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I know it will stain silicone seals, but if one has an acrylic tank would it stain the acrylic?

I have a red wendtii that all of a sudden started melting. It was really strange. A soft spot would form on the leaf which would turn to a transparent green then it would rot the leaf. I was using Excel and potassium, but I stopped. The damage is continuing though. I was changing 1 gallon...

Is there any harm or should I cut off the bud so it can focus more on root and leave growth and not on making a flower?

Instead of using a complicated diffusor or venturi system couldn't I just put the end of the bubble tube inside the intake of my cansiter filter? Would the bubbles cause issues with the impeller causing extra noise and whatnot?

I was checking out the bins of rocks at my local Big Als and there was a sign that said Tufa / Tuffa rock is only for reef and Cichlid tanks. Why is this?

I want to do this! Do those look like living bamboo shoots? dead shoots? petrified? fake? In any case, I love the layout.

What are the main causes of hair algae? Any of my plants that have leaves near the water surface are getting inundated with long strands of it. I seem to keep reading conflicting info. Is it too much iron? Too much or too little nitrate? Too much potassium? Would injecting co2 help with...

Looks pretty good. Comes with venturi and pump. Anyone use it?

Is there a good kit that checks the levels of all the nutrients I need for my plants that is below or around $20?

So I've been noticing some of my plants have been getting severely munched on, but I have 6 loaches in my tank and have not witnessed a snail in a month or more so I couldn't figure out who would be doing it. I thought maybe my algae eaters weren't getting enough algae and they were doing it...

or are water changes the only thing that removes nitrate?

I just added the new plant in the back there (the tall ruffly one--i've totally forgotten the name) and another anubias nana. My tank is a 29 gallon with 2 20 watt fluorescents. I am using eco complete. I have a slight algae issue on some of the slower growing plants and those grass looking...

I'm using ecocomplete substrate and my tank has been established for some months now, but my water, especially when viewed long way through the side of the tank, always appears slightly cloudy. I am not sure if its the fluorescent lighting (previous tank was incandescent) that I am not used to...

If you aren't sure if you are dealing with gram positive or gram negative bactera can you use both meds at the same time?

I have a dual temp mode heater. It can do 76 degrees or 81. Right now I have it set on 76, but some sites say loaches like the low 80's more. I am not sure if my other fish would be compatible with that temp though. These are my fish Clown Loach Golden Algae Eater Neon Tetra Male Endler...

I am not quite sure why this happened, but my two viliscineria plants (I think thats the one) were doing quite well, lots of new foliage etc, but their stem rotted from under them. They sent out new roots and continue to grow, but I am not sure why they didn't stay planted. I had them buried...

My loaches have been doing good for the few months I have had them, but one of them just started getting these gray areas in his black bands. It has progressively gotten worse and it looks like he is breathing heavier than normal now. One of my other loaches has started to show a similar...

I have a planted tank. One of my onion plants has a long leaf that just about touches the surface of the water and is therefore closest to the light. On the tip of that leaf there is a long flowy whiteish stuff that looks like hair. I've not read any descriptions of this before. What could...

Can cobra guppies be mixed with male endlers? I think I may pick up the rest of my fish Thursday now that my tank water is testing perfect and I want some more colorful fish to go with the following. 2 male endlers (if they have more I plan on getting 4 more) 3 clown loaches 2 golden algae...

I want to add some extra filtration on my 29 gal. It is on an aquarium stand with a cabinet under it for hiding this type of thing. What model would you say is the quietest to operate and has a powerful enough pump to handle the backflow if my canister filter is going to be on the floor under...

I *think* I am done adding plants. Just put in a new proserpinacia and wisteria yesterday. Opinions? Any ideas? I added 2 golden algae eaters with the new plants and they are in heaven just going from plant to plant :)

I bought 20 shrimp from the lfs yesterday and this morning I've lost 4 of them. My PH is at about 7.2ish. Ammonia is slightly less than 1.0 according to the test strips. Water hardness 300. I dosed the tank with Pimafix and Melafix about 4 days ago and due to daily water changes I have...

I live in South Florida and our water is very hard. I did a test strip and it tested over 300 which is the max end. The box says it should be between 50-150 optimally. What can I do to make it softer?

"Lucky bamboo" is not supposed to have its roots completely covered to survive yet I saw an entire tank selling it where they had it underwater. What is up with that?