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Hello all. Recently, I have just started my first planted aquarium. I have always wanted a planted aquarium because of all the benefits and the more natural look it provides. I did plenty of research on how to go about starting and everything that I needed and felt that I was well prepared to...

I have a planted aquarium with some dwarf hairgrass, Java moss, and rotala wallichii in my tank. Just recently I noticed some leaves in the surface of the water that doesn't really seem like any of the other plants. It closely resembles the Java moss but I'm not sure. It's just a clump of...

I am considering creating an underwater sandfall for an aquarium I'll be making in the future. I would just like to know some of the overall pros and cons to having a sandfall in my aquarium, specifically the cons. I read on another forum that the constantly falling sand can be hard on the...

I have a 10 gallon tank with 5 neon tetras, 3 zebra danios, 1 betta, 1 African dwarf frog, and 3 ghost shrimp. I had to go away for a 2 day convention and had no one to take care of the fish while I was gone, so I left them some extra food and hoped for the best. They were technically without me...

I'm cycling a new fishless 10 gallon planted aquarium. At first everything seemed fine, with an ammonia spike and no nitrite or nitrate. After a couple of days, I tested the water again showing the same results. I waited a few more days and finally noticed a rise in both the nitrite and nitrate...

I have a pathetic 55 gallon tank that I would like to clean out and start a planted aquarium from scratch. From when I was really young my parents bought me 2 goldfish to care for in a 10 gallon tank. I really became interested in caring for them and convinced my parents to buy me a 55 gallon...