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Are UVA and UVB utilized by plants? Are they beneficial in any way?

What are the different lighting types (low, medium low, medium, medium high, high)?

which fish are compatible with plants and snails*? *-snails of all sizes The fish have to be pretty small since I'm starting up my 5 gal hex.

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/reviewpost/showproduct.php?product=40 Selling it for $11. I don't want the air pump anymore because i don't have a use for it. Plus I'm saving up for a school trip to London with the theatre department. I've only had it for about... 3 months at most. It isn't...

I have had several anacharis stems in my tank for about two weeks now. They're growing fast. However, there are white stuff growing out of them. It looks like roots from land plants but coming out of the sides of the anacharis stems. Should I cut them off? What are they?

I'm finally going to get my planted tank going. I'm stopping by the LFS (Aquarium City on Sherman Way and Owensmouth in CA) tomorrow to pick up some plants and a flourite. I need something that grows really fast under 1.5 wpg of light and tall. I have a java fern in it already that I attached...

My tank has some brown diatom algae in it. I'm going to let it grow for a while so when I get my 2 otos, they'll have plenty to munch on. If I leave the brown algae undisturbed for too long, will it rot like food and then become indigestible?

Please post your parameters: pH, temperature, type of fish afflicted, affliction (what's wrong with the fish like it's bloated, looks like it has ich, etc), ammonia, nitrIte, nitrAte, this way we don't have to spend valuable time asking you what your parameters are while you're waiting for a...

This was my first project. I'm really stingy about buying more aquarium supplies since I have to save up for college. While I was changing my water today, I made my first brown algae scraper (and probably the ONLY i'll ever make!! ...yes it was that bad, haha..). I took an unused green...

I found this on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=66795&item=4321671190&rd=1&ssPageName=WD1V Are they dyed? How can you tell if fish are dyed or not? I have a feeling they are but I wasn't sure.

:?: Since sand is pretty lightweight compared to gravel, how can you do water changes and aggravate the substrate in order to get all the gunk out of the substrate? Won't the sand get sucked up with the water?

Hello there! I'm from the San Fernando Valley area in So. Cal. I have a 90L Jebo R362. My aunt got my fascination with aquariums started when she had 2 turtles. My uncle dove right into the aquarium hobby about a year ago. We got to talking about water chemistry and such (I was excited...

Heeeello! I have a new tank and I was wondering what levels should I keep ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, GH, kH, etc. at. Also, what is more beneficial: nitrate absorbers or anaerobic bact.?