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Algae issue Will this always be a problem or is there an additive I can put in the tank to help eliminate the issue and improve the overall clarity of the tank? Thanks for your replies. Chris

I have a 25 gallon nanocube with a clownfish and a firefish as well as about 13 pounds of LR as well as snails and blue leg hermits. My tank has been setup for almost three months now with no problems at all. Recently the sides of the tank are becoming full of green algae. It almost looks...

When mixing this up with distilled water, do I need to add anything else to the mixture before putting it in the tank? I assume I don't need to worry about chlorination?

Just curious what the general consensus is on these two. I know we all have our brand preferences but I am not educated on either one of these brands. I just need to mix up about 4 gallons. Thanks

Thanks loganj. You answered my question just I was posting mine re: the distilled water. Thanks for your advice. Chris

One more thing...Should I mix the salt with distilled water versus tap? thanks again...

Well, I was doing my 1st water change tonight (just finished cycling) and I was planning to refill the tank with some of the left over water i got from the LFS last month when I first bought my tank. They sell it in 10 gallon jugs. Somehow I took out about 3 gallons more than I had replace...

Ready for 1st water change and cleaning crew? My test results today are: Ph - 8.0 amm - 0 nitrate - 10 nitrite - 0 On 2/27 the results were the same other than pH - it was 7.8 I was planning on doing a significant water change tonite and hopefully get a few crabs, snails, etc. this weekend. I...

Thanks for the advice. As far as the light is concerned, do I need to leave it on any certain amount of time? I was told to leave it off during the cycle. Thanks!

Also, I forgot to mention that I used live sand and I do not have any base rock - just 12 pounds of LR.

First off I would like to thank you guys for putting such useful information on this site. I have learned more on this site than I would have learned in days at my local pet store. I set up a 24 gal nanocube back on 2/19. I have 12 pounds of LR (bought at fish store) and that is pretty much...