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I'll give it a shot. I took out all the rocks and set them in the sun for the day. It cleaned them up nicely and they stayed that way for about 2 months, then back to how they are now. :banghead:

It has me stumped, too. I wonder if the cichlids would leave the snails alone?

I have a 72g tank (1.5-2 years cycled) and I have been battling a brown algae (or something else?) issue. It's on everything and is very difficult to remove, even after scrubbing. My background is actually gray in color (see photo), but the brown is covering it. I've been using Phoszorb bags...

Yup it was bloat. He only Lasted about 24-hours after showing symptoms. I'm mostly curious about the white poop. Not stringy in the least, just white.

I'm keeping Africans. Peacocks and a few labs mixed in.

I can't confirm that it was parasitic or not. I do a 25 percent water change almost daily and have been vacuuming the surface of the sand.

Good morning I had an issue with one of my cichlids who had bloat and died very quickly. I fed medicated food for 3 days to the rest of the tank and everyone appears to be doing well. This morning I noticed a normal size/thickness poop floating through the tank that was completely white, but...

Thanks! I think I'm a bit confused about the species as there are so many of them. My local stores stock tons of cichlids, but a majority just say "Cichlid". I may be better off ordering online. What's a good way to keep track of which ones can easily coexist? (Mbuna/ Lake M)

Hi! I've been around fish/Aquariums for years, but this is my first Cichlid tank and I want to make sure I'm doing this correctly. The tank I'm using is a 72g bowfront. I just finished a homemade 3D background. I'm going the Mbuna route due to their smaller size and bright colors. For...

The markings on the bulbs read Model #2034 FT65W Dual Daylight I thought the LED's might be for a nightlight too, until I turned them on. They are very dim, can't cut through the water. They don't have an on/off switch..They have their own plug with a large plug.

I was just given a 72 (I think) gallon bow front tank with a stand. All in perfect condition except the top brace of the tank is broken (working on fixing that). With the tank, I was given a huge light that houses 4 fluorescent lights and is extremely bright. It has 3 plugs total. One is for the...

He's not doing too hot now. Eyes are cloudy

I have a 29g planted tank 2 hob filters (50 and a 10), parameters are 0's across the board and a handfull of other fish who are seemingly healthy. My light is on from sun up to sun down (follows sun pattern). I'm doing 30%-45% water changes weekly. I have 2 Dwarf gourami who seem to be doing...

Thanks for the replies. Not a petco fish. There is a heater, the water is consistently 76. The fish is all black but I don't see any signs of white or discoloration on his body. Just on the tips of his tail. The tank is supposed to have an under gravel filter attached to a tube in the center...

I purchased a Betta a little over a month ago that began to show signs of fin rot within the 2nd day of having him. He became very lethargic, always hid, never ate, and had small white dots at the tip of his fin. His fin was becoming smaller by the minute (it seemed). I purchased Bettafix which...

Great! Thank you all for the replies.

The Charcoal (that's what is inside the pad, right?) doesn't go bad?

I have a 29g that is fully cycled and fully stocked. I'm running an Aqueon Quietflow 20 and a 50 that is filtering the tank. The 20 has been running for about a month, and the 50 for about a week. The Quietflow's come with a red LED light that is supposed to blink when the filter needs to be...

I checked the box to make sure there wasn't a stand. It looks like it's just the LED case with two adjustable rails on either side that fit it to the tank. Should there be any worries about not having a top?

I just brought home a Fluval Aquasky LED light. I have it set up, but based on how it's constructed it appears as though I have to keep an open top? Am I missing something? Thank you. EDIT: This is for a 29G Aqueon tank which came with a solid black top

I actually just picked up a Fluval Aquasky about 30 minutes ago. Bought it from Petco for $80'ish. Very easy to use. Pretty neat

Years ago I used to go to the beach through the mangroves and snag some big pieces of driftwood. All I would do is rinse the wood off, fill the bathtub with water and let the pieces soak overnight. Empty the tub, fill the tub back up with water and add approx. 1 cup of bleach. Empty and rinse...

Thank you for the reply! While I understand the cycling process takes quite some time, I'm in no hurry at all to establish this tank. I wasn't so much asking if it was done being cycled, but was curious if the readings look like they are on track for day 4.

I've always had an aquarium in my houses since I was a child and it wasn't until about a month ago that found out about the cycling. I've always kept the fish in the bag for 10 min, then dropped them in and never thought twice about it all while mixing random fish together in the tank. I've...