Help Murky water that will not go away!

[rwc]

Hi! I have a huge tank problem. I came to another site sometime back and asked for help...but it didn't work for long. Now that site is dead!
I have a 50 gal tank with murky green water. If I clean the sides and change the water it is only clear for about a day or two. Then back again.
The tank is in a hot room (about 75 to 80 degrees...I can't do anything about that...Its in a nursing home). The overhead lights are on 24/7 but the tank lights go off every afternoon (again nothing I can do about that~)
Covers won't work because the residents just pull them off.
The tank has about 8 african ciclids and one suckerfish. I have tried live plants, anti alge drops and pellets...different kinds of algeeaters (other fish ate them) and even snails (sigh ate them too).
What else can I do? Please help! I don't want to have to get rid of the tank the residents love it!

 

[iggy01]

This product Algone claims to rid tanks of green water. I've never used it so I don't know how good it is. Maybe someone else on the forum has and can offer an opinion on it.

To be honest with lights on 24/7 your going to find it hard to get rid of the algae. Try this Link for more info on green water. Good luck.

 

[Barday]

Hi,

First of all, how often do you do water changes? Also, If you have a test kit could you post us some results?

 

[rwc]

I normally do a water change every 3 weeks...lately its been every week to cut down on the problem. The PH is 7.5 and I have ciclids...so the test says that is perfect~!

 

[jflowers]

Can you test for nitrAte as algae will be a problem if its high (your fish wont like it either).

Jon

 

[LoachLover]

Sounds kind of like something called a "algae bloom" I don't know much about it because it's never happened to me *knock on wood*. You should be making water changes once a week anyway.