water is looking greenish

[Invigor]

try running some carbon, if that doesn't help, try a phosphate sponge, if that doens't work, wrap your tank up in a black garbage bag and leave it for 3-5 days wihtout any light

[pandafishowner]

do I put the carbon inside the filter?

[G1GY]

Originally Posted by pandafishowner

do I put the carbon inside the filter?

That's the easiest way, but you can put it right in the tank in a high flow area also.

[pandafishowner]

thanks I have a Penguin Bio-Wheel filter, the space at the back is big enough for a little bag of carbon. Just gotta wait til tomorrow and see if I can get to a store to buy some Thanks for the suggestions.

[j-roc]

Is your tank in contact with sunlight? If so that would be the cause of your green water.

[j83]

Sounds like you have an algae bloom. I had one back when I had a freshwater set-up and the only way I could get rid of it was to take the whole tank apart and give everything a damn good scrubbing. Hopefully you won't have to do this but you have to catch it early! Like previous people have said - try carbon and a phosphate sponge. Good luck!

Jay

[pandafishowner]

j-roc, in answer to your question, the tank isn't in contact with sunlight much at all, and never in direct sunlight. I live in a basement suite. The tank is in my kitchen along the hallway wall, right in front of my bedroom door. My door is kept closed because of my daughter, and the kitchen doesn't get much light at all from the window. Pretty much the only light my tank gets is from the tank light itself.

j83, the complete scrubbing is almost exactly what I did. I took everything out (rocks, decorations, etc) and scrubbed down the walls of the tank with that sponge cleaner. I soaked the rocks in boiling water for awhile (I don't have gravel as I said) and I scrubbed the decorations down with a toothbrush I bought for the job.

Thanks for the help