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So, I got tired of lugging buckets to change out my three tanks, and invested in a python. But I have to treat my tap water before putting in the tanks... my question is... knowing how many gallons I am taking out, do I pour the required treatment into the tank before I add the new water, and...

Tonight when I was doing a water change in my 15 gal tall tank (10 gal footprint but half again taller) I noticed a line of what looks like salt flowers along the seam between the glass and the front bottom plastic. I hadn't noticed it before because I had a stack of papers on the table in front...

My new (first) oranda is eating like a pig, but I noticed a tiny ultra shiny spot between his tail and his dorsal fin... I'm not sure if it is just the light or some issue getting ready to rear its ugly head... or am I being a worrywort?? He is a white/silver color with a lovely orange wen...

I have a brand new 29 gal glass tank with penguin biowheel, etc. etc.... So far I just have large gravel, silk plants and a fake "cave". I am using a tank stabilizer to seed the bio-wheel and have tested for all the good (and bad) chemicals. I want to introduce some wildlife after a week to...

Hi... I had a 5 gal. tank with a lousy pump and lighting system so I upgraded to a 10 gal. with a bio-wheel 100, just like my bio-wheel 150 for my 15 gal tank, with the exact same lighting system in each. But all of a sudden, I've got algae bloom everywhere like a carpet across the rocks on...