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Why do they say you need to vacuum your tank to get rid of fish poo, but then if you have a planted tank, you can't clean the gravel because of disturbing the plants? Is it OK for the plants to remove them to clean the gravel and then put back after, or shouldn't you move them? If you don't...

I've watched a few videos on YT with titles such as this: No Filter, No CO2, No Ferts, No Water Changes - 5 Gallon Nano Dirted Tank. Can somebody explain to me how that works? Do the plants get rid of things like ammonia and nitrates from the water? What happens to fish poo? Why do people...

Can I delete my messages, and if I can, how is it done? I accidentally posted this message twice. If there are any Admins on here, can they please delete this post: https://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f59/starting-fishkeeping-again-after-years-374778.html

Can you tell what this snail is yet? I think there were snail eggs in moss balls I bought, as I had nothing in a new tank that I set up apart from water, substrate and moss balls. One day I squeezed the moss balls and a few days later noticed loads of baby snails. Although they're still very...

If I say what knowledge I was given about having a planted tank, can anybody please tell me if it was accurate or if there's anything else I should know? I had a tank years ago with gravel, and bought plants that I didn't even bother removing the cotton wool type stuff around the bottom before...

This is my 2nd post on here, as I only saw the Introductions part after asking a question, for which I had lots of useful replies. I always dreamed of having an aquarium from when I was young, after looking around the aquatics store called The Goldfish Bowl in my town of Oxford, England. Such...

This is my 2nd post on here, as only saw the Introductions part after asking a question, for which I had lots of useful replies. I always dreamed of having an aquarium tank from when I was young, after looking around the aquatics store in my town. The store was called The Goldfish Bowl in...

I used to have an aquarium with my ex husband, and I don't know the exact name for the filter we had, but it was the fluval type that most aquarium shops stock, like long rectangle shaped boxes and sit in the corner. I used to tell him that I'm sure I've seen filters that also do air bubbles...