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Hello all. This is my first saltwater tank and I have a question. The system has been running for about 4 weeks. A little after I added my first fish, I noticed brown algae growing on my live rock and sand. I assumed it was diatoms because it soon went away. However, there is new algae growing...

Hello all! I originally came to aquarium advice to get help in putting together a 20g planted tank. Thanks to all the advice I received it came out beautifully, with plants and fish all flourishing. I had to dismantle it however, due to complaints from the person I was living with and my moving...

Hello all, I'm a novice fish keeper with a stocking question. I was following the 1" adult fish per gallon rule, as advised by an associate at my LFS. I did some research after buying my 2 new dwarf gouramis, and aqadvisor.com says my tank is 135% stocked. I have a 20g high heavy/moderately...

Hello fellow fish enthusiasts. I've been reading a lot on this forum and online about the nitrogen cycle and Tetra Safe Start. I unfortunately didn't know about TSS or cycling before I added 2 platies to my 20g tank, and now it seems like I am doing a fish in cycle. I don't want to hurt my...

I have a 20g tank with a moneywort potted plant, a water sprite potted plant, and a few bulbs that I got from Pet Smart. I planted the bulbs as per the directions, as well as burying a few SeaChem Flourish Tabs in my substrate. All was going well, or so I thought, until today when I noticed a...

Hi! I've been lurking on the forum for a while, but I finally got my new aquarium and decided to join! I have a small fish tank in my classroom which incited a need for more gallons and fish for myself, and now I'm excited to learn more about keeping fish! So far I've only got the tank. If you...