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I have been having this issue with brown algae in my tank. It has been set up for approx 4 months now. I do weekly water changes. 15 gallons or so. My ph is around 7.8 ish. I was told it was alright as long as it stays steady. My nitrates stay around 40ppm. I'm not sure why I can't bring them...

First off I would like to say thank you to all of the knowledgeable people on this site. I have been on a hiatus for a while until my living situation was figured out. Now I have my 55 gallon long set up. I did a fishless cycle and my ammo is at 0 nitrites at 0 and my nitrates are still kinda...

So I am making a coil denitrator. From the sites where it shows how to build them, they all say it is for saltwater. Can it be used for fresh? I don't see why not. It will still work the same right? Also, what size return pump should I use? I am thinking no more than 50 gph. I got an old...

Anyone do it? I went a couple times using an old one from my dad's friend and didn't find a whole lot. I just bought a Bounty Hunter Lone Star. It should get here around this coming Wednesday. I usually go to the beach and look, but I live around a lot of foresty areas now so I think I am going...

As the title says I picked this up off of craigslist. It came with the stand, some decorations, some fake plants, a cleaning hose thing, a screen top, and two HOB filters (one pretty small, I might keep the other one). The best part is, I got it all for free. The worst part of it all is that I...

So I went to the beach the other day and found a small piece of coral floating by the shore and decided that I wanted it. I was wondering if their was anyway it would be alright to put it in my freshwater tank. If not I will be happy to return it to the ocean. Thanks in advance.

I think my Pleco is getting too big for my tank and I am not sure if it is getting enough to eat. I have a 30 gallon long. It is about 30" wide and 12" deep and 13" high. The fish is about 9 1/2 inches long and 4 1/2 wide with fins out. Is there a way to increase algae production in the tank...

I read up a little bit on gravel that would be suitable for plants to root in. I heard that this was good. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with it and what their opinions are. Also, where you bought it from? I am running a ugf and I want to keep gravel on top. Thanks in advance.

There are hard water spots (I think) around the top of my acrylic tank. It goes away when wet but comes right back when it dries. I tried just scrubbing it off but that didn't work. Is there any way to get the spots off? Thanks in advance.

I plan on having a section in my sump for some plants to aid in filtration. I was wondering if anyone had suggestions as to what plants would be good for this application. Thanks in advance.

Hello. I am new to this site and had a question. I'm not sure if this is the right section. No offense but I know people don't like UGFs and I don't want to hear your opinion on disliking it..... I have a 30 gallon with an UGF setup. I cant get a picture of it so I will try to describe it to...