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Hello, I have recently become paranoid about the integrity of my 55-gallon tank in my living room. I have it situated on a wooden tank stand that I purchased from Petsmart that seems sufficiently stable. However, my concern is about the carpet that it the stand sits on. Whenever I walk in...

Hello, I have a standard All-Glass 55-gallon tank that I purchased from PetsMart last year. It has two normal output (15-watt) fluorescent light fixtures. I have a planted tank and it has done moderately well since I set it up last summer. There hasn’t been much actual plant growth (other...

Hello, I've been doing quite a bit of reading in this forum the past couple of days about lighting. I currently have two 15-watt GE plant & aquarium bulbs over my 55g, and after about 8 months I believe, due to some yellowing of my plants that has occurred over the past couple weeks or so...

Hello, I have just started dosing Excel in my 55 gallon in an attempt to erradicate and control black beard algae. After my initial dosing of 1 capful per 10 gallons (per the bottle), I have noticed that my water is noticeably cloudy. It has been crystal clear for months. Is this normal? If...

Hello, I have had my 55-gallon tank set up for about 7 months now, and have had some algae issues for quite a while. My tank is low-light and I have the light on for about 13 hours per day (I have two 15-watt bulbs). The dark green or black hair-like algae is mostly on my live plants and...

Hello, I have a 55 gallon tank that is currently stocked with a school of about 10 neon tetras, 10 harlequin rasboras, a few white clouds, 5 cory cats, 4 otos, 2 blue rams, and a redtail shark. I am looking for a few medium-sized fish to add to this community. Up until about a week ago, I had...

Hello, I have a 55 gallon tank with an All-Glass Heater. I believe it's a 200-watt -- it came in the setup I purchased at Petsmart. It heats just fine; the only problem is that it doesn't seem to be calibrated correctly. I like to keep my tank in the 78-80 degree range, but to do that I have...

Hello, I noticed last night that a few of my neons have ich. I immediately turned the temp up to about 82 degrees, but I don't have any medication yet. What is the best med to use in a planted tank? I have mainly anubias and java ferns, with some dwarf sag and jungle val. Also, should I...

Hello, My planted tank has just finished cycling with some zebra danios and white clouds, and I am going out today to get some cory cats and algae eaters. I have begun to get some "hairy/dusty" algae on the leaves of my plants and was wondering what the best algae eater would be to take care...

Hello, I set up my 55 gallon about three weeks ago, and added 5 zebra danios and 3 white clouds about a week ago. They are all doing well and everything seems fine. When should I do my first water change? I was planning on adding some additional fish in the next day or two. Thanks for your...

Hello, I purchased a 55 gallon setup from Petsmart a couple weeks ago. It came with a "Top Fin" power filter that I believe is actually a Whisper. The filter makes more noise than I would have expected. I have had Whispers before and they are extremely quiet. I don't mind water noise, but...

Hello everyone, I set up my new 55 gallon about a week ago and am going to put some live plants in it. I just ordered a very low-light selection yesterday from freshwateraquariumplants.com. I plan on using only two 15 watt bulbs for a total of 30 watts, because this is what my current hood...