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I have a 15 Gallon planted 24" X 12" aquarium. I purchased a 24" T5 Fixture that has 4 x 24W 6700K for a total of 96W. Do you think is too much light for a 15 Gallon Planted Aquarium? I have NutraFin CO2 Natural Plant System setup as well.

About a week ago I setup a small 5 gallon aquarium for a Betta. I deiced to go with sand. I purchased the sand from my local aquarium shop. I rinsed it a few times and then poured it into the aquarium and filled it up with water. Its been about a week now and there is still quite a bit of sand...

I have 6 Cardinal Tetra's in my 20 gallon community tank. Have had them for about 3 or 4 months without any issues. The tank is fully established and has been running for about 5 months now. I water change 25% of the water every week. Today I came home and noticed a white spot on 1 of the 6...

I'm fairly new to breeding with Freshwater Fish. I noticed my platy looks a bit chunkier then usually a few weeks ago, I'd say about 2-3 weeks ago. I purchased a floating breeding box today and placed her in there. She does not seem to like it one bit. Shes desperately trying to get out. I...

I'm looking for some help with choosing what fish to put into my Aquarium. The aquarium is a long 20 Gallon 30" X 12" X 12" I currently have 3 cory catfish, 1 cherry Platy and 1 Kohaku Swordtail. I'm looking to add as many fish as I can within limit. Colourful, active and Hardy fish I was...

I have a 5 gallon aquarium. After 3 months of trying to get my water perfect I finally have good levels for everything. What I am curious is that when doing partial water changes I'm curious how much water I should change for a established aquarium? I've been doing about 25-30% once a week...

I have a question about my aquarium gravel. It seems to be stained or have some weird coloring on it and I have no idea what it is. My Aquarium water quality is good. I just tested it. Temperature is 78F. The aquarium is 5 gallons, so pretty small and I set it up Mid July. The gravel is lime...

No, I have a external hanging filter. I completely burred the tabs under the gravel and noticed a few minutes later a bit of brownish smoky stuff coming out of that area where I placed them, but they are completely under the gravel. Its really wired because the water went from crystal clear...

Has anyone ever used API Root Tabs for their live Aquarium plants? I noticed that my aquarium plants were not doing too well so I went to my local aquarium shop and one of the guys recommenced these API Root tabs. I put 2 in my 5 Gallon tank under the gravel close to the plant that needed help...