My tank is Green and cloudy

HallWyatt1999

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So my tank was doing good then I went to the store and bought a anomone but they couldn’t get him off the rock so I put the new rock in and after that my tank turned really cloudy and green to the point I can’t even see inside anymore, it happened in only 3 days. I’ve done a water change and it just went right back to cloudy. Any advice on this one ?
 

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Do you have any powerheads in the tank? The anemone could have gotten chopped up if it let its foot go. Also a bacterial bloom is another thing that could have happened.
 

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if not running carbon, add carbon or Chemipure Blue which will polish the tank water.
Is tank at or near a window getting direct or indirect light? This alone will cause the tank to go green even if you have gark shades on window.
 

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It sounds like a phytoplankton bloom. Not harmful but unsightly. Uv sterilizer gets rid of it. Or living sponges.
 

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