Green Water?

[Lightning86]

Hey Guys!

I know this might sound a bit weird but I don't really know about these things and my book doesn't cover it.
Noticed my water looks a bit green lately!

I do 20% water changes but due to illness I have missed the last 2 weeks

Whats best way to deal with this?

It's a 125 Liter Tank.

 

[Monty-2010]

how long do you keep your lights on a day? is the tank next to a window?

You could try a large water change, maybe cut down on the amount of light the tanks getting and try getting some floating plant like water lettuce so take up any excess nutrients

 

[Lightning86]

The lights are on for around 12 hours, thats what guy at pet shop told me to put them on for

 

[Monty-2010]

I think that's a little too long i keep mine on for about 8/9 hours a day and i have a lot of floating plants which block a lot of the light.

 

[Lightning86]

What are some good floating plants?
I will need to order them on Ebay

 

[Monty-2010]

Water lettuce is good, so is amazon frogbit, a plant that doesn't get it's fair share of the lime light is indian fern.

i've got some water lettuce advertised in the classified section
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/353314-dwarf-water-lettuce/

 

[Lightning86]

Ohhh I like the Frogbit, How big are they though? and how big is water lettuce?