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I need some advice. I have a well stocked Malawi 240 gallon tank that has 2.0 phosphates. My lace rock is constantly growing a dark brown algae that makes the tank look dirty. lighting- My T5 lights are only on for 3 hours a day now, and the bulbs are changed regularly. filtration- I have a...

I have a 70g tall tank with exclusively lake tanganyikans. It has been set up for over 7 months and very stable other than routinely high nitrates (probably from not enough water changes). I went out of town for 2 nights and my fish sitter over fed the tank, visible food material on the bottom...

My full grown red zebra has been swimming vertically for over two weeks, with effort she is able to come to the center of the tank and attempt to feed from the vertical head down position, although I can tell she has lost weight so maybe not eating as well as she should. At first about a month...

My 240 gallon well stocked cichlid tank has a short stand and the sump that I obtained with my "free" tank is poorly designed and IMO too small for the job. I've been thinking of scrapping the current setup and doing a DIY sump with the livestock rubber troughs. From what I've read the...

I had a 10 gallon FW tropical tank for years with danios and corys, and that was the extent of my experience until... a couple years ago I acquired a "free" 240 gallon tank. After researching my options I elected to go for African cichlids. They have been a TON of fun, and cichlid babies appear...