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I have a 10 gal tank with ferns and java moss. The tank is really well balanced right now with the 10W florescent light that came with it--the plants grow great, the fish are great, no algae and all I do is add water when it gets low. I need to move the tank and switch to a clip-on LED but I'm...

Anyone know what this is? I thought it was algae at first, but its purple and now appears to have some sort of gel or bacterial film in it. My 30 gal tank has ghost shrimp, a nerite, Siamese algae eater, tetras, Madagascar rainbow fish and cory cats. is it algae or some sort of...

I've got a 30 gal with CO2 and a fluval lighting system. I'm dosing 3 ml of Easy Green 1xweek. Amazonia stratum. The water is pretty soft, pH around 6.6-6.8. I planted monte carlo and dwarf hairgrass. After 6 weeks, I have new growth, but it is definitely not carpeting anything. Individual...

I had two of my 3 otos die after about a month. My corys and other fish and snails are thriving. I'm wondering if Otos just don't do well in lower pH environments. My pH is around 6.6-6.8 most of the time.

So I picked up a new Fluval 3.0 Led with all kinds of fancy adjustable features, but I'm not sure how to get the light intensity dialed in so that my plants grow without an algae explosion. I could use some advice on the best approach. 30 gal tank EZ Green liquid fertilizer CO2 ADA aquasoil...

I spotted something labeled Multiwall Polycarbonate Sheeting, which is a clear plastic sheeting with ribbed internal channels. It won't warp and cuts easily and about $30 for a 2 x 8 sheet. It claims to block UV radiation. Does anyone know if this UV filtration will impact my plants? Here's...

I have a 10 gallon tank that I put together three months ago. It has a couple little danios and a nerite snail in it and I believe it is fully cycled. Put a new OTB filter on the tank. It has dragon stone and spiderwood in it for hardscape, gravel bottom, and a couple Java Ferns. My water...

I'm getting ready to re-scape my 30 gal. tank. I've got some Valliseneria, Pearl Weed, and Hornwort in it. I'm getting a bunch of new plants--dwarf hairgrass, monte carlo, water wisteria, java moss--to add. In order to redo the tank, I was planning on putting the plants in buckets of water...

So I have a 30 gallon tank with CO2 and I add eco green fertilizer 2x week. I bought what I thought was monte carlo, thinking it would spread as a carpet. It has grown into a bush about 14 inches tall at this point. Is this monte carlo or did I get something that was sold as monte carlo but is...

I got some river stones (very smooth) with the intention of attaching my small Java ferns to them--the small ones are plants that propagated from the initial large one I bought. I read that the best thing to do is to use cotton thread to attach them to rocks or driftwood, but the thread is...

I'm redoing my planted 30 gal tank and can't figure out what would be best for substrate. I have Carib Eco Sea in there now and my pH hangs around 7.4. I does with Thrive weekly and have CO2. I was considering keeping the Eco Sea and adding a plant soil like Flourite Black Sand, but I was...

I'd like to use tap water to fill my aquarium/do water changes but I have hard water where I'm at with a pH over 8. It is a 30 gal planted tank with CO2 on 1 BPS. I also have a 10 gal unplanted tank and just gravel substrate. I want to avoid constantly adding pH lowering chemicals. I've...

I have a 30 gal planted tank. My fish keep dying, one at a time for no apparent reason. I've had my water tested and everything is within normal parameters. The fish show no symptoms, just turn up dead about once a week. New fish are usually dead within 72 hours. I think it is bacterial...