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Originally Posted by Diana K  Sunlight and fertilizer is about the only way I have managed to grow green water...Perhaps when you stirred up the substrate there was also some fertilizer in it?
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Diana K, I think you are on to something. This tank does get sunlight from a window (although humbletex's does not) and I used yard soil which may have had some fertilizer in it (although it would have been pretty old by then).
Mudboots, let this be a lesson learned by someone else's mistakes. Don't dig around in your yard unless you know for sure, and don't use potting soil with fertilizers in it. It sure would be a downer to have 125 gallons of Pea Soup.
So, now to combat the nutrient-flooded water column. I do believe that some floating plants (Salvinia, duckweed, Red-Root Floater, etc... ) , along with a couple months of patience, should do the trick.
More thoughts or suggestions?
-Dave