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Hey, everyone- It's time for me to retire my five-year-old tank setup and start something new. The soil is depleted, and the plants have become something of a crypto monoculture. But the tank is otherwise very healthy, and I have some wonderful fish who have been with me for most of those...

Hi- I have kept a 50g tank for years without issue. I decided to spin up a 10g tank as an experimental tank. I planted it, and after it cycled, I introduced fish and shrimp. All the fish except one have been fine, but the shrimp have ALL died. Three. Times. Most are dead within 24 hours. Some...

Hey, everyone- I have a new 10g tank that I set up, and it was cycled (no nitrite, no ammonia). I planted it, and everything is growing nicely (including brown algae), so I stocked it yesterday with some chili rasboras, a siamese algae eater (he has plenty to chow on), and a collection of...

Hey, everyone- I've kept a beautiful 50g tank for over five years, and it feels like the tank has run its course. While the fish are healthy, the plants have become something of a monoculture of broad-leafed crypts (C. pontederiifolia or similar), and the introduction of additional species...