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  1. stop.alvin

    Cloudy Water?

    So I have a 10 gallon that has been running for a few months now and it is cloudy. The water is very cloudy (whitish) The tank only has 1 betta with many plants and a Aquaclear 30 filter I've tried water clarifiers, but the cloudy water keeps coming back Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice
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    nerites climbing out of tank

    So i have these nerites in my 5 gallon and they keep climbing out. How do I prevent them from climbing out but still have no lid? Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice
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    need some help on siphoning my tank

    So I have a 10 gallon planted tank on the floor and I can't use my gravel siphon to siphon out waste because that's not how it works :D. Is there another way to remove the waste? the gravel in the back of the tank is getting loaded with waste Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice
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    Any non dwarf cichlids that can be kept in a 30 gallon?

    I really want to do something with my 30 gallon now, since I rehomed all of the fish in it. I want one cichlid that will grow big, but can be kept in a 30 gallon. Anything cichlid larger than 4 inches is what I consider big Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice
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    is it possible to run a tank without a filter?

    Just seeing if you can just plunk down a piece of sponge (with bio media) into your tank to act as a filter and this is a 5 gallon so can it work? I'm adding only 1 betta with live plants Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice
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    20 gallon (long) stocking

    So I do have a 29 gallon, but I think it's too much, since there's a drought here in California (it's not only in so cal, the drought is also in nor cal). I think 20 gallons would be better for me. So here's the stock 8 female betta 1 BN pleco (bettas and pleco already from 29 gallon) 8 neon...
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    What else can I add into my 10 gallon?

    The tank currently has 3 platies and a male betta and A LOT of plants. I'm planning to take out the platies because they were making a mess, even though they helped eat algae, they left A LOT of green poop everywhere. Literally. Everywhere..... So I'm planning of removing those and putting them...
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    My 10 gallon planted

    I really want to add more plants to this side, since my Rotala is turning into a bush, and there's no other plant doing so. I have dwarf hygro and water wisteria as well, but surprisingly, they aren't growing as fast... I'm planning on adding a DIY CO2 kind of thing next week and I'm actually...
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    I'm getting a BN pleco tommorow!!!

    I've seen these everywhere, all across Instagram, so I'm getting one for my 30 gallon tmmrw. It has driftwood, so don't worry It's manzanita wood that I got for just $9.99! Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice
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    Do I need to boil wood?

    I have a piece of manzanita wood, but I WANT tannins in the water. Is it ok if I don't boil, or boil for a shorter time period? Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice
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    How to care for rubber lip plecos

    I have received a piece of manzanita driftwood from a friend and I e heard that plecos love to rasp on wood. I want a pleco in my 30 gallon, and I like the looks of BN plecos, but I can't find those locally :( . So I've seen rubber lips at lfs, and they can be in 30 gallon. If you have one...
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    How to treat fungus?

    I don't have any fish that has fungus but, in case it comes, how can I treat it? Does epsom salt work? Prazipro? Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice
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    I'm a new member!

    I'm new to this forum but I'm not new to fishkeeping. I've been keeping fish for almost 3 years now. So I have a 29 gallon planted tank and a 10 gallon planted That's the 29 gallon It's kind of a betta sorority with other fish mixed in. And I have a ten gallon with a betta with platies...
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