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the white stuff is on th part of the cord in the tank. I have a tetra whisper from walmart. It came with the tank. I did scrape it off the other day and it grew back even more. Also I have put a cup of gravel in from an established (10 year old) tank.

I started my fishless cycle 3wks ago and the amonnia level is still at 4 ppm. Did I do something wrong? Also on the bottom of the cord that goes to my filter there is this white slimy but hairy looking stuff for about 3 inches. Any ideas what it is?

In my town there is a lady that owns and runs her own aquarium shop. Her tanks have been established for around 20 years. Anyway she gave me a cup of gravel out of one of her tanks. she also gave me about a teaspoon of what she called her own mix of live bacteria. (It looked similar to...

if it took 2 weeks for your ammonia to drop... How long did your cycle take?

ok I've been doing the fishless cycle. My ammonia level has been at 4 ppm for 3 days now with out adding any ammonia? Is this normal? Do I need to do a pwc to lower it?

I have a 20 gal. and im planning on putting dwarf gouramis and maybe some mollies. Im trying to decide between a chinease algae eater and an otto cat. Can anyone tell me some differences in them to consider?

I have a 20 gallon tank and i was trying to cycle it with ammonia. my ammonia sollution is 10%. For the first dose i put 3 teaspoons, which i now realize was too much. I tested the water and it is a blueish-green color which is off the chart. Please help

I'm trying to dicide what to put in my 20 gal tank. I was thinking a blue gourami, and a Gold gourami. maybe even a kissing gourami if it isnt too crowded. would that be too crowded? what other fish go well with blue and gold gourami's? Is a 20 gal tank big enough for a rubber lip...