Help! My Fish Tank is out of control w/ green algae.

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4. Couple questions..

How long has the new tank been set up? It will always take some time for the tank to stabilize. How did the tank cycle (Fish or fishless)? Also, do you know what type of algae you have? Is it hair algae, slime algae or just green water (free floating)? Algae blooms are common but frustrating.

Algae need two things to thrive.....Light and food. In order to get it under control, you need to try and limit/balance both. If you are not already, I would add some type of Phosphate reduction additive. If you can remove the phosphates you should be able to control the growth of algae. Chemipure Elite also works well to control phosphate as well as Nitrates. Removing light for a period could knock it out but it will come right back if nutrients are still available to feed the algae.

There are some good forums with a lot of experience that could also help. I prefer AquariaCentral, but there are many. Hope this helps.