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Finally got home from college Friday night and had a chance to look at Pete's tank. And I saw BGA. . . again. Did a PWC and got most of it out. Params on the tank are as follows: pH: 8.2 Ammonia: less than .25 (color is between 0 and .25) Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 0-5 (color is between the two) I...

I can't seem to get rid of this BGA. :( It followed me from the 1 gal. to the 5 gal., and I'm not sure how to get rid of it. :bawl: I will get the water params up when I do a PWC tonight, but I know that my nitrAtes have been bottoming out. I plan on getting as much of the BGA out of the...

I have a male VT betta (only inhabitant of the tank and have had him since Sept. '07), who seems to be floating to the top of the tank against his will. He could be doing this on purpose, but he almost seems to roll a bit onto his side which makes me think he isn't doing this on purpose. He...

I mentioned earlier that there was what appeared to be a dark green/black substance on the leaves on my apongeton :???: . . . I'm not sure whats going on now. With the tank light on, this what appears to be the case. When I turn off the light, the leaf is clear. . . as though the chlorophyll is...

I came across this article recently, and thought some people might like to know that their pesky algae might not be so bad after all. (Ok, maybe we don't want it in our fish tanks, but how about in our gas tanks?) Here's the link: Professors see solutions in slime | ASU News

Thank you to everyone who helped me on my thread about a having a filter in a one gallon, just wanted to give the update. I'm very proud of the deal I got. I got an Aqua-Tech 5 gal. hex for $30 from Wal-Mart. From PetSmart it the Marineland 5 gal. hex is $37 on sale (till the end of this month...

Among my many dogs and one betta, I also have a desert tortoise. My summer project is to set up not 1 but 2 new terrariums for him (possibly also setting up a community fish tank, but we'll see. . . ). An indoor one and an outdoor one, and any advice you can give is welcome. About JJ: He(?)...

I'm thinking about getting a filter for my 1 gallon aquarium. (The 1 gal. in this link is the exact one I have: http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752291&cp=2767036.2769119&sr=1) So I have a UGF, but I'd like to have an actual filter. I have a betta in the bowl, so I don't...

Just got home from a weekend away, and my white gravel is now covered in what appears to be a blue-green algae with brown spots. Should I be worried? And how do I get rid of it?

Blue-green algae I just came home from a weekend away from the fishy. . . and his gravel is covered in blue-green algae and brown algae. Should I be worried and what do I do to get rid of it? I'm posting here because I only started seeing this after I put an Aponogeton bulb in the tank. But...

Ok, so I'm super excited because my little sister and I are going to be setting up a tank hopefully by May. I'm not completely new to having an aquarium, but I am new to a lot of what her and I want to do with this tank. Here's the Plan so far though: 30-50 gallon tank Gravel substrate Plants...

Hey all, I wanted to share some pictures of my betta. He's a bit difficult to get a good picture of. He seems to think that everytime I look at him he's being fed so he goes to the corner food goes into.... :-? The photo's aren't as good as I'd like, but I'll work on that. He's actually a...

Plant ID? Hey all, I added an aquatic plant bulb to my betta fish's tank about a month and a half ago and to my pleasant surprise it grew! :-D I am curious about what kind of plant it is and what I will need to do to ensure that it keeps growing, an any ID that you guys can give me is really...

Hey all! I'm not a completely new aquarium fan. In the past, I've had an aquarium with 3 Oscars, a couple Tin Foil Barbs and a Pleco; a tank with just a Manguanse; a tank with a water dog; another tank with a Fire-Belly Newt; and some Bettas over the past couple years. Currently, I have a...