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green water in my fish tank || how to get rid of it ???

i have a 30 gallon and 90 gallon fish tanks both are SALTWATER
and for the last couple of week the water is turning green

i feed my fish once a day with frozen brine shrimp
i have a regular( fluorescent light) that are only for like 4-5 hours daily
i have a power filter and a corner/box filter ( i need ot get a new filter cuz my powerfilter is not working properly but what kind of filter should i get???? )
i dont have a protein skimmer i was told that for fish only system its not needed

i did some research on my wo nand i even have a UV serilizer cuz i read that it will get rid of my problem but its not working

now i want to buy a bio-wheel filter dont know what the heck that is cuz i heard it work wonders

the fish that i have in my tanks are:
in 30 gallons:
pair of gold maroon clowns
and 2 fire fish

in my 90 gallons
blue tang
fox face
yellow tang

please help me i want ot have a crystal clear water not a green stuff

what can i do???
ohh and i also read somethign about phosphate remover
i have my 30 gallon since august 07 and 90 gallons since januarymy fish tank are in a room without any windows so its cant be from sun light