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    Brown spots on plants, tank walls and some rocks

    Brown Diatom Algae I had a brown Diatom algae bloom near the end of my tank's cycle. A week or so before it broke out my T12 lights failed and I bought new T5 HO lights. Talked to the LFS and they advised to reduce the amount of time the lights were on (I had them on about 14 hours/day). He...
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    To my new friends

    Just stopping by to say hello to everyone. Over 30 years ago my grandfather setup a 29 gal tank for my brother and I. On and off for the past 20 some years my brother and I have kept freshwater tanks. I'm about 7 years removed from the hobby and the desires of my girlfriend's kids has rekindled...
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    Bristlenose Plecos Safe for Planted Tanks?

    Near the end of my tank's cycle, I experienced an aggressive diatom algae bloom. I thought it was due to a couple of possible factors (plants or the use of peat to reduce hardness) until I discussed it with my LFS. I didn't realize the actual culprit until he pointed it out to me. My T-12 system...
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