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Fairly new to the hobby here... I've had fish in my tank for 5 months or so... I'm constantly battling algae on the walls & decor in the tank. It's so frustrating. My tank looks kind of cloudy -- not sure if that is related to the algae or not. Any advice on managing the algae? I typically do a...

Hi, I have two mystery snails... and I'm thinking I may have eggs. I've tried to attach a picture. I expected them to be in a glob, not spread out around the rim of my tank, so I'm questioning if I'm right that this is snail eggs. Can anyone confirm? Thanks!

Hi! I am new to the hobby. I have a 37 gallon cycled tank with 3 mollies, 5 platties, and 2 mystery snails. My question may be stupid... but should I be feeding the snails? I was under the impression that they eat algae in the tank -- but should I feed them anything else? I've read that they...

Hi All, I started a new tank and a fishless cycle in December. I added Ammonia to 3.0 and had it go back down over time a couple of times -- but never close to within 24 hours. Now I seem to be stuck at an Ammonia level of 2.0 and can't get it to change. Also, Nitrite is at 0. I did go a few...

Hi! I'm doing a fishless cycling on a new tank. I set up my tank and added Ammonia on 12/7/21. I got my Ammonia level to 3ppm (measured using strips where the next readable level was 6ppm)... As of today, the Ammonia is down to zero, Nitrite is 5ppm & Nitrate is 40ppm. At one point I thought...

I just joined the forum today. I'm new to the hobby & have a 37 gallon freshwater tank that was set up a week ago. I'm in the process of fishless cycling -- but am concerned already that the water is too cloudy. I have a lot to learn and look forward to chatting with you all. Kym