How to Fix Green Water in an Aquarium (Easiest and Cheapest Method)

Bug Buffet & Green Cuisine Available Here - purefin.shop/ In this video, I fully explain the best and easiest way to deal with green water algae in an aquarium. This method is the cheapest and fastest way to get rid of algae in an aquarium and requires no additional chemicals.
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[@faffapuren1571]

This was the best advice that I received in my life. My tank changed from green to clear in 10 days.

[@ModDev_Net-ID]

My aquarium now is going green..glad to find this video

[@Rikki-lh2mw]

Mine too and sadly I have no choice to keep my aquarium by the window

[@Moreofthatminecraft]

My quarium looks like zombie pee. I subscribed to your channel now.

[@officialtheory001]

Lol same it happens I've got rid of it before but it's hard to not gonna lie

[@Road30]

Omg mine too 😫😫😫

[@nellies7767]

I literally just did over a 50% water change and my water is still green. I am over it. Im so scared I am going to kill my fish. I looks like I never touched it. 😞

[@xhunter1003]

Im curious of where u saw a zombie taking a piss 😂

[@mrnmarkyyy]

Wow! I'm loving the charts and short animations! My guppies love greenwater in my outdoor tanks.

[@KeepingFishSimple]

SOMEBODY NOTICED!!

[@DJPacoRamirez]

It's hard to not get algae on outdoor tanks

[@HighondaHS]

This makes sooo much sense! Thank you so much. I had such a good ecosystem going but all of a sudden my fish ate the plants faster than they can grow. Once my plants were nearly gone my green water problem began. I also have some spots on the glass but I’m glad to have a solution to start with now.

[@sachin4489]

Brilliant. Algae bloom happened, like two days after i took most of my floating plants out.. What you said makes a lot of sense. Thanks

[@SeanZraft]

Same to me

[@historicphoenix2263]

same here

[@jacobteixeira2551]

me 2

[@JohnStraussmusic]

Great video. Appreciate the time you took to make it. I'm going to try this.

[@arob4805]

Thank you for breaking it down to the newbie level!! All the things you mentioned that you tried and failed are all the things I was just about to try (including chemicals). Getting some plants today!! *fingers crossed*

[@tammycrawford6368]

I used Algie fix and it killed my fish. Before that I did several water changes no good.

[@melissadixon4091]

Sweet thank you so much! I’ve learned so so much! Thanks for sharing the experience and wisdom young man!

[@Lazarusthefishboy]

Wow! That was an awesome videos! Hands together for KeepingFishSimple! You did an great job explaining everything, buddy! This video was pure information! I learnt a lot! None of my aquariums water has gone green before, but there was a tonne of algae in my pond! I put in algae pond treatment, and it worked! But I think your way would’ve been better! Cool video! I loved it! Keep up the amazing work!!!👍

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Legend!! Thanks so much for watching. Super glad you enjoyed it

[@sylvaniansdownunder]

Thank you so much. This has been super helpful. Can't wait to try the floating plants to combat our green algae water👍

[@heavyhorse7506]

True Aussie common sense DIY and use things from nature not a bottle. Well done mate, great vid : )

[@vivianwan7056]

Very good tips, thanks . Will try it this week.

[@dmjproductions]

Thank you! Great advice and much better than spending $50 or more on UV sterilizers!

[@redgriffen]

Great advise I will try it now.

[@historicphoenix2263]

Well that explains why I had an algae bloom.. Putting the plants back, thank you!!!

[@zeebeam6745]

I’ve kept sword tails under cover outside in a ceramic pot for about 7 years now. Only in the last couple of months the water has gone green. I have elodea floating and it thrives but I should get some guppy grass. Thank you for a great video.

[@spooter5029]

Cool thanks for the tips 👍

[@alastairnoah]

Gonna try your floating plants technique cause I've got Algae bloom for a week plus already. Tried water changes to no effect. Was thinking of UV filters till you recommended plants. The only problem with floating plants is I have planted plants in the substrate and too many floating plants will block the planted ones. So gotta try it out. Thanks for the tips!

[@orandachildren1051]

Great info.

[@RagnaZerio]

Fun Fact - In Asia, and more so East Asia, green water is highly praised as one of the natural ways to tell water is healthy. This can then be turned into carpet algae which looks absolutely amazing! and if the walls are cleaned off; would look like grass fields slowly swaying with the water. This is usually done with goldfish, though the practice actually dates back thousands of years to when there were no electronic filters or bubblers. However, understandable some people might not want it for aesthetic reasons.

[@sigura01]

That sounds like it would be beautiful

[@Angus1966]

Best not having green water indoors , works well for out door ponds

[@timw.8225]

Great advice.....only had this happen to me on one occasion decades ago.........very frustrating !! Great video.....great channel.

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Thanks heaps Tim!!

[@fergalwalshxx8672]

Great vid and good for keeping me from boredom

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Thanks heaps!

[@thepoodledoodlepainter]

Thank for such an informative video. My nano tank which was set up to raise baby guppies was absolutely fine for a few weeks and then out of nowhere the water turned green. I did water changes but it turned green overnight. Once the babies were big enough I moved them into my big tank (which has no such issues), and moved 5 male guppies into the nano tank. The tank has gravel bottom, live plants and sponge filter. On the last attempt at a water change, I used water from the big tank. It lasted a week before its back to green! On your suggestion I'm going to reduce the time the lights are on (which is currently around 10 hrs), and I have ordered some floating plants. I will let you know how I get on! I'm glad to know that the fish are not suffering living in their green environment! Thanks again for the advice 😊

[@hasinashrestha6307]

nice video very helpful

[@chkltcow]

Add Anacharis to your list of plants. I had an algae bloom on my 20g because the plants I ordered didn't survive transit, so after putting them into my aquarium they never grew and never used up any of the nutrients, so it turned green. I threw some Anacharis in there and in 2 days it was almost clear again. That stuff grows fast and can easily grow floating.

[@angelchavarria1522]

I’m subbing because this was a brilliant video

[@StunningAlways]

Great video

[@Vincent-kx9ze]

Excellent 👍👍

[@thebloomees]

This is great, thankyou :) I have a few different filter pads in mine and always change them out bi-monthly so there is still good bacteria. Im going off to buy some plants this evening as I'm having a little issue. Water is cloudy , its actually not crazy bad but my filters are sooo green within like a day. Do you reccomend I rinse all the filter pads I have before adding the plants? And also do you think if I planted some plants while adding the floating ones, will they do ok, or should I I wait until the algae is clear? I'm so glad I found this video!!!! Its way better than buying the green machine like I was wishing I didn't have to tell my husband about 😅🤭

[@dijondanish]

Thank you!! just learned my green water was Algae and I found ou video. Should I do a water change before adding the plants?

[@jonardsalonga5721]

Very interesting video to watch 😊

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Thanks Jonard

[@ftab4e]

You helped me 👈🏻thank tou

[@RaulsAquaticsandReptiles]

I’m going to give the floating plants and guppy grass a try because I’m having an algae bloom in my 40 gallon breeder Oscar tank. I’ve been doing 80% water changes. I even added a new canister filter and still the same. I don’t want to use any chemicals. It’s a bare bottom tank. Hopefully this works

[@mattfacchino3999]

The Editing in this video is a great illustration of my ADHD mind. Thanks for the tips. I'm currently waging war on an Algae bloom :)

[@dandre808boom]

I recommend taking a water sample from your aquarium, to your local pet store to get tested before making any changes. As a newbie I watched a video, and thought that I had algae bloom. I treated it with Algae Fix, and I didn’t have algae bloom at all. After getting my water tested, I found out that I had high nitrate, and ammonia levels.

[@StudentLoanMillionaire]

Thanks

[@Alex-S.]

I have a big problem with green water and i'm working to deal with it... now i will try your method 👍

[@aiqingzhou7290]

❤️❤️ nice vid

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Thanks so much!!!

[@Evanvideos-s7n]

thanks

[@VyvienneEaux]

I really like clever, innovative tips like this that people have good success with. Thank you!!!

[@robynmcleod2179]

Thank you sooooo

[@mezserpent200]

Nice vid boi

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Mez! Always see you commenting :)

[@GREYGHOST-135]

I always wondered how to do that #lovekeepingfishsimplescontent

[@KeepingFishSimple]

#thanksforwatching

[@GREYGHOST-135]

@@KeepingFishSimple #thanksforhelpingmyreaserch

[@hrashidnow]

Water wisteria is my favourite plant I just leave it floating and it helped me with water quality so much

[@johnjwedrall4290]

Subscribed to your channel tonight 👍

[@johnjwedrall4290]

Very helpful thanks 👍

[@kaka_y_donas9129]

this is so helpful I have cleaned my tank so many times and I got so frustrated because there wasn’t even barely any poop most of the time 😭 it’s definitely the light and I need more plants 😭

[@THEBIGK4HUN4]

Excess light is often a trigger for Green Water algae blooms. One way to get rid of an outbreak is to temporarily eliminate light altogether. Turn the aquarium light off and wrap the tank with black plastic, trash can liners or blankets, and keep it covered for a few days.

[@waynekue1]

After it’s been covered for a few days do you do a water change? How do you get rid of the dead algae? Is the filter enough to get rid of them all?

[@zulu32656]

I have plants, every thing was great, even have 2 out of the 3 plants you mentioned. But my water went cloudy and it was really hard to get rid of. But now it’s going green. Clean, water change, light is limited and low. Snails for algae and to help keep it clean but it goes completely green by the next day after each cleaning or water change. What do you think about a uv light to help keep algae in check?

[@ceebotf2]

Thnx bud, trying to have my tank like a mini pond, just an air pump and life cycle, its difficult. The goldfish kept picking at bottom growing plants and uprooting them so I stopped using. It is very difficult to get hold of cold water plecs or algea eaters, so I was at a loss as now have a lot of algea (snails don't do enough). Floating plants might well be the answer, thanks.

[@kpw1952]

Just want to let you know your method worked perfectly for me. I loaded my green water aquarium with pothos. It took about 7 days but it is perfectly clear now! Thank you so much!😁

[@DenisJava]

Very interesting. What do you mean by loading the aquarium with pothos? Did you plant it in the substrate or float clippings on top?

[@someoldguy383]

I cleaned out a massive floating overgrowth of Elodea in my 20-gallon freshwater tank that's been up and running for years so that I could start surface plants, but with all the light suddenly able to penetrate down to the gravel, I got a huge algae bloom. I could put the Elodea back in and drastically cut down the light as you did, to knock back the algae, but wouldn't that also keep enough light from reaching the surface plants that I'm trying to get started?

[@mybackyardgarden2067]

So helpful! Thank you! I am going to buy a bunch of floating plants today :D would LED lights produce more algae than regular light? My LED lights are so so bright…it makes the aquarium pretty only for a short time loll.

[@rena5446]

THANK YOU this is the first video that doesn't make you feel stupid. You'd be surprised how elitist fish people can be! I have several questions: I have a 20 gallon goldfish tank with green water algae. I have removed the substrate, fish and all decorations. I've been using algaecide and this is day 3. It's supposed to be working by now but it's not. How long do I have to wait before putting my fish back in, or adding the plants?

[@halozombie2334]

i use frog bit with a clean filter and a sponge filter helps normally it cleans up nicely

[@moistcerealjuice8790]

Just bought some water sprite yesterday fingers crossed it works 😁

[@patrickchad1006]

Where have you been when I started with my tank!?😆 “Do it based on what it looks like” that’s exactly my method cause all that other stuff is so overwhelming. This was my situation to the T I honestly accepted the fact I was just going to have green water but this was a big help. Now for the big question where to get plants during quarantine?😂

[@lynnmcmichael7570]

Add Amazon Frogbit to the floating plants list. I've had great luck with that. It grows super fast; so fast that I have to prune it once a week from my nano tank. Just don't use a vinegar dip in Frogbit. A major post-cleaning algae bloom in my tank resulted in me dipping the Anubias, Java Moss & Frogbit. The other plants did fine, but the Frogbit all died off except for a single new leaf! But hey, this plant is so prolific that a single leaf is all I need to start a brand new crop. They are very attractive too & freshwater critters love them.

[@kulotlotku2058]

Wow thank you for the info. I will try to put floating plants on my aquarium. Please can you reply to me the name of the 3plants that you show on this video? So i can ask the store near to me. Thank you bro

[@giftedsprinkles9492]

Thanks for this video, my tank is just starting the turn green, I will try your suggestions but was wondering if you have a ton of floating plats covering the whole surface, will my fish still be able to get there food that also floats on the top?

[@SeanZraft]

Put a floating ring

[@templehugo1359]

Nice advice! I would add to your great video that they are also phosphate and silicate that can build up green water! Algae love phosphate (like every plants^^) and silicate (you can find silicate in the sand). So if you put a big sand bed you could have a green water stage the time for the algae to consume silicate ;)

[@albandrejaj]

This is my problem. What do I do ? I have 3 inches of sand over my soil

[@worldexplorers9751]

hello sir i have a vertical standing tank with dimension of( L=25" w=14" H=48" all side mention in inch) it is 290litre tank i would like to hear which filter should i use for my tank it is very difficult to clean it here and there so do suggest a filter for vertical aquarium tank I m really tired cleaning and maintaining the tank

[@James-lz1bz]

Hello keep it up

[@KeepingFishSimple]

I hope you're entertained!

[@mvhpets]

great video! BTW do you have a video on diy co2 for extra large aquariums? BTW 5th!

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Not yet

[@steve_the_springtails]

Holy shit dude you just made me realize why 3 of my tanks are perfect and the other 2 are getting green my 3 that are good have water spangle /duckweed and the others don't other then that they are all the same (no extra light in the room)

[@ebperformance8436]

I’m glad I seen this video because my water went from really clear to LG green I was going to actually do a water change but figured I probably wouldn’t of worked anyway..,,, tried water clarifier try salt to kill ammonia nothing work Yeah actually I left my light on night and day and I probably could’ve did it the tank is actually near windows but it’s actually the windows are covered up

[@AVelasquez22]

I have a red eared slider, 10 very large goldfish and 1 plecos. I have a log in my tank that seems to be turning the water a little red/brown hue. But I would love to put plants in here to help clarify it.

[@PaulC.494]

Another great video...in the case where some salt has been added to the water, does the salt need to be dialled back before adding the floating plants ?

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Depends how much? I'd say no unless its a brackish tank

[@PaulC.494]

KeepingFishSimple Using 40 grams in a 65 litre tank.

[@Angie-qp5ti]

great video! i'm having the same issue. i have small gravel on the bottom of my tank. what are the names of the plants , water sprout? where do you get that? I'm honestly a bit intimidated by keeping plants in my tank.

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Yea water sprite

[@leesahcage3297]

water sprite, water wisteria and elodea (anacharis) works great and grows really fast. check out buceplants.com they have excellent plants and give you a huge amount.

[@raa8504]

Omg I been changing water like crazy.. n did told my husband about the light he has on 24/7 top of the aquarium

[@ctownnigga]

Hey where do you get your plans from

[@ShepsAquatics]

Would have been perfect for growing small fry up like ur danios . And just to scoop a cup or too into your Endlers makes fry grow realy quick

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Yes

[@fredrickfernandes8757]

Bro..i have a querry if you do 80% water change in bare tank or Planted tank does it remove the good beneficail bacteria thats in the tank...??

[@DenisJava]

Great advice, I hope it works for me. Glad you kept it basic, because I don't know a whole lot about aquariums. Weird, my tank was green, then one day all the algae cleared out of the water but attached to the surfaces. I scraped it off the sides and suctioned it off the live plants. However, within a week I had a messy green algae bloom again. Gotta try these surface plants.

[@joshuaramos204]

you should also try growing golden pothos in your aquarium it helps. nice video btw. 😊

[@user-cr5rp6ll2i]

Thankyou for this video.. suddenly i have green algae, blooming water.. water sample to pet store advise me to buy this chemical and that.. SO! i suggested if i buy floating plants to assist with the algae uptake this should work.. right? they said no.. so i came home did not buy any chemicals and watched as my water has become greener.. in over 40 years of fish i have never, ever had this problem.. here i am today watching youtube videos and whalla.. you have suggested exactly what it was i wanted to do.. advised against by my local pet barn store.. interesting.. i will go tomorrow and buy plants.. i was also advised by them to buy plants from a nursery not the store as i should be using fully aquatic plants.. is this true?

[@martine6007]

Hi mate, great video, would you mind giving me the names of the floating plants you mentioned. I tried listening a couple of times and still can't make out the names. Cheers

[@craftmeister]

Water sprite, water wisteria, guppy grass.

[@PlantswithCoffee]

Am justsoinlove with you...😊😊😍😍

[@PULAG]

Kind of off topic, but how do you water change tanks in the ground floor? Doesn't gravity stop a python from pulling water out?

[@peudets1234]

The jump cuts are wild

[@marj47]

My tanks are outside without filters one of them gets direct sunlight from early morning to late afternoon.. it's completely green. Is there anything I can do to stop the green other than relocating the tank. I like it where it is. Please help

[@jackiemeyer4266]

my tank is faliry new I set it up waiting 3 days and added my fish from a smaller tank, 2 days later it was milky then turned green, I've used the strips to test and it's all good but the water is green I have a live plant as well

[@ToxiicZombee]

If I don't have alot of time cuz I work and stuff is it OK to leave like this for a while till the weekend or something algae is good for the fish right its not gonna hurt them?

[@xgxpando3059]

No it’s not

[@ezian41]

so i have like 6 live plants in my 20 gal tank and still gets green glass within 24 hr of water change and cleaning. im not sure what to do, ive tried cylcling light 8hr on 8hr off and still blooms. not sure what to do. i suppose ill try floating plants.

[@wendywalch1943]

What about yellow water?? We've had a problem with this and a white "fungus." It's been the same problem with the same tank and with my last several types of fish. I have no idea what's causing it and how to remedy. Help!

[@truth.hurts...]

Abit of a weird one I got a tank of some one from Facebook when I took the tank home he said he never cycled the tank he had it for 2 weeks and there is a lot of fish in there I’ve never done a fish in tank cycle but should I fast the fish for 5 days and then change the water

[@Jevababy25]

Water sprite and less light didnt work for me. But a submersible UV aquarium light did. A small one inserted into the filter not exposing fish to the light worked after a few days and now it’s never been clearer. Now I use it regularly a few hours at a time.

[@KillragtshirtsMusic]

Hi, which one did u buy?

[@R41D3RNAT10N]

I’m trying to carpet my glossostigma so I have high light on a timer for 7hrs a day, and I just had an green algae bloom. What should I do? I don’t want to turn down my light because it would cause my glosso not to carpet.

[@richardh4825]

is a green water supposed to be not cloudy? my aquarium water is green but not cloudy, it is a plain undecorated tank and i have my bottom, 1 side and back of the tank painted black, i cannot put plant because my goldfish will destroy it, the aquarium light is not too bright as well and i only turn it on at night just for admiring the fish, at the morning till dawn i got sunlight from the window about 8 meters to my tank so i don't think light is my problem, any solution or advices? the green water kind of destroy the look from the other side that isn't painted

[@tamiweir8041]

Tell them about Aqueon algae remover. It worked for me big time

[@Fathernsonadventures]

I have a 10 gallon tank with 3 fake plants, 9 live plants, 3 amazon swards, 1 big java fern 3-6 small java ferns but they are in 2 sets of 3 each and 1 plant I cant remember what it is. I plan on getting a few more plants. And it has a hob filter but I am changing it to a double sponge Filter. I am thinking a floating plant, some small micro swards. Now my tank water is a very light green it's not bad at all.

[@MrUriahmccray]

Mine went green after I put a log in it from a creek. Will this work for it still?

[@JmguyN8]

Will API Aquarium Salt kill the green Algae bloom Im having in my 55 gallon tank?

[@nicbrown265]

Can we get scuds here in Australia?

[@yazmind6963]

Hi.Thanks for the video.If you can kindly place names of the plants on the video.Would really appreciate.I have 2 turtles n 2 lights pointing downwards in the aquarium.I will remove one light and add plants.Want to see the difference 🙏

[@arodriguez8762]

Another reason figured out was re-using the filter pads trying to save money. The filter pads hold notrite and algae follicles that regrow 🤧🤧🤧

[@amjadalhedad6261]

💙💙🤞🏻✌🏻

[@sandwichboy2511]

You should also try daphnia or moina. They love eating green water and are free food for fish

[@ayadalhussainy7184]

Thx

[@neotheseattledj]

will the algea still bloom if i use a red or blue light ?