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Hey guys. Still having troubles with the algae. I treated once with about 15ml of peroxide and didn't seem to have any effect. I tried again a few days later but this time used about 40ml of peroxide and again no result. That was a few days ago. Here is what it looks like now.. There is a ton...

I treated the algae tonight. I only used 15ml total. I was able to cover all the algae a time or two with that amount so we will see what happens. The only issue now is that is my bristlenose plecos favorite place and I hope the peroxide doesn't hurt him. He wouldn't leave the driftwood as...

It was "a little algae" when I took the picture. My driftwood looks like a grizzly bear's arm if I let it go. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Aquarium Advice mobile app

In the picture its on the bottom but more recently it will grow nearly anywhere on the wood. I scraped a lot off with my last water change but I will probably try it tonight because there is still some on the back I didn't get off. I'll probably do 1ml/gal and see how that works for me...

So I can safely put 60-75ml of peroxide in a 29g tank? Sent from my DROID RAZR using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Across the room from the tank is a big picture window on the south side of the house (I am in Ohio) so it would definitely get sunlight, but that window looks out over our front porch, so there is a big eve that should keep sunlight to a minimum. I normally turn my light on between 5-6pm and...

I am still having a problem with this algae. It will basically take over that same piece of driftwood if I let it. I don't notice it or see it growing on anything else, other than that same piece of driftwood. I've been scraping it off and sucking it out when I do my water changes but it...

The darker one in the pic looks like a green tiger barb but can't tell for sure. Doesn't sound like your tank is completely cycled as ammonia should be 0 and nitrites should be 0, while nitrates should be above 0. The Rams shouldn't be picking on anyone in a tank that size. My guess is its just...

I have two Bolivian Rams and I am trying to figure out if theyre male or female. They seem rather indifferent to each other, each keeping their own space on the tank. Not any aggression other than some occasional gill flaring during feeding, but don't seem in love either. Here's the bigger...

The African cichlid prefers a much higher pH and a different environment all together so they don't make good tank mates in any case. Red Devils get their name honestly and are very territorial. They're best kept solitary but could have tankmates in a very large tank. I don't know how big...

My ammonia test always looks to be in between 0 and .25. I checked my tap water and get the same reading from it. I've noticed no problems with my fish so I'm assuming/hoping its just an issue with the accuracy of the color chart. I was having issues with my NO3 reading 0 ppm until I reread the...

I think you should see if an LFS will take the cichlids. They don't belong together in any tank at any size, let alone a 30 gallon.

Agree. My tank is by no means "heavily planted", but I do have 7 good sized plants and only one, a dense watersprite, seems as though it would realistically decrease and even then I've seen neons venture in there a few times.

It would take an absolute boatload of plants to displace 10 gallons of water. I get what you're saying about a planted tank having decreased swim space but in terms of bio load (which I assume is the root of the 1"/gal rule) the water displaced would be negligible.

OK well thanks. I hadn't seen those before you mentioned it so I would definitely look at those if I make a change.

That's pretty awesome. Just a DIY under gravel filter at a fraction of the cost.

Was that intended for me or the OP? The dwarf rainbow fish are neat but I think my tank is full unless I get rid of something, which seems like a pain. If I add anything it'd be 2 more peppered corys to get to 6 as that seems to be the number people recommend as a minimum.

I don't have near the experience level of some here but I do have a similar setup. I have a 29gallon with the following. 8 neon tetra 6 serpae tetra 4 peppered Cory 2 Bolivian ram 1 albino bristlenose pleco My tank has only been stocked for a few weeks but everything is going well so far with...

Thank you for your help.

Thanks I'll look into the timer and definitely cut back on the light. So far I have a Java Fern, Moneywort, anacharis, water sprite, and something called a jungle val I think. Everything is doing well except for the water sprite, which isn't dying but also not thriving. This was a used setup...

Thanks I'm going to take the driftwood out and treat it. To answer your questions. I do not use CO2, my lighting is just a standard aquarium hood light, the light is on typically from about 7am-10pm, but that varies as I do this manually. Tank has been running for a couple months and fully...

I checked it the other day and it said my stocking level was at 107% and that I had plenty of filtration. But I have less fish than some people had originally suggested stocking on this site so I thought I'd double check with the experts. I know sometimes overstocking can work if you keep up...

OK thank you.

Nobody has any thoughts on this?

I don't know if you're in charge of any hiring but I would shoot to employ people who already have an interest in fish keeping. I used to work for a chain pet store and if yours is anything like mine, the pay rate for a regular employee isn't great. Its going to be hard to get your average...