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Thanks for the advice :) Its a Juwel Rio 400 litre tank, glass. It does have some calcium deposits. I'll try a razor blade first, then try the diluted vinegar solution. My plan is to have a shoal of Caribe Piranha in there...

I have bought a second hand tank and it needs cleaning inside and out. Will it be ok to use chemicals or should i just use water? Obviously chemicals will need a very thorough rinse with fresh water, but can they leave residue behind which will harm fish afterwards? Is there anything I can use...

The bulb is only a month old. The plants I have are Amazon Swords and Sagittaria Subulata. Here are some pictures of the tank after I cleaned it.

I was told that a Silver Dollar will eat any Tetra's if it can fit into its mouth. Is this true, even though they are from the same family?

Thanks Purrbox, some answers to your questions are as follows: The algae is very dark green, almost black and needs some scrubbing off the glass. In the sand if its disturbed it goes into clumps. It looks stringy and quite short strands. It is also on the leaves of some plants. Nitrate is 10...

My planted tank has started to produce a lot of algae which is on both the glass and the sand. I have just pulled some of the sand out using a fine net and then cleaned it under the tap using a sieve! There must be an easier way to this surely? And I'm not sure it got all of the algae out...

The weed is dark green and looks like hair - very thin and wispy. Its attached itself to the tank and onto plants too. I will post some picture later if this doesn't help. The tank is 40 gallons, the light is an Arcadia Original Tropical 25 watt lamp. As for fertilizer, I only added fertilizer...

Hi, I have a planted tank with Amazon Swords, Sagittaria Subulata and Java Moss. Its been planted for about 10 days, when I planted it, I added JBL 7+13 balls into the sand substrate and JBL Ferropol to the water. Since then the Amazon Swords have got some nasty looking brown spots on them...

Thanks everyone, let the questionning begin! :bowl:

Hi everyone, been a lurker for a few weeks trying to learn everything I need to know about keeping piranha's healthy and alive! Just wanted to say hello, and keep your eyes open for some basic question posts! Please don't berate me for it - I only have one other fish, and thats a goldfish I've...