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It's a Marineland, with daylight/moonlight settings.

Nitr*I*tes are a by-product of waste breakdown, and they are bad; nitr*a*tes are more like nutrients, and they're good, right? I read that "feeding the tank" fish flakes might help bring the nitrites down-true or false? I've got sand as my base, with fert tabs and something called API Leaf One...

My name is Eva, and I am a semi-newbie. I've had aquariums off and on for most of my life, but nothing more complicated than a Beta tank for the last ten years or so. I am now working on establishing a planted tank, which is something I've never had, and the process seems to be getting more and...

I am in the process of setting up a new 40 gallon freshwater tank. I've had small fish tanks on and off for years, but this will be my first planted tank, and I'm getting lost in all of the literature about "must have" water amendments and filters and test kits and what-have-you. Is there any...