Free floating algae....

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Jack Dempsey
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Have my baby eastern painted turtle in my 125 gal and just about a week later the tank is cloudy, with tank light off and just the UVB bulb on you can see that it has a green tint to it. Did about a 15% water change friday, and really didnt get too much better.

What is the best way to get rid of it???

This weekend i am going to the reptile show in reading PA and planning on getting a baby mississippi map, and may be a musk turtle. So i think i am going to do a 100% water change before i bring the new guys home.

What else can i do just other then keeping the lights off, is there any algae destroyer out there that is safe for use with turtles, i know some say you cant have things such as crayfish while using it.
 
Hopefully you'll see this, i don't know how big the turtle is but turtles produce A LOT of ammonia, that's probably why your having the issues. As long as the light isn't on for to long and the tank is not in direct sunlight for to long you can keep the light on and don't need to turn it off. What kind of filter do you have, there is no such thing a over filtration for turtles lol, also don't overfeed, what i mean by that is food that isn't eaten and just rots in the tank, if you cut down on that it will help a lot. And just keep the water changes up, 25%-30%, i mean the algae is not bad for the turtle in fact i can be seen as a good thing, other than for looks. If that doesn't help do 50% water changes until you get it under control.
 
If the tank gets sunlight from a window this will happen. Or it could be caused by excess nutrients...could be numerous things really. Up the filtration or amount of water movement throughout the tank, i can't imagine the water is very deep. Or if there is sufficient filtration, use a filter media that catches fine particles like filter floss or micron pads.

Don't use chemicals....there is always a reason for every problem.
 
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