add a bit of fish food everyday as an ammonia source.

[Gohans_Onna]

Well I stuck a UV Sterilizer in there and got rid of the green water, and the white cloudy water cleared up. Now I just gotta get my plants back to being healthy and see what I can do about getting some fishies in there