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if you have a bad smell in the tank usually that is algae or something rotting if you have lots of gravel be sure to siphon way down with a big siphon, none of these little 10g hoses they market as usual, what it comes down to is how often do you do partial water changes? carbon harming fish is...

carbon can remove other things like chlorine from tap water in a tank with a good amount of fish I would always use carbon if you have a tank with live plants u can make choices but what it really comes down to is how often do you change your water? if less than every two weeks, use a carbon...

get a few bottom dwelling fish would be good too

looks good when I lived in hawaii I used to go body boarding alot and I would see schools of those tang and surgeon fish all over under the waves

looks pretty good always best to keep tiger barbs in schools

those silver dollars are dinky you will be fine for probably at least two years put some plants in there for them to eat -cheap or fast growing plants

two motors in six months is not normal it should not be sucking up plants try putting a sponge on the filter intake if you must algae or some moss growing in the filter is normal, but should never be enough to impede the propeller make sure the propeller is seated properly before plugging in the...

what kind of fish do you have? schooling fish prefer a small current most of them natively live in rivers and streams if you have gouramis and plattys they wont care too much if your tank is heavily planted with tall plants you may not want a power jet having a current helps move debris on the...

try and add some water clarifier seachem and tetra make some

acrylic is safer, it doesnt shatter like glass however, acrylic does scratch far easier so you would find it like at sea world, numerous inches thick but you can find them both for sale, but I think glass is more common

are you sure it is 15 gallons or 15 litres? normally you put a tall decoration in the center for the fish to swim around neon tetras probably wont like it danios are a bit crazy so they should be ok, but guppies and betas do best in this kind of tank, slow moving fish that go up and down

normally you would not use acrylic for that big a tank I think you should not make your own tank if you want one that big I hope you live in a house, as well

go ahead and add the optional filters the downside to these is the filter cartridges are expensive over time you do also have a power jet in your tank, correct?

why in the world would you want your aquarium to flex some people just dont think about things before they do them if you want a cheap portable aquarium, get a children's kiddie pool

hmmm, have you owned a salt water tank before? they require alot of work and dedication but that mainly depends on what you plan to keep. exclude live coral and you can cut down costs alot. you can add pieces at a time, but keep in mind how much you are spending in the long run. I think on...

here is my new turtle tank keep in mind, I do NOT recommend anyone else do this for turtles turtles are a PITA, I expect 85% of these plants to get eaten turtles are best kept in a large tank with no substrate that can easily be emptied and cleaned, turtles also eat small rocks because they are...

you can try sandblasting as well as an alternative to fine sand

flake food is fine, but if you have lots of other fish that steal the flake food on the surface the micro pellets are indeed great too. you will be fine with either one or both.

your sand has alot of residue or is too fine grit. try some water clarifier, it will cause the smallest sand that makes the water look cloudy get trapped in your filter and you can rinse it out or throw it away when you change filter cartridge. my tank is half sand/ half flora max since I have...

it depends on where the gravel was from if it is store packaged like coral life products you buy at petsmart/petco it will be fine. in the package sometimes they include a small packet of water clarifier, use it. if its an independent shop and they use bulk gravel that has not been prerinsed...

hmmm that is going to be nice just keep in mind when you are budgeting, the stand will cost just as much or more than the tank and the accessories you will need will match those costs as well. your best bet might be to contact a local contractor to have a custom built tank.

dont put boiling water into the fish tank as it can crack the glass. if you want to boil some water in a pot and then turn the burner off and dump the rocks into the pot, that is fine. you can clean the inside of the tank with hot water, just not scalding. once the fish are healthy and you are...

nice! danios do prefer schools of their own kind but they should be ok with other fish too

personally, I would just throw away all the rocks and clean the tank out empty. Dealing with diseases is one of the most troublesome things in the aquarium hobby, as you now probably know. but I have no advice on how to clean the rocks with bleach, sorry. but you can take this opportunity to use...

what water clarifier does is bind to particles suspended in the water and causes them to be large enough to sink or get caught in the filter. it does not react with carbon and is perfectly safe. however, depending on the amount, you can see it collect and make a film on your filters media...