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Thanks, snapcrackler. I did vacumm the gravel 3x, once with each water change. Another question: I saw on a post that a heavily planted tank does not need gravel vacumming. (unless, of course, there is a mishap :roll: ) Any advice in that area?

I do water changes about 1x month, although the past few months I went to every 2-3 weeks. Yes, I do use a gravel vac.

I have 4 neons, 2 platies, 1 tetra, 1 stick catfish, 1 adf, 1 panda loach and 2 shrimp.

Anyone know which kind harm the biological filter? any particular ingredients to avoid?

Anyone know which kind harm the biological filter? any particular ingredients to avoid?

I have a 15 gal tank with 11 fish and one ADF. It is in my office, in front of plate glass window. I know it probably gets too much light, but I do keep my blinds partially closed so it is not exposed to direct sunlight. I have a problem with algae. I can usually control any on the glass...

My office tank (15 gal. with 11 fish and 1 adf) was traumatized last weekend. I accidently set the auto feeder too high, and I came to work on Mondat to a very cloudy, smelly tank. On Mon, Tue and Wed I did 20% water changes, and also changed the filter. (carbon with the penguin biowheel)...

Enjoyed your post, thanks for all the tips. Good information

If you have pets in the house, could be fleas! They jump around alot and have been known to live in water.

The two have been living peacefully together for about a year and a half. I have a heater in the tank, that I keep on the low end of the green zone. They are both active and healthy.

I will give those a try, thanks. I try to give them a little lettuce now and then, perhaps I will make that more of a regular part of their diet.

I have a 10 gal with one goldfish and a blue gourami. Between the two of them, they have eaten all the plants I have attempted to plant. So far, I have only been able to keep hornwort floating successfully. Anyone have advice for plants that goldfish are not so fond of?

I am new to this forum. Can someone explain the procedure for using co2 to eliminate algae? Are you suggesting that more plants are the answer?