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I have a 28 gallon bowfront planted with Amazon Sword and Wysteria and am using pool filter sand for substrate. Both plant types used to thrive, but now the Wysteria has stopped growing and the Amazon Sword leaves are becoming transparent, paper thin, and a very light brown. Is Seachem Flourish...

I picked up a couple oto fish (one didn't survive so I only have one) for my 28g Euro bowfront tank last week. It's doing a great job cleaning up the algae that has thickly accumulated on the side of the tank. However, there is poop all over the bottom of my tank now. What's the deal with these...

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My tank finally finished the fishless cycle yesterday, so I'll be buying plants tomorrow. Just your basic low light plants to start with, as I only have a 17w T8 fixture right now. I'd like to upgrade to a 2x24w T5HO fixture in the future. Is there anything I need to do with the plants prior to...

It appears my 28g bow front has finally cycled, so I'll be ready to stock in the next few days. I was thinking of 6 danios, 6 cardinal tetras, 4 cory cats (2.5" size) (I'd like to get away with less, but I think 4 is the schooling minimum), 2 otos (1.5" size), and 1 center piece fish. Though...

I'll be away from the tank for about five days and will not be able to keep ammonia dosed up for it's fishless cycle. I picked up some raw shrimp and have a mesh bag to hold one in. Should I put the shrimp in the tank or in the filter? Thanks.

Are there any types of rocks one should avoid using in a FW setup due to them affecting water parameters? My parents are coming to town and they have a ranch loaded with lava rock. My parent's place is about 20 miles as the crow flies to the peak of Mt. Shasta. I spent my younger years stacking...

I have a lot of river rocks as part of our yard landscaping. I plan on soaking and cleaning many 2" to 3" rocks in tap water to add to my (my kids') tank. I was thinking I could use some along with a clay flower pot to build a cave. What is a recommended adhesive that will not alter water...

The instructions on the bonded filter pad say the blue side should "face up", but that doesn't tell me whether UP is towards or away from the water flow. Any suggestions?

My kids received a hand me down Marineland 28g Euro bow front tank (dimensions are 24" wide x 18" tall x 12" to 15" deep front to back) w/ glass top a while back. I finally got around to cleaning it and setting it up this month. I'm currently in the fishless cycle process. Water paramter...

I'm setting up a 28g Euro bow front that my kids got from their grandfather. It's been set up in the past and we also received one of those shipwreck ornaments. There is a spot on the mast where it is cracked and rust has formed. There also appears to be a piece of metal on one of the mast...

I'm setting up a Marineland Euro 28g bowfront that my kids got as a hand me down. Anyway, it came with a Top Fin 30 filter which I know is too small. I'm not sure if the Aquaclear 50 is large enough, so I thought I'd err on the larger side and go with the Aquaclear 70. I need to know how far...

I used to dabble in freshwater 19 years ago when I was 19. My kids have a hand me down (from their Grandpa) Marineland Euro 28g bow front w/ glass top and 24" light strip w/ T8 18" 15w flourescent lamp. It also came with a Top Fin 30 filter and Neptune 100w heater. I finally got around to...