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I don't know I was bored some him laying there and took a picture.

Is there a minimum on how many RCS you should have? I have a 55 gallon pretty well planted low light tank, community fish, I don't want them for cleaning purposes just wanted a few to have think theyd be neat addition.

My tap water had nitrates about 80ppm maybe higher. Suggestions for what I should do to combat this problem. Ro/di is out, read is not suggested for fw tanks. Denitrate requires a flow of 50gal per hour in a filter im at about 600 per hour. The thinking about using a reactor anyone done...

55 gallon tank been using tap water, has more nitrates in it than I want so buying a RO/DI unit what's the best way to switch out the water in the tank with out stressing the fish?

My new tank had 7 guppies in it now I'm down to 5 not sure why they just hover around the top of the tank don't move much. The other fish are great seem happy. Was a Fishless Cycle tested water today 0 0 20 ph 7.6 temp is 77-78 any ideas? Other fish are 7 card tetras, 3 rainbows, 1 pleco, 3...

Over view of the tank and my home made stand. Had to take out some plants have 3 more ferns on the way and 2 chunks of coming also

24 hours with new fish in tank 1 of my boesemani rainbows appears to be very aggressive during there first feeding it hangs out right in the middle of the tank and chases everybody else away even the other rainbows should I be concerned or is it just a new home kinda thing? Even after the food...

When feeding my fish should I shut off my canister filters?

Got fish in tank today, I'll take some pictures later this week, 7 cardinal tetras, 5 female guppies,2 male guppies, 2 red wag platys, 1 rainbow shark, 1 bristle nose Pleco, 3 boesemani rainbows, 4 ottos

Flourite substrate so Cory's are out looking for ideas for a bottom eatting fish for my 55 gallon community tank probably gonna get a Pleco of some sort but like he idea of having active feeding type fish

After 29 days my 55 gallon tank can now take 4ppm of Ammonia and turn it and nitrates to 0ppm in 24 hours. Thank you to all here who have helped with all my questions and the advice you've given. User JLK an extra big thank you to you you really helped me out thorough the slow pay off waiting...

I originally thought I only had a few pond snails in my tank, wrong there's probably 25-30 little baby's I can see was going to get clown loaches but was told tank to small for them it's a 55 I see now they can get big any ideas on what else will eat them read assassin snails but don't know...

Tuesday I'm going to be hopefully starting to stock my tank, neon or cardinal tetras or both, few Cory's, guppies, rainbow shark, probably a few clown loaches, 2 or 3 bosemani rainbows, honey gourami or dwarf blue gourami, but need some advice on algae eatter, obviously a Pleco would be ok but...

Planning a list of fish for my tank after the cycle really wanted to get either cardinal or neon tetras but saw that there Ph range is 6-7 my tap and tank hover in the 7.6 range is this gonna be a real problem or can I get tetras

When setting up a reef tank when you place your rock in the tank do you want the rock up against the back of the tank or space back there and if so how much

My friend is going to give me a few bioballs from his marineland canister filter, I've read you can just put them in the tank and let them float around is that preferable or should I open my filters and put them in there I'm running 2 fluval 306s

Yesterday did 2 water changes got nitrites down from 5ppm to 1-2ppm, nitrates have been steady at 10ppm, ammo was 0-.25 hard to tell, filled tank up let it be didn't dose ammo nothing, today checked tank ammo still same, nitrites jumped back to 5ppm and nitrates are at 80ppm. 2 questions. 1 how...

At my LFS they have these tanks with built in overflows in the corners there black colored columns, some have 1 some have 2 one in each corner I'm deciding on a 100 gallon tank maybe 125 eithe way for a reef setup are these tanks ok to use, are there better options for an overflow if so what do...

Did 2 50+% water changes today got my nitrites down from 5+ ppm to between 1 and 2ppm. Fishless cycle I have 0 ammo in tank nitrates not so theyve been around 10ppm for awhile plants are using them up, so should I add any ammo today maybe just up to .5-1ppm or let it be for a day or 2 and see...

Did 2 50+% water changes today got my nitrites down from 5+ ppm to between 1 and 2ppm. Fishless cycle I have 0 ammo in tank nitrates not so theyve been around 10ppm for awhile plants are using them up, so should I add any ammo today maybe just up to .5-1ppm or let it be for a day or 2 and see...

I did a 50% water change this morning at 8 my trites were at around 5ppm waited 3 hours tested water trites still at 5ppm should I do another change should I do nothing for a few days, this is a fishless cycle 15 days into it???

Picture not so great iPhone but I'm not the greatest with color red/green color blind maybe someone can tell me where I'm at please or close, nitrites only one I'm really concerned with

I'm on like day 11 on my fishless cycle in my 55 gallon aquarium. Ammo drops from 4ppm to basically nothing in about 8 hours, Nitrites are looking like 5ppm maybe more, Nitrates are 10ppm. I have the temperature in the tank at 82 degrees, I have 2 small air stones going, I have 2 fluval 306...

I'm a week and half into fishless cycle, ammo from 4ppm to basically 0 in lime 8 hours so that's working nitrites though are way off chart and my nitrates are either 10 or 20ppm, I did a 50% water change yesterday to try and knock the nitrites down to get a reading on them tested today still...

I'm religiously following the Almost Guide for my 55 gallon cycle. my ammo is dropping to .5-.25 every 24 hours from 4, nitrites are here there at the upper end of scale and nitrates are around 20ppm do you think it's time for that 50% water change, guide says should be a big spike in both...