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Hello, I have a problem with my tank water turning green quickly. I am doing 50% or better water changes weekly and at the end of every week the water is green. It appears to be in the water as I am not having any buildup on the glass and very minimal on the decorations. My tank is a 55...

Hello, Looking for suggestions to finish stocking my 55 gallon tank with. Current Stock: 1 Dalmation Molly (Female) 1 Fancy Guppy (Female) 1 Betta (Male) 3 Chocolate Gourami 2 Clown Pleco 4 Head and Taillight Tetras 5 Misc. Platies I have had problems right along and lost alot fish along...

Hello, I just started treating my tank with Melafix for my Gourami which had some two red open sores on its body. I put the first dose in and was wondering what I should be looking for to stop treatment. The bottle says 5ml per 10 gal everyday for 7 days then do a 25% water change. Do I...

Current Tank Info: 55 Gallon Tank 0 ppm Ammonia (for over a month) 0 ppm Nitrites (for over a month) 10 ppm Nitrates 7.2 pH 78-80 degree F Current Stock: 5 Head and Tail Light Tetras 8 Platys (Various Types) 1 Royal Flame Gourami 2 Clown Pleco All the current fish are healthy and active, last...

I recently saw these in my LFS and wondered what the benefit of one was or is it just a decoration. I have a non-planted tank and was just curious. Thanks in advance

Hey All, I have a 55 gallon tank that came as a kit from all glass/tetra. The heater failed this week and I replaced it with a 250W Visi-Therm Stealth heater and while I was at it and had some extra cash I bought a Aquaclear 70 HOB filter to add to my filtration. My plan is to eliminate the...

Hey All, My heater died over the weekend when I was gone. My water temp is staying at 70.5 - 72.1 degrees I am assuming that following my room temperature. Should I run out and buy a heater at my LFS for a high price or do I have time to wait so I can order online for a replacement and backup...

Hello All, I have been losing fish the last few days. Here are the water parameters: 7.2 ph 0 Ammonia 0 Nitrites 10 Nitrates 78-80 Deg F I believe this tank is cycled, as I havent seen any Ammonia or Nitrites in a couple weeks. I did have some ammonia problems 4 weeks ago when I found my...

Hey Everyone, So now that I solved my test kit problem and given it a couple weeks here are my recent readings from this afternoon. PH: 7.2-7.4 Ammonia: 0.25 Nitrites: 0 Nitrates:5 My last PWC was a 50-60% done 5 days ago. I am curious where I may be at in the cycle. I still see some...

I had some fish die today, so being I just got them from the LFS and they have a three day warranty. I tested my water with my AP freshwater kit and didnt find any out of whack readings. When I went to get my warranty fish the LFS requires a water sample. When they tested the water they said...

Everything is still cruising along pretty well cycling with fish. I have yet to have any signifigant ammonia or nitrites at this time. My nitrates havent gotten above 5. I am hoping I am getting close to being cycled. I am doin 35-40% water changes weekly with my python and wiping off the...

I am cycling with fish and everything seems to be going pretty well. I have yet to see anything over .25 ppm on ammonia, no nitrates or nitrites. My only concern is I am now seeing a bit of rust/brown colored algae in my tank. Is this to be expected ? It is mainly on my intake tube on the...

Any tricks to getting tubing to straighten out ? I bought what I needed but it was tightly coiled and now giving me grief in the tank.

Hey all, I have read that the temperature setting on heaters isnt all too accurate, but mine seems to be off by about 10 degrees. I replaced the stick on thermometer with a digital I got from big al's. The stick on was difficult to read but was indicating that it was above 80, the digital is...

Hi all, Against everyones opinion I went with using fish to cycle my tank. So far things have been fine. Been checking water daily and doing water changes as neccesary. No large ammonia spike yet, but it is starting to show up on tests. Added a bit of decoration and a background to the...

Hello, A newbie here, I have had small 10 gallon tanks in the past but nothing in the past 5+ years. I have just purchased the following: All Glass/Tetra 55 Gallon Aquarium Kit Perfecto Sedona Tank Stand I have to thank people on this site as I saved a ton of money with buying my...