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Yea, I have 2 snails in there. I should try to do more water changes. 1 year old tank shouldn't have all those diatoms in there. I think I need to do a better job on maintenance. Why don't the plants grow?

I think I have the same issue. The stuff covering everything is like a red brownish color. What is it? How do I get rid of it? Thanks.

Here's the tank Here's the full tank, that red brownish algae covers everything. And even if I scrape the glass it covers everything else. Please help!

See the algae Can't seam to clear the red brownish algae.

Red/brownish algae Yea the tank is like a year old. I scrapped the last setup, thought it was the substrate but I still have the same issue. I have plants in there but they don't grow. They just live. The anbuios plant grows and once it gets covered it grows another leaf. Lol. The tank is...

Hello, I have a 15 gallon fluval flex with plants. I can't seem to get rid of like brown and green algae. The brown is worse than the green. Is the filter and pump crappy? Do I need to get a better filter? I tried more light, I added an air stone. I use co2 liquid. I have a 20 gallon with...

Hi guys, I just set this tank up yesterday. Everything looks great, today I noticed white stuff growing on the wood. Does anybody have any idea what it is? Please see attached photo. What should I do? Thanks.

Hey everybody, I am just wondering if anybody has favorite vendors that they buy stuff from, it could be fish, aquascape material or plants. I have been using buceplant.com for plants and hardscape!! They seem to be good. I was also thinking about manzanita-driftwood.com. Please share where you...

Thanks everybody for the information. I am not really looking to do high-tech right now. I'm trying to understand the science and the interaction of plants and animals together. I want to succeed on a smaller scale before I go bigger. After the research and what everybody has said I decided to...

Hi, I'm new to the whole planted tank deal. I have photos above of the plants I have. I've sliced some of them off the original plant from another tank. There plants have been in there for a year and a half. I am open to suggestions on what plants to get. I was going to buy another light and...

Bbradbury, since the start of the tank the plants don't really grow, they just kinda live. Then I thought to get micronutrients and co2. I should probably get macronutrients. Is there something wrong with the soil?

Yes I am using fluval grow + micronutrient booster and api co2 booster. Both of those are liquid. The grow + is weekly and co2 is everyday! Do you think I need more light?

I am using the standard lights that came with the tank, is that enough? 7500k white light!! Any other issues with the tank? Soil or nutrients like potassium or phosphates?

Hello, I have a small fluval flex 15 gallon and I can't seem to get my plants to grow well. I am using co2 and a nutrient booster. Is there something wrong with my soil? Am I supposed to use soil and gravel or just soil or just gravel. I have a whole bag of UP aqua sand. The product said it was...

When you use h2o2 do you keep the fish in the tank? I have some sort of green algae in my glo fish tank.

Hey guys, I was just curious about the night cycle and using the multi lighting button on my fluval flex 15. I like to look at the tank during it's night time cycle using the multi light cycle button, for example it goes from red to blue to purple to yellow, etc. My question is using the multi...

Hey guys, a few things. I just got my 15 gallon tank cycled and ready. The water seems a little cloudy, it went passed the bacterial bloom and clear and its slightly cloudy. I just added some plants and rocks. Then I added fish the next day. After that 5 of 10 died over 2 days. Not sure why...

It was already used and it was flake. I will go buy new food. Thanks.

Hello, I just moved and got my tank situated in the new house. I had fish food that has been sitting in the hot car for over a month. Is it still good or should I throw it away? Thanks, Erik

diatoms Are there any real solutions to getting rid of diatoms or brown algae? Nobody posted any real solutions. I have a 1 year old tank and some of the leaves have a build up of brown algae. Is there anyway to clear it out? It's only on some of the leaves! thanks, erik

Thanks everybody, I will do water changes more often? I usually do it about once a week.

Oh yes, sorry the tank is 20 gallons. How can I heat up the bottles of RO water I use to match closely match the temp of the water? They are small liter or gallon bottles.

Hello, I think I need some help and I am a beginner. The tank started around last June. Now, over the course of the last month or so I have had a few fish die. I have a tank full of glofish: danios, tiger barbs, and tetras (approximately over 30 glowfish). The tank used to have a pleco. The tank...