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Is it important to sift the sand in your tank?

Okay the title is a little broad and people might be confused, but I'm asking how do I grow the cool pretty algae I see at the aquarium stores? I understand the difference between reef and algae. I have a rather new aquarium, it's only been astonished for a few months, it's cycling and I have...

I just bought a $35 steel stand for my 20 gallon FOWLR tank. It roughly weighs 200 pounds. The stand only touches the outside of the tank. To the first inch of the outside is setting on the stand but the glass underneath is unsupported. Could the glass give under the weight or am I just being...

I have had a pistol shrimp for 3 days. I put him in Sunday evening and he did his thing he dug some burrows. Monday he was just hiding in his burrow. Monday night no pistol shrimp and all the burrows were getting filled. Today I just couldn't help it I moved all my rock and couldn't find the...

Alright I'm about to give my clowns back to the store. I have had one for a week and another for two days. The one I've had for a week had tried to eat three different food flakes, pellets, and mysin shrimp, no luck. He spits them all out. Any ideas, cause the aquarium store said they don't know

I just got a clown today in my 20 Gallon tank, I have a max jet 400 power head and my fish won't swim he is just laying there. He isn't dead lol. Is the current just to strong for him

Okay so yesterday around 5 I tested my water. I had 1ppm ammonia 5-10ppm nitrite and 40 ppm nitrate. Today I have 0-.25 ammonia. 5-10 ppm nitrite and 20ppm nitrate. Do I need to add more ammonia, what is my next step?

Okay so yesterday I had a problem my nitrite was off the charts and my ammonia was at 4ppm with 0 nitrate. Well today some major changes occurred, I have 1ppm ammonia, 5 ppm nitrite, and 40ppm nitrate, should I let the ammonia zero or what?

Okay I came back from being at my girlfriend for the weekend and came home to test my new tank, hoping that the cycle would have started. Well I think it did lol, my ammonia is at 2pm so that's good it dropped from 4. Then I tested my nitrite and I got a grayish color? It's not on the test kit...

Okay so I'm ordering live sand online. But the only thing I'm concerned about is how long it can sit in the bag before it goes "bad" or is that possible. It won't be added till this Saturday

Hello everyone, I am working on getting my first saltwater fish tank. Currently all i have is a beta fish in a 2.5 gallon tank. Its super easy to take care of, the tank is small so it requires cleaning a lot. But recently I bought a 20 gallon tank. I bought some items and i would like some...