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The tank is a fluval evo 5 gallon. I went home today to look at the chromis and couldn't find him. Salinity is 1.023 and ammonia is 0. I don't remember the other levels but will check them tomorrow

My chromis fish is just sitting on the bottom of the tank. He was in the corner but now he is on the bottom. Peramerters look fine but I added some prime. The other things in the tank are a snail, 3 blue leg hermit crabs, 1 small clown fish, a purple fire fish, and my chromis. What could be...

Hey so I have a 16 gallon bow front tank with 2 fancy goldfish (about 3 inches each including tail) and a 2 inch bristle nose pleco that will move to a 36 gallon tank when it's bigger. Anyway the fluval c2 filter I have now isn't working amazing for the huge poop my goldfish has. Anyway I'm...

I'm doing a fowlr and cycling the tank now. If I don't add any food to the tank will they die? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

My mom knows nothing about fish and it was hard enough to convince her to let me get another tank. All she cares is that the tank looks clean and "nemo" is happy. The whole "bristle worm" thing isn't going over to well. She thinks that the are a pest. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Lol. Everyone in my house thinks they look disgusting and wants them gone. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I set up my nano tank and the live rock had a ton of hitch hikers. 4 starfish things, a spider looking thing, Snails, and bristle worms. I hate the look of these bristle worms an need them gone. How can i get rid of them. The Rock and sand is in the tank with water that's it. Sent from my...

Btw I'm running Purigen in the filter if that does anything Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

How do I keep phosphates down? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I'm sure. Looks like I'll be doing a lot of algae scraping. Totally off topic..... What's a good creature (shrimp, snail, ect) that will eat algae? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I just called my lfs and found out that they use tapwater for their pre-mix salt water anyway. Lol. Looks like I'll be using tap water. It's easier on me and the fish I will be buying already living in it Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I'm setting up a nano tank tomorrow to start its cycle. I have access to an rodi unit however it will not be set up for a few more weeks. So can I simply use declorinated tap water and my salt mix to cycle the tank or should I purchase the over priced premixed saltwater from my lfs? Sent from...

Ammonia Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Well shoot. I almost ordered some animus from Amazon when I was ordering the other stuff. I guess I'm going to be doing a lot of algae scrapping. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Well I already bought those things. Oops. Anyway I'm going to cycle the tank using a bit of fish food Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice