gross tank water...

[MdngtRain]

so, my tank looks green and hazy (guessing algea in the water). what can be done without killing the fish & the other plants/beneficial algea? or should I just leave it alone? I did a filter change on monday, but it was already this gross... at the time I thought it was b/c the filter badly needed changing... the comet tank that had been in the same condition on monday & had the same filter change is clear by today (sorry, no pics yet of their tank)

my guppy/shrimp/neon/fry tank looks like this, however overcrowded it is at the moment...re-homing some fry soon.

 

[nanu156]

Do water changes, and stop feeding for a few days. That is caused by over feeding, and under cleaning.

Changing the filter pads can cause a mini cycle

 

[aakaakaak]

1. What on god's green earth are you using for a tank stand? Something is going to give.
2. Could be dirty. Could be overfeeding.
3. What are you doing for lighting? I had a similar thing happen, but it turned out I was leaving my lights on too long and had too much light for the tank to support. I left my lights off for a few days and reduced the light wattage overall.