Thanks for the advice!

Ok, so tommorow big water change, then blackout. I've reduced the lighting for the past 2 days to 2 hours. Seemed to help stop the propgation of the algae. I have to say it's gonna be hard not to peek! But, i can't take this green water anymore it's making me crazy!!

One more question about the uv filter. I thought about going that route or a micron filter but for one it's christmas and the piggy bank is a little sparce. Two i have read somewhere that uv filters oxidize the fertilizers in the water column, is there any truth to this? I may purchase one after christmas for future outbreaks as I'm sure there will be one or two!