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Hey everyone, I am using sand as substrate for my 10 gallon tank. As of right now there are no fish in it. I have started to realize that there has been some sort of black buildup forming on my fake plants and on the top of the sand bed. All of the sand is turning black. It looks disgusting and...

Pics of buildup

In my 10G tank a have a few fake plants. I am using sand as a substrate. I have noticed some sand as well as buildup on the fake plants. M tank is also going through the nitrate cycle so I can't figure out if I should remove the buildup on the plants or leave it because it is considered good...

Ok so ammonia took over my tank and I basically need to start over. Once the cycle is completed, what are the best types of fish to put in my 10G freshwater tank? I would prefer something that is easy maintenance. As of right now I only have 1 molly left as well as what seems to look like a...

I can't return my fish :/ I ran out of ammonia remover. Should I get more or will the partial water changes be ok??

well, I ran out of ammonia remover. Should I get more or just keep doing the water changes??? the tank was set up for about 3 weeks until we changed to sand. the filter that we had stopped working and we had to get a new one. I'm guessing that's what did it.. if the rest of my fish die (which...

yes, the stress coat takes chlorine and ammonia out of the water too. I'm just not sure what going on with my molly. I'm assuming its from the ammonia.

ahhhh help!!!:roll: one of my mollies has died from the ammonia poisoning!! I now have two left. One of those mollies has some sort of red scabbing on him? I put stress coat in there hoping that will help???:puppydogeyes:

thank you so much for your help. Is it ok to use regular tap water with stress coat in it when I do my pwc? How long until the ammonia disappears so I can put new fish in my tank?

actually, I found it! This is the sand I bought: CaribSea Aquarium Sand - Décor - Fish - PetSmart

I dobn't know the type of sand all I know it that it's from petsmart and it can be used for freshwater. My current pH is 7.8:( I am checking the ammonia levels every 2 hrs and it still seems to be pretty high. How long does it take for the ammonia to go away. When I do my pwc, can I use tap...

I need help! I have a 10 gallon freshwater tank. Yesterday morning I woke up to my 2 angelfish and 2 Pleco's to be dead! It turns out that there is ammonia in the tank. I now have 3 balloon mollies remaining. I have bought ammonia remover as well as stress coat to treat the remaining fish...