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I have pea soup during the summer in my pond and it leaves with me about 12" visibility tops. I've been considering flocculants and I had a natural experiment this fall. I didn't remove the leaves for a long time and when I finally did my water was crystal clear. This got me thinking- I could...

Suggestions? Will purigen remove tannins and can I get enough for a 55 gallon filter at a decent price? I still need better sponges for it, but I get a lot of leaves in the fall so the water is tea colored and you can't see the bottom.

Hey does anyone know an ideal exposure time or if having regular photo periods helps improve breeding in guppies? Currently the lights come on when I turn them on and have no rhyme or reason to it. Sent from my SCH-I435 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Hey guys. I've got 3 angels and a bn pleco currently in my 55g. Sand substrate, swords and anubias, plenty of driftwood. I started with 5 angels, one died of unknown cause, likely bullying, and the latest was definitely bullying. I'd like to replace the two that have died since the plants are...

I have 4 angels in a 55 gallon and one of them is much lighter and smaller than the rest. Could adding two more angels help? I have noticed less chasing since my swords grew up, but he still seems stressed. The light one up front is the runt. Sent from my SCH-I435 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Testing tank pH. Is this a 7.4? Low high tests same water. Sent from my SCH-I435 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

I have a pond roughly 1500 gallons that I've lost 2 fish in over the past few months to what I believe is a bacterial infection of some sort. I've never used medicines before and is like some pointers on them. Sick is common and comet goldies right now. I've lost a common koi and a comet so far...

I was feeding today and I noticed these eggs on my intake to my filter. I thought they were snail eggs until I noticed excessive chasing and the parents trending to the eggs. Sent from my SCH-I435 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

~Plant(s) affected- Amazon swords ~Tank size/volume- 55 gallons ~Lighting/wpg 2- 48" 32W 6500k about 1 year old ~Do you inject CO2? Do not inject. ~What do pH, KH, PO4, NH3 and/or NO3 test kits say? Last NO3 tray was 20ppm before a 50% change. ~Dosing? Nothing. ~Heavily, moderately, or lightly...

This fish is in a very sufficient sized pond, the goldfish are seemingly unaffected. He was in the leaves I was scooping up from the bottom. He isn't making an effort to swim. Bought him this summer. Sent from my SCH-I435 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Brought home Platys yesterday, did I get a female that's already pregnant? I got them specifically for breeding, so this would be great news. Sent from my SCH-I435 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Situation: just euthanized the remaining two endlers that still were showing signs of an unknown disease. I want to sterilize the tank so that I can get healthy fish in and have them stay healthy. Proposed course of action: If I dose the tank with bleach, (100 ppm?) let it run, perform a 100%...

My boss recently had his entire pond die off and the only thing that changed was that he had accidentally blown some mulch into the pond while doing leaves. He's suspicious of a poisoning because the mulch had been outdoors for over a year and ALL the fish died in that pond. Had anyone had a...

Okay, if I put an under gravel filter designed for a 29 completely submerged in a 125 would it function? Please do not question my motives. I have a 55 & 10 indoors and a 1500 gallon pond outdoors. I am aware of how "under filtered" this would be. Sent from my SCH-I435 using Aquarium Advice...

In my build thread a discussion came up about my above ground pond idea that can be disassembled and moved. I said is draw this up and I have not forgotten! When it says "bolt" it means galvanized lag bolt. The second picture is a product you can use to give it the stone look if you wish...

Simple question. I'm looking for experience or research, not speculation, on whether goldfish and koi are genetically close enough to breed if placed in the same environment? Sent from my SCH-I435 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

I've got some live bearers that were for sale as feeders in a bare bottom ten gallon. They came home with what appears to be ich to me. I've increased the temperature to 86 degrees as of yesterday, without adding salt. When should I expect to see cysts start disappearing? Sent from my SCH-I435...

Simple question, how long would you quarantine fish from a local breeder if: You saw his tanks and all of them were healthy without signs of disease or even stress for matter. I'm going to some angels tonight and I've seen the fish and his setup before. Everything looks great with healthy fish...

I have a 55 with two mature fish- a rainbow shark and a bn pleco. I want to add 5 Angel fish and a local breeder had done that are half dollar sized. The issue here is that my rainbow has bullied tiger barbs into death in the past. He is okay with fish equal in size, but he bullies smaller...

I've read this on here before that you shouldn't net a BN pleco. Is this true and why? I need to change my substrate so I've got to get him out. He's 4 inches long, just for reference. Sent from my SCH-I435 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Does anyone know of, or how to make a thermostat that I could configure to run a pump based on water temperature? I'm trying to design a system heated with compost in a 55 gallon drum. Sent from my SCH-I435 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Body says it all. Whenever I leave the AA app on android I have to log back in with my username/password to the app. I've uninstalled and reinstalled to no avail- help? Sent from my SCH-I435 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Hey guys. I'm going to build an in ground pond in my front yard this spring/summer in the nature of 1,300 gallons. I'll be using EDPM liner and probably a DIY filter in a 55 gallon drum. I've attached the only evidence of this project thus so far, but more to come- I promise. Sent from my...

Just wanted to get a quick opinion on whether or not feeding is okay when the daytime high is in the 60s but it goes to the 30s at night? I've fed peas twice, on Friday and yesterday afternoon since the water temp has been in the 60s-70s lately. But we're dropping to the 30s this week with...

I'm in an animal science class and learned putting live fish on ice is a well known method of anesthesia/sedation. My professor is a DVM and she has sedated fish for as long as 8 hours on ice in open air. She says you toss them back in the water, the graduate for a moment and take off as normal...