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Plants were doing great a week or so ago. It was time to fertilize them, so I put a small amount of aquarium root fertilizer tabs under the sand in the tank, and now this has developed: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/170406/jpg/plants1.jpg http://dl.dropbox.com/u/170406/jpg/plants2.jpg What is...

I have a sand bottom 36 gallon bowfront with dual 24", 37 watts total full-spectrum bulbs. I am growing several different lowlight plants that have been doing great for quite some time. (I can't recall their names. I can provide pics if this information is important for identification). However...

Just wanted to put in a good word for this product. I've used it twice now to start my tank, the first time after Seachem Stability didn't do a whole lot and I was still experiencing ammonia spikes, and a second time after I decided to start my tank over with sand substrate. It's freaking...

Just curious if anyone has purchased from Buy Algae Eaters for Sale at AquariumFish.net, where you can Shop Online for an Aquarium Algae Eater. or Arizona Aquatic Gardens - Algae Eating Fish - SAE or Siamese Algae Eaters (True SAE) before? My LFS's only have the Chinese algae eaters available...

I need to trim this plant before it reaches the top of the tank, but don't remember what kind it is nor how to properly trim it. Don't suppose anyone here can give me a hint eh?

My tank appears to have spontaneously produced what looks to me like guppy fry. The mystery? I only have a single female guppy. My tank consists of: 1 - female guppy 1 - silver molly (unknown sex) 2 - black mollies (unknown sex) 2 - mickey mouse platies (unknown sex) 2 - catfish 4 - Neon tetras...

I planted a few hornwort in my tank about a month ago. They appear to now be going through a pollination, little white specks all over the leaves and floating through the water. Is there a way of stopping the pollination? Doesn't look so great in the tank :)

Between the several species of plants I have in my tank, small needles and leaves tend to get broken off every once in a while. What can I get that will eat the leaves off of the bottom of the tank? For bottom feeders my tank has two malaysian trumpet snails in it, and I also have two cory's...

I have replaced the substrate in my tank from cheap gravel to silica sand, and would like to ensure my plants are getting the nutrients they need. What's the best fertilizer for a 36 gallon freshwater? I purchased a bottle of Tetra FloraPride (0-0-3), however would like to make sure this is...

The new dual light fixture I purchased came with 17W 8000k full spectrum bulbs. Without worrying about the watts, just curious if the spectrum/heat (the 8000k part) is fine for growing plants?

My tank has two mickey mouse platy's. I have no idea if they are male or female. One has gotten very fat, very white belly. Can't get a good picture due to poor camera. The fish is swimming and eating normally. Is this an indication of a pregnant or sick fish?

Currently have this tank: Aqueon 36 Gallon Bow Aquarium Hood Combo - Sale - Fish - PetSmart It came with a single bulb light strip, and I am wanting to upgrade it to a dual bulb light strip. Unfortunately I am having a difficult time finding one that would fit. For example, Petsmart sells this...

Newly-cycled aquarium. I have about 1 1/2 inches or so of just gravel, and a nicely planted aquarium of just various kinds of freshwater plants I picked up at Petco. I am using a Flora-Glo 2800K "Freshwater plant growth aquarium bulb" for lighting. At first the plants were thriving very well...

Unfortunately before I purchased the fish at PetCo I was never told that the golden groumais are aggressive. He is leaving all of the other fish alone except for the blue groumai that is in the tank. One minute they will be fine, then the next he'll chase the other groumai around for about 15...

So, I ended up getting Seachem Stability to help move things along, and used a whole bottle over the course of 2 weeks. After doing so I *finally* have nitrites and nitrates registering. They are now showing: Tested with strips: Nitrate: 40 mg/L Nitrites: >10.0 mg/L (way over, possibly 20)...

I am still sitting at very high ammonia with no nitrites or nitrates after 4 weeks. I purchased a water changing tube that connects to your sink faucet a while back to simplify water changes. In order to make the water safe for the tank, what I usually do is after emptying the water out I add...

New tank, still cycling. I am new to aquariums. This is a 36 gallon bow front, fresh water. For two weeks now my tank has been experiencing very high ammonia, but I can't seem to get "tipped" over into the next phase where the nitrite levels get going. A couple of days ago I experienced...

I'm at my witts end here, the "biological grid" in my filter is making the water extremely loud. Example: YouTube - Aqueon is NOT silent with its "patented diffuser grid." (This is not my video, but one I just happened to find). Is this grid really necessary? Is there something else I can...

I seem to have a single male guppy that won't join the rest of the group. Need some help figuring out what's wrong with him. Brand new to aquariums. Purchased a 36 gallon starter kit from Petsmart that came with the heater, light, filter, etc. Tank had a full week to cycle, added Stess Coat to...