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I have a 45 gallon tank that I set up in February of this year as a planted tank. I had been fertilizing them with Flourish, Flourish Excel, Phosphorus, Nitrogen and Potassium. I've haven't been very successful with them until I increased the Flourish Excel to daily and then the plants started...

I started the tank about six months ago. it's 45 gallons with a Finnex planted+ 24/7 on the 24/7 automatic setting and no fish, no co2. I bought several plants: anubius, java fern, dwarf sword, narrow leaf anachris and a red plant that I think is nasea. I had a diatom bloom for several months...

Hi I'm working on plans for setting up planted tank and was trying to figure out what is an appropriate amount of filtration. My tank is 45 gallons and I have an Ehein canister available that is rated for 95 gallon tanks. Is this too much filtration or will this create problems because of the...

lots of big pond goldfish pond raised 3-5+" solid colors 1 bright white 1 gold white 3 orange 5 brown that might change to orange as they get older. I've had this happen before. Only $2 each! local pick up only I'm in Riverside, IL, not too far from Chicago

I've had my tank for just over 10 years, and I bought it used at the time. A few months ago I noticed this giant air bubble in the corner. I put a black dot at the bottom of the bubble to see if it was getting longer and it is. I haven't noticed that it is getting wider. I can probably assume...

I've attached a picture of my tank. It shows the green tint I see in the water. Is this from floating algae in the water or something else?

Here is my current stock in my 125g tank: blue tang ocellaris clown green pseudochromis 6 line wrasse scooter blenny nassarius snail hermit crab Is there anything else that I can get that would be compatible with my current livestock? It seems like the wrasse would be the limiting factor. Are...

I resealed a tank and just filled it. This picture shows the brace across the middle. The silicone has turned white from what I think are bubbles. Will the seal on the brace end up failing soon? Also, there are tiny bubbles in the corners between the pieces of glass. These are far fewer than the...

I made my own protein skimmer a while ago for my 125g FOWLR. The tank has 5 fish in it: blue tang, clown fish, six line wrasse, scooter blenny and green chromis. I have an airline at the intake of the pump which creates fine air bubbles. The bubbles make it all the way through the chamber like...

Hi, Here is my stock in my 125g FOWLR: ocellaris clown green chromis 6-line wrasse scooter blenny blue tang I feed them BioBlend marine pellets and purple sea veggies daily and alternate between Omega One marine flakes and mysis shrimp. I'm running low on the flake food so I thought it...

I got a kissing gourami from a friend that was taking down their tank. I can keep it for a while but it will eventually outgrow the tanks that I have available.

I have two tanks that have mineral deposits on the glass. The one I have worked on cleaning is a tank I am rebuilding. I was able to get most of the deposits off with a razor but now I can't get what is left of the residue off. I tried soaking one piece in vinegar and another in CLR overnight...

I just bought a bottle of tigger pods for the first time today. There was a strong sulfur smell when I opened the bottle. Is this normal when first opening the bottle or did I buy a bottle of dead pods?

I have a an aquarium with fish, hermit crabs and a Nassarius. I noticed that some basic test kits come with nitrate, nitrite, ammonia and pH and others that also include alkalinity. Is alkalinity something that will affect fish health that I should test?

The bottom seal on my 45 gallon tank failed. I was going to reseal it but found that it is impossible to take off the plastic trim without destroying it. I was wondering if anyone knew what to do with the glass. My curbside recycling will only take glass containers. Does anyone know where the...

I am having problems with my two submersible 300w heaters. Both of them never stop heating even on their lowest setting. The shutoff switch seems to be stuck. This is not that big of a problem for one heater since during the winter it won't overheat the tank. The other one would if I kept it in...

I have what I think is a lawnmower blenny. Are they poisonous? I remember reading how other fish would react to posionous blennies andone of my fish seems to be doing that right now. Should I remove my blenny?

I have a blenny and two clowns. Would I be able to have a snowflake eel with these fish. A book I read siad that you can keep snowflakes with other fish because they are not that aggresive. Is this only true if the other fish are big ones?

i'm looking to buy an aquarium. The stores have all the extra stuff like the glass top and lights which i don't need. Where can I just buy an aquarium? If there was someone making them in Chicago, I could save on shipping costs.

i have three fish right now: two clowns, and a blenny, i plan on getting a blue tang, and bangaii cardinals,that would be about all the fish i would get, maybe a few more blennies or gobies. what inverts, crabs, shrimp, snails, and the other ones like anemones, corals, urchins, feather dusters...

I have a tank with gravel that collects stuff. Do I want to siphon clean it when I do a water change or will that remove beneficial stuff for any chemical cycles?

i have had a few fish in my tank for a year now. i have a pair of clowns and a blennie, and a couple of snails. I am thinking about emptying the tank and moving it temporarily so i can redo the DIY wet/dry. at this same time i would like to replace my gravel and put in a sand bed. Is this safe...

There are so many to choose from. All sorts of different kinds of sand, crushed coral, crushed shells, etc. Should I even go with sand? Can I just use regular pet store gravel? Is there a benefit to sand over gravel? If I go with sand, can I get ithe kind they sell at the hardware store?

I have these very small, dark red or purple tube creatures living on almost anything in the tank. They probably can from the few pieces of live rock that I have. They are made of some hard material. The tube is curled at the base where it sticks to the rock. A wormlike thing lives inside. When...

I am currently using a small size gravel in my tank. I am thinking about switching to sand or shells for aesthetic reasons, although people can probably give me water quality and livestock health reasons. A friend of mine who worked as the head zookeeper at an aquarium told me to keep the gravel...