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I did a 30% water change today and checked my water with the liquid kit and noticed that my nitrate was above 120! My ammonia and nitrite are at 0 and my tank isn't over stocked. It's a 10 gallon planted tank. The plants seem to all be doing fine. The only thing I have done recently is add...

I have a nano tank with a few neon and albino tetras, i typically feed them once a day and noticed that I had one neon missing. I know for a fact they were all in the tank last nigh. I have a few red cherry shrimp and one Amano in the tank as well but I don't think these shrimp would go out and...

I'm looking at my options on led lights for my standard 10 gallon tank and stumbled across this led. I have noticed that they have a regular all white led model and a 5 color led model, my question is would either of these led's be considered mid light? Or am i better off buying the all white model?

Looking for a finnnex 24/7 for my tank. Wear and tear is fine as long as it still works.

I am looking for a led that will give me enough light to carpet Monte Carlo at about 10iches of depth. I have heard that the finnex stingray or beamswork green element evo might do the trick but wasn't sure. Would either of these be considered med light in my tank?

I'm looking to purchase either fluval stratum or mr aqua soil. I would like to pick up, I live in the SoCal area and wouldn't mind purchasing a half bag or full bag. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

So I have a nano 5 gallon tank that's been running for a year now with 5 neons and a amano shrimp, I've been considering on buying a red cherry for the tank but I'm not sure if my neons will get along with it. Does anyone have any experience with keeping these two together? My tank is a...

So I switched my old gravel substrate to eco complete substrate a few months back and I started looking at fluval stratum and like the look of that. My question is can I cap my Eco complete with a layer of fluval stratum? My tank is a 5.5 gallon with 5 neons and 1 Amano shrimp. It's been up and...

I'm looking to purchase either of these two items for my tank. I can't find either at my lfs and don't want to buy them online. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I'm looking for some seiryu stones for a small 10gallon nano tank. I'm also open to picking them up locally I live in souther California. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

So I'm trying out my first aquascape and decided to go with a Iwagumi style aquascape. It's a low tech nano aquascape with jungle Val, Pygmy chain sword and Java fern for the plants. I have a fugeray 16 led and dosing excel for carbon. My question is can I get away with using a different stone...

Is anyone selling small pieces of manzanita driftwood? Looking for a piece small enough to fit into a 5 gallon Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I'm very indecisive on which I should end up going with, I was curious to know what the pros and cons are on both co2 setups. This will be for a nano tank. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I have been thinking about buying the fluval mini for my planted nano tank and I'm curious if anyone has had any decent growth with this set up? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

So I've been thinking about buying neon tetras for my tank. My question is what do neon tetras typically eat? How many can I have in a 5.5 planted tank? Are they sensitive to ph levels? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

So I've been thinking about adding co2 to my tank for a few days now and wanted to know the basics. What do you need for a diy co2 setup? What's the best recipe? How do you know when you're adding to much co2 into your tank? Is a 5 gallon tank to small for a co2 setup? Sent from my...

I recently bought a fugeray led for my 5 gallon tank, I was curious to know if this would be enough light to grow mid light plants like Monte Carlo? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

So I have been looking into carpet plants lately and I'm considering Monte Carlo as my first carpet plant, and was curious if anyone has experience with using Monte Carlo as a carpet plant? Is it a demanding plant or will high lights liquid ferts and and root tabs be enough to carpet a nano...

So I'm thinking about buying a second led for my 5 gallon and was wondering what brand I should buy? I'm looking for something that will help low/mid light plants like Val's and Monte Carlo. So any suggestions on a good led? And does anyone have any experience with the LEDs that they sell on...

I have heard that seachem excel will melt a few plants including Val's. Are Val's typically fragile when it comes to any liquid co2 or is it just excel? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

So I recently purchased a liquid test kit for my aquarium and did not notice that it was a saltwater master test kit and I have a freshwater aquarium. Would I be able to use the saltwater Kit to check my ammonia nitrates and nitrites or will it give me false readings? Sent from my iPhone...

Are there any carpeting plants that will do ok in a low tech tank with liquid ferts, root tabs, no c02 and decent lighting? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

So I currently have a tetra whisper 10i in my five gallon tank that's been running for about a year now, I recently bought a Aquaclear 20 and wanted to replace my old filter with this one. Would I be able to add the bio media from the new filter and have it inside my current filter and...

I've heard stories of people getting free things moss or gravel even driftwood. Have you ever received anything free from a fish store? And if so what was it? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I currently have a 5.5 gallon tank. It's been cycled for about a year now and I have a few low light plants like jungle Val that are growing in my tank I have white gravel in the tank but I have been thinking about changing it and putting Eco complete instead. My question is if this is...