Recent content by Loribw

I need advice! My 55 gallon tank has been overrun with algae and some sort of strange black “floating dots”. (I was gone several months and the caretaker didn’t care for it as I would have) - anyway, I want to completely clean the tank. I haven’t cleaned the sand, etc in a couple years. My...

I have a 55 gallon freshwater tank....I have 7 small tetras, 7 cory's, one pleco, and 4 fairly large snails. I like having a peaceful tank. I'm thinking of changing my current pump system. What is the best pump & filtration for keeping the tank clean longer? I'm going to be gone for a month...