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Is it normal to get algae when a tank is first set up. I am getting a brown fuzzy algae in a new tank 2 weeks old.

I have a 10 gallon planted tank that i just started. The pet store recommends that i dose with seachem flourish, Excel and trace elements. Do I really need all of this? I have planted microsword, anubias, watersprite, and some crypts. I have 2 27 watt sprial bulbs.

Is it possible to keep only male guppies in a 10 gallon planted tank or will they nip at each other. Also would to be possible to keep a small schooling type fish with the guppies.

I am in the process of setting up my first planted ten gallon tank. I am not sure what to use as a substrate. Should i use Schultz aquatic soil covered with gravel or should i just purchase a bag of eco complete or flourite. I don't think the cost difference in the end will be much different...

I have a 36" 96watt 50/50 light. Would this be enough over a 30 gallon for a planted tank. Would this be low light? Is there a better bulb that I could get?

I have a 4 bulb t5 fixture over a 30 gallon tank. The bulbs are split between 2 ballasts. I have sps corals. What type bulbs should i use. Are all brands the same or is one better than the other? Thanks Richard

I want to automate adding my twp part. I add about 50 ml of each every day to my 30 gallon tank and this is increasing. Can anyone recommend a good inexpensive dosing pump or a better way to dose. thanks

I am thinking of purchasing an aqua medic reactor model 400 for my 30 gallon tank. Is anybody using this reactor or any aqua medic reactor. Comments. Thanks Richard

I have a 30 gallon tank with a fair amount of sps corals. I am having trouble keeping my Ca and Alk at high enough levels. I get my Ca up to 400 and my alk up to 9dkh using liquid CA and Coral builder. I dose kent two part daily about 15 ml per of each. My Ca within two days drops to 320 and...

I have been thinking of adding a calcium reactor to my 30 gallon but have been told that it is not a good idea to put a reactor on a 30 gallon tank. The water volume is too little and without a sump , excess co2 cannot be expelled?????? I also have a 6 gallon fuge over the tank. Any thoughts...

Do you think a seio 620 would be enough flow in a 30 gallon tank or should i go with the 820. if the 820 is too much is there a way to turn it down.

I just put in a 5 gallon fuge over my tank. The fuge has a mj1200 pumping water into it thru a 1/2 bulkhead 2 feet up. The drain is a 3/4" stand pipe gravity fed back to the tank. The drain is putting a LARGE amount of bubbles into the tank. Could this be because the the powerhead is pumping in...

I have been using kents liquid CA in my 30 gallon tank. My water tests at 8.2 ph, ca =440 and alkalinity is 4dkh. Is the alkalinity too low if so what should i do? thanks Richard

I am not sure how to calulate the gph that i need for an above tank fuge. I am putting in a 5 gallon fuge above my display tank. What powerhead should i use to pump the water up 2 feet to the fuge. Am i looking for a certain gph thru the fuge. I have been told that the water should go thru the...

Is a 13 watt pc enough light for a 5.5 gallon fuge what type bulb should i get.

I planning a fuge that will be in a cabinet beside my main tank(30 gallon) and 3 inches higher. It will hold about 6 gallons and be made of acrylic. i am going to use a powerhead to pump the water into the fuge 1/2 inch bulkhead (same level as return)and install a 3/4 inch bulkhead near the top...

I was wondering if this is possible or a bad idea. I would like to purchase a 250w mh retrofit kit and build an oak trim to mount it in and suspend it over my 30 gallon tank as a pendent fixture. I am concerned that the reflector would get too hot for the wood frame. What do people think of...

Is a phosphate reading of .1 high. Would this be enough to cause cyano and brown algae. I tested both the tank water and the makeup water and i get the same reading .1. Is there a way that i can remove the phosphates in the make up water before i add to tank. i am using ro water. Thanks

I have a dark brown/orange stuff all over my sand bed. On the rock it is bright red. It seems to go away(get lighter in color) at night and then reappear after the lights are on for awhile. I have tried chemi-clean and it gets rid of the red on the rock for a couple of days but comes right back...

I have a coralife 96 watt 50/50 light. How often does the bulb have to changed. Thanks Richard

My tanbk is about 6 months old and all of a sudden last 2-3 weeks i am getting red stuff growing on the rock and sand . It looks ugly!!! My nitrates are 0 and all other test are ok. I think i have plently of flow 1 maxi 1200 and 1 maxi 900 in a 30 gallon tank. I siphon it out during a water...

I have a fish in a qt tank right now treating with cupramine for ich. After about four weeks i plan on putting him into my main tank and purchasing another fish, My question is what should i do in the qt tank. Do i change all off the water just run carbon or what? Thanks Richard

I have a clown fish in quarantine and he came down with ich i used cupramine about four days ago and followed the directions of 1 ml per 10 gallons two days apart . The fish looked dead at times but now seems to be doing well and eating great. i tested the water with a sea chem copper test kit...

I want to cycle a 10 gallon tank that has only a heater and small hob filter. No ls/lr. I would like to use the dead shrimp method. Will the sponge in the filter create enough of a biological filter to control ammonia. Should i use carbon? Will it work bettter if i put two sponges in the...

I just lost 3 fish in my tank to ich the fourth fish has been in the tank for the past 11 days and shows no signs of ich. What should i do before i add anymore fish to the tank. Is there a certain period of time i should wait to make sure the ich disappears. There is still one fish left in the...