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Algae Bloom in fresh water tank

I overfed and overlighted my tank and now have an algae bloom. I have tried to stop it but have not been successful. I take pride in my clear, clean tank and happy fish but now it's green and yucky. I have two filters (20 and 10) and an air pump going 24/

I overfed and overlighted my tank and now have an algae bloom. I have tried to stop it but have not been successful. I take pride in my clear, clean tank and happy fish but now it's green and yucky. I have two filters (20 and 10) and an air pump going 24/
Have your water tested for Phosphate. Since you have an algae bloom, it is likely to test high.

The best way to rid your tank of algae, is to lower the Phosphate level. We have a product called Phos-X, which can be used in most aquarium filters. It works very well in lowering the Phosphate and should help take care of the problem. It is available in most aquarium stores.

We have also added a Phosphate remover to our Fluval Lab Series. This removes silicates and dissolved organics quite efficiently

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